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- Updated: July 31, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Kevin Kiermaier has been scuffling offensively since returning from the disabled list. Still, Rays manager Kevin Cash hasn’t even considered pulling him from the lineup.
“K.K., he brings so much to the table,” Cash said earlier in the week. “We need the offense to get going. He knows that. He’s doing everything he can to get that going for himself. We knew with his quick rehab that there was going to be a chance of him not getting out of the gate great. But his timing, I think, is getting closer and we should start seeing results here soon.”
Saturday night, Kiermaier showcased the skills that have kept him in the lineup during the Rays’ 6-3 win over the Yankees at Tropicana Field.
With one out in the bottom of the seventh, Kiermaier hit what appeared to be a lazy single into right field. But everybody who watches Kiermaier play on a daily basis knows there is nothing lazy about the way he goes about his business. Seemingly, he has an extra gear. So he didn’t hesitate when rounding first to turn the single into a hustling double finished off with a headfirst slide into second base.
“I always go hard out of the box and I make my decision right at first or just after, and I was pretty intent on going right before I hit first base and try to put the pressure on the defense,” …
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