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Big game hunter: Mahtook’s arm, bat shine
- Updated: August 25, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — Talk about relief. Mikie Mahtook personified the emotion while on his knees at second base after he’d doubled home Steven Souza Jr. for what would turn out to be the winning run.
The Rays came away with a 2-1 win over the Red Sox and a split of their four-game series at Tropicana Field on Thursday, and Mahtook came away with an escape from a dreadful 0-fer.
Luke Scott set the Rays’ team record with an 0-for-41 stretch in 2012. While Mahtook had some work to do to reach Scott, their names were becoming intertwined since the Rays outfielder found himself in an 0-for-34 slump.
Mahtook’s notoriety came to an abrupt halt in the seventh with his double to left.
“Finally, to break through like that was nice,” Mahtook said. “It was a relief. But it was more me feeling good about me putting in all the work leading up to it to finally see the results. … To finally have a hit and especially in that moment, it was nice.”
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