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Marc Topkin's takeaways from Tuesday's Rays-Orioles game

 
Published April 26, 2017

Settling down and settling in, rookie RHP Austin Pruitt overcome those first six rough outings and in Tuesday's spot start gave the Rays a third straight solid outing, showing the stuff and poise they expected.

It may be time to wonder if C Derek Norris is close to playing himself out of the starting job. He has one hit in a 19 at-bat stretch, with an overall .155 average and .362 OPS, and has seven steals against him in seven tries.

After a shaky start and through some inconsistency, SS Tim Beckham has been playing extremely well overall. His defense has been steady, and his bat is warming, as he knocked in the first run Tuesday, extending his hitting streak to six games.