AP With no homers and one RBI, Desmond Jennings had suffered from a power outage this spring. That’s over with now, as he unloaded with three homers, the middle one a grand slam, in the Rays’ 8-5 win over the Orioles.
Jennings’ other two homers were solo blasts, giving him six RBI on the day. The first two homers came off Orioles import Wei-Yin Chen. He hit the third against Kevin Gregg.
“I felt good from the first at-bat,” Jennings said. “I felt like I was seeing the ball good and I was swinging at good pitches today. … I was swinging at pitches in the zone and hitting them on the barrel and I was getting to pitches inside. That’s a good sign for me. So hopefully I can keep that up.”
One of the game’s most exciting young players, Jennings hit 22 homers last year, including 10 in 247 at-bats after arriving in the majors. It was a big step up from the three he hit in 420 at-bats in 2010. He probably won’t top that total of 22 in his first full season with the Rays, but 15-18 seems like a reasonable expectation.
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- randomdigits - Apr 1, 2012 at 7:45 PM
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He hit 3, Longo hit 1, Hardy hit 2, Markakis hit 1 and Johnson hit 1.
Did I leave any out?
Yea the wind was blowing out.
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- proudlycanadian - Apr 1, 2012 at 8:15 PM
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Got to love that Baltimore pitching staff. Visiting teams will enjoy hitting in Baltimore this season.
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- gotampabay52 - Apr 1, 2012 at 10:02 PM
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That a boy
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- btwicey - Apr 2, 2012 at 4:04 AM
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Love this kid
