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Casali shows signs of being answer at catcher
- Updated: May 4, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Curt Casali is showing signs of becoming an everyday catcher.
In Tuesday night’s 10-5 loss to the Dodgers, Casali displayed toughness, power and a strong throwing arm.
The toughness came in the top of the fourth inning, when one of starter Matt Moore’s pitches took a funny hop after hitting the dirt. It caught Casali flush on the right side of his neck, sending him to the ground on his back in pain.
Manager Kevin Cash and a Rays trainer ran onto the field to check on Casali. After a few moments, Casali said play on and remained in the game.
“It will be fine,” Casali said. “Not a really good place to get hit. I’m taught to keep my chin down and [it was] just a weird bounce. Short curveball caught me in a place I’m not used to feeling and it hurt.”
The power came when Casali stepped to the plate with two out and a runner aboard in the fourth. He hammered a 3-1 pitch from Scott Kazmir into the left-field stands for his second …
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