With his good friend and fellow Vanderbilt alum David Price on the mound for the Tigers, the Tampa Bay catcher kicked his day off with a single in the second and followed that up with a two-run shot to left field in the fourth that put the Rays up, 4-1.
Two innings later, Casali burned Price once again, depositing an opposite-field home run to right. Casali said the big night prompted his friend Price to leave a note hung on Casali's locker that read "Nicely done," as well as a text saying "nice job with some angry emojis.