March 30, 2004
The Other Junior
Jose Cruz Jr. takes Mussina deep to tie the game at three. He knocked out a light with the ball. Mussina is not looking good. He was able to take advantage of Tampa's aggressiveness early, but he hasn't been sharp, and the Rays are catching up to him.
Update: Three extra base hits in a row puts Zambrano in line for the win. Torre is leaving Mussina in the game after a big meeting on the mound.
Update: A mistake by Torre. Hall gets the fourth extra-base hit in a row to give the Rays a two run lead. Now Mussina is out.
Update: Paul Quantrill comes in and gets three ground balls on three pitches to end the rally. But the DRays Zambrano outpitches Mike Mussina, and the Devil Rays lead 5-3 after six.