Devil Rays Minor League Baseball Blog

Vero Beach never got their bats going in a 4-1 loss to Tampa.  Patrick Cottrell drove in the only run of the game.  Garrett Groce went two for four with a double and he scored the only run.

Eddie De La Cruz took the loss when he gave up three runs in tenth inning.  He gave up three runs on three hits in 1 2/3 innings and the loss drops his record to 2-2 on the season. 

This was a tough loss because Vero Beach had a 2-1 lead and gave it up in the ninth and then they had a 3-2 lead in the eleventh before Eddie de la Cruz gave up two runs in the bottom half of the inning to lose it.  Even worse, a great start by Wade Davis went to waste.  He gave up one run on three hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.

Alex Jamieson put Vero Beach on the board in the third with a solo homerun.  Patrick Cottrell also had a nice game and he went two for four with a double and he drove in the other two runs in the 4-3 loss.