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Roger Mooney's takeaways from Sunday's Rays-Mariners game

 
Published Aug. 20, 2017

This is the Blake Snell everyone has been waiting for. Working off his fastball. Challenging hitters. Staying focused regardless of how many runners are on base. Snell has pitched at least six innings for three straight starts. He had a rough start to the year, but it looks like he has figured it out.

The Rays have a problem at second base, where Brad Miller is 0-for-14 and 2 for his last 32. Daniel Robertson has struggled since returning from the DL, hitting .136 in seven games. Maybe Robertson needs more playing time to get going. Might be time for more days off for Miller.

Who needs Tim Beckham when you have Adeiny Hechavarria hitting triples and two-run homers and making diving stops to end games? Hechavarria said some adjustments with his hands at the plate led to his big day with the bat in Sunday's win.