Avisail Garcia has 3 hits, 2 RBI for Rays in 3-2 win over Pirates

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RAYS 3, PIRATES 2


Avisail Garcia had three hits and two RBIs, Brandon Lowe had two hits and Casey Sadler struck out three in three scoreless relief innings for Tampa Bay. Sadler was re-assigned to minor league camp after the Rays' final game in Port Charlotte this spring.
Pirates third baseman Jung Ho Kang started at shortstop in what manager Clint Hurdle dubbed an "experiment." Kang was a shortstop before injuring his knee in September of 2015. He missed most of the past two seasons due to legal troubles surrounding three DUI arrests in his native South Korea and a wrist injury last season. Kang had two hits, including a double.