Garrett Fulenchek gave up his first runs since the trade to the Tampa Bay Rays organization in a start on Tuesday night. With his mother and other relatives watching on, Fulenchek may have experienced some nervousness as he walked six batters in 1.2 innings pitched. He gave up two hits and allowed one earned run. It was Fulenchek’s second start with the Princeton Rays after making his first few appearances out of the bullpen.
With the outing, Fulenchek has now pitched 7.1 innings for the Rays, allowing 7 hits and 1 earned run while striking out 7. Fulenchek’s early problems have been walks with 11.
