ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For all that has gone wrong for the Rays against the Mariners the past couple of seasons, something went very right Thursday afternoon.
Call it an evening-out, good luck, a well-timed break.
But also call it a game-winning hit, as Brett Phillips’ single off the leg of Seattle starter Chris Flexen in the seventh inning led to the decisive run in a 2-1 victory before a Tropicana Field season-low announced crowd of 6,749.
