Casali starting to figure things out at the plate

KANSAS CITY — Entering Wednesday night’s 6-3 loss to the Royals, Rays catcher Curt Casali had been in the midst of a 1-for-30 stretch at the plate.

But he came through with a solo home run in the fifth and he followed with a double in his next at-bat. On the night, he went 2-for-3 with a walk against Wade Davis in the ninth.

“Great for Curt,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “He has been scuffling. He smoked two balls. Had some good at-bats. Had a good at-bat right there off Wade Davis in the last inning. So that was nice to see.”

Casali has continued to work hard with his approach as much as his swing.

“I just thought I was guessing too much at the plate,” Casali said. “I was just trying to do way too much. I was trying to get back to what I was doing last year.”

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