ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays delivered under pressure when they most needed to in the second inning, turning what might have become a lost opportunity into a three-run frame. Tampa Bay went on to top New York, 4-1, on Wednesday evening.
Count Derek Norris and Corey Dickerson as the Rays' linchpins for coming through with the two-out hits in the clutch.
How did the second inning become so critical? Flash back to the start of the inning, when the Rays had runners at second and third with one out and the score tied at 1.