MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MIAMI MARLINS
05/18/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT MIAMI MARLINS
GAME ID: 1274 - SUNDAY, MAY 18TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (17-29) 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 1
Miami Marlins (28-18) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Rays Hand Miami 4-3 Loss
The Tampa Bay Rays weathered a fine game by Miami shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela to upend the Marlins, 4-3, at loanDepot Park. Rafaela was 2-3 with 2 singles and was hit by a pitch. Yariel Rodriguez picked up the win in relief. Jhony Brito took the loss for Miami. Yennier Cano closed the game out for Tampa Bay, earning his 11th save.

The Rays got a big at-bat from left fielder Calvin Mitchell. For the game, Mitchell was 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the top of the second, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 7th home run of the season gave Tampa Bay a 2-0 lead.

"We took home the win," said Mitchell. "What's not to like?"

The loss makes Miami 28-18.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Springer CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .221 7 20
J. Bauers 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .181 3 12
T. France DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .188 5 16
Z. McKinstry SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .193 1 8
S. Taylor 2B, LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .213 0 3
C. Mitchell LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .223 7 23
   a-C. Arroyo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .236 4 8
A. Toro 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 .173 5 16
R. Marchan C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .194 0 4
E. Olivares RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .241 3 7
Totals 35 4 10 4 3 7 18      
a - C. Arroyo substituted for C. Mitchell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: Z. McKinstry 2 (5, 3rd Inning off J. Brito, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off L. Ortiz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: C. Mitchell (7, 2nd Inning off J. Brito, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Springer , J. Bauers , Z. McKinstry 4 , S. Taylor , C. Mitchell 4 , A. Toro , R. Marchan 2 , E. Olivares
2-out RBI: A. Toro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. France , C. Mitchell , A. Toro , R. Marchan
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Taylor (6) , A. Toro 2 (3)
CS: G. Springer (2) , J. Bauers (3)

FIELDING
Errors: Z. McKinstry (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Marchan-McKinstry, Taylor-McKinstry-Bauers)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Soto DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .303 10 24
V. Guerrero Jr. 1B 3 0 1 1 2 0 2 .272 16 35
L. O'Hoppe C 5 0 0 0 0 3 7 .215 8 21
N. Arenado 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .214 3 20
A. Bregman 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .201 6 14
Y. Moncada RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .219 0 9
C. Stevenson LF 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 .235 0 12
   a-C. McCormick PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .179 3 5
C. Rafaela SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .280 9 27
M. Siani CF 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 .255 0 9
Totals 32 3 6 3 7 9 21      
a - C. McCormick pinch hit for C. Stevenson in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Soto 2 , V. Guerrero Jr. , Y. Moncada , C. Rafaela 2
2-out RBI: J. Soto , V. Guerrero Jr. , C. Rafaela
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Soto , L. O'Hoppe 2
GIDP: M. Siani
Hit by Pitch: C. Rafaela
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: Y. Moncada (2)

FIELDING
Errors: L. O'Hoppe (5)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Gonsolin 3.2 4 3 3 6 6 0 101 6.33   
Y. Rodriguez W (1-2) 2.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 24 4.32   
E. Small H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6.23   
A. Nardi H (8) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 17 4.50   
N. Sandlin H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.20   
Y. Cano SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gonsolin 39
Batters Faced: T. Gonsolin 20, Y. Rodriguez 7, E. Small 3, A. Nardi 5, N. Sandlin 2, Y. Cano 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gonsolin 2-2, Y. Rodriguez 1-4, E. Small 0-2, A. Nardi 0-2, N. Sandlin 0-2, Y. Cano 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gonsolin 101-58, Y. Rodriguez 24-16, E. Small 9-5, A. Nardi 17-10, N. Sandlin 8-5, Y. Cano 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Rodriguez 3-0 , A. Nardi 1-0 , N. Sandlin 3-0
Hit Batsmen: Y. Rodriguez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brito L (3-3) 3.1 6 4 4 2 2 1 71 4.62   
L. Ortiz 1.2 3 0 0 1 0 0 30 2.76   
B. Joyce 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 5.02   
S. Hentges 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 0.42   
R. Garcia 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brito 30
Batters Faced: J. Brito 18, L. Ortiz 8, B. Joyce 4, S. Hentges 6, R. Garcia 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brito 2-5, L. Ortiz 1-3, B. Joyce 0-2, S. Hentges 0-3, R. Garcia 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brito 71-41, L. Ortiz 30-18, B. Joyce 17-12, S. Hentges 25-17, R. Garcia 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Joyce 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ceddanne Rafaela
Ballpark: loanDepot Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (81 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:40 PM ET
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 34914
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