Vizcaino Debuts with Six Scoreless as Tampa Blanks Jupiter, 2-0
TAMPA, Fla. - RHP Alexander Vizcaino dueled with LHP Trevor Rogers in his Tarpons debut and spun six scoreless frames enroute to earning the win as Tampa (19-19, 47-57) blanked Jupiter (17-22, 38-64) in a series-clinching 2-0 victory on Saturday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.Vizcaino retired seven of the
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Vizcaino retired seven of the first eight batters he faced before issuing a one-out walk in the third. The 22-year-old then got
JJ Bleday lined a leadoff single in the fourth before, one pitch later, he was forced out at second as
Rogers retired 13 of the first 15 batters he faced, stranding a pair of two-out singles by
Vizcaino (W, 1-0) worked around a one-out single in the fifth before tossing a perfect sixth to complete his debut. The right-hander logged his seventh quality start of the season, yielding four hits and one walk over six scoreless innings, striking out five on 80 pitches (48 strikes).
Rogers (L, 5-9) stranded a two-out single by Palma in the sixth and a two-out infield hit by
RHP
Otto struck out Encarnacion to open the ninth before RHP
Olivares (2-for-4, RBI, CS) is now on a six-game hitting streak .474 (9-for-19) in that span. Molina (2-for-3, 2B, RBI, R) is batting .455 (10-for-22) with 7 RBI over his last seven games. Palma (2-for-4) logged his first multi-hit game since rejoining the Tarpons.
The series concludes on Sunday at 1:00 p.m., with RHP
As part of Family Funday Sunday, fans can take advantage of $40 Family 4-Packs, which include four tickets, four hats and four $5 concession vouchers (Family 4-Packs are only available at the George M. Steinbrenner Field Box Office. In addition, Kids 14-and-under can the run the bases after the game.