Evan Longoria
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Rays rookie Mikie Mahtook out of lineup day after getting 5 hits
Published
Sep. 19, 2015 5:28 p.m. ET
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Tampa Bay rookie Mikie Mahtook was out of the starting lineup one day after tying a team record with five hits in a game.
Rays manager Kevin Cash said a number of factors, including third baseman Evan Longoria being the designated hitter for Saturday night's game against Baltimore left-hander Wei-Yin Chen, led to his lineup decision.
"We were confident, probably, he couldn't do it again," Cash said with a smile. "Mikie will be back in there very soon."
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It was the eighth time, and first by a rookie, that a Rays player had a five-hit game. Mahtook did it Friday night in an 8-6 win over the Orioles.
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