Austin Meadows’ home run with two outs in the eighth inning was all the Tampa Bay Rays needed, and the reigning AL champions started their season with a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins on Thursday. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMRyan Thompson (1-0), the second of four Rays pitchers, worked the seventh for the win. The Marlins are able to operate at 27% capacity; not all tickets were sold, but tickets were sold in every available two- or four-seat pod. Marlins RHP Sixto Sanchez, who was optioned earlier in the week, had right shoulder discomfort Wednesday. UP NEXTLHP Ryan Yarbrough (1-4, 3.56 ERA in 2020) goes Friday for Tampa Bay against Miami RHP Pablo Lopez (6-4, 3.61).

Source: Fox News April 01, 2021 23:32 UTC