SAN DIEGO – Pitchers provided a couple of the more memorable moments at the plate for the Rays in Monday night’s 10-4 win over the Padres.
Jalen Beeks pinch-hit, and we use that word loosely, for opener Diego Castillo in the second inning, and struck out looking. And Oliver Drake delivered the first hit of his big-league career with a run scoring single in the eighth.
The real hitters did their part, too, as the Rays won for the fourth straight time, and 13th in their last 16 games.
Third baseman Matt Duffy had the most productive night, reaching base a career high five times thanks to a walk and a personal-best matching four hits.