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Odorizzi on batting in AL: ‘This is what we dream of’
- Updated: May 24, 2016
MIAMI — Holding the opposition in check has proven to be the easy part for Jake Odorizzi more times than not. Picking up a win from it is another story.
The Rays starter threw five innings of shutout ball on Tuesday afternoon in a 4-3 win over the Marlins to gain a split of the two-game series at Marlins Park. Odorizzi allowed just two hits, one in each of the first two innings, walked three and struck out seven.
The hard-luck pitcher’s lack of run support played a factor in having received six no-decisions coming into the game, which ranked second among Major League starters. Tampa Bay had scored a total of 23 runs for Odorizzi this season prior to Tuesday’s game, including three runs or fewer in seven of his first nine starts. He has now allowed one earned run or fewer in five starts this season; the first four went for no decision.
But the Rays scored just enough to hold on, and Odorizzi picked up the win to even his record at 2-2 for the season (3.46 ERA).
It was also Odorizzi’s 13th scoreless start going back to 2014. Since then, he has he’s yielded one run or fewer in 28 games. He didn’t get the win in 13 of those.
However, Tampa Bay’s offense has picked it up a bit lately. The team has scored four or more …
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