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- Updated: May 26, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — When the Rays started their eight-game, three-city road trip on May 16, Logan Morrison was hitting .119. He didn’t have any home runs. He didn’t have a single RBI in 85 at-bats.
Since then, Morrison has figured it out. He’s gone 15 for his last 27 at the plate, and connected on three home runs. The latest came in Tampa Bay’s 4-3 loss to Miami at Tropicana Field on Wednesday evening.
“I’m swinging at good pitches. I’m not missing them,” Morrison said. “I think when anyone goes through a prolonged slump, it’s got to be a combination of things. To focus just on the process of getting a good pitch to hit and putting the barrel on it, simplifies it for me.”
The red-hot first baseman finished his night going 3-for-4 with a long home run to right field. He drove in all three Rays runs and did his best to make up for …
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