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- Updated: May 11, 2016
SEATTLE — In January, the Rays signed Steve Pearce with the hope of adding a power component to the offense.
That move is beginning to yield promising results.
In Tuesday night’s 6-4 loss in Seattle, the first baseman homered in the second and fourth innings against Mariners starter Wade Miley, giving him five home runs for the season along with the fourth multi-homer game of his career. His last multi-home run game came on Sept. 18 against the Rays when he played for the Orioles.
“Seeing the ball pretty well,” Pearce said. “Felt good at the plate tonight. … It’s not as good when you don’t get the ‘W.'”
Pearce, 33, will make a base salary of $4.75 million this season, with $1.5 million available in incentive bonuses. While he hit just .218 with 15 home runs and 40 RBIs for the Orioles in 2015, he spent time on the disabled list due to an oblique …
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