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Marc Topkin's takeaways from Saturday's Rays-Mariners game

 
Published Aug. 20, 2017

SS Adeiny Hechavarria doesn't always look like he's going hard, but he showed impressive reactions Saturday in reversing field to catch a ball that clanked off the catwalk then firing to second to double up Guillermo Heredia on an attempt to tag up.

RHP Jake Odorizzi keeps insisting there is a good run coming after going through a serious of small injuries and stretches of inconsistency, but he really hasn't looked like himself all season, with just eight quality starts (six or more innings, three or fewer runs) in 21 tries.

C Wilson Ramos definitely found something in looking at his 2016 videos last weekend as he's been on an impressive roll since. With two hits Saturday, Ramos is 11-for-20 (.550) over his last six games, having gone 6-for-55 (.109) over his previous 20.