Zach Eflin Sharp In Debut Rays Trounce Tigers 122

St. Petersburg, FL – The Tampa Bay Rays erupted for seven runs in the third inning on their way to a 12-2 drubbing of the Detroit Tigers on Saturday. With the win the Rays open the season 2-0 and will look for the series sweep on Sunday afternoon. Zach Eflin (1-0, 1.80 ERA) picked up the win for Tampa Bay who start the season 2-0. Eflin, making his Rays debut, worked five innings allowing one earned run on three hits while striking out five and walking one. He threw 74 pitches with 57 for strikes. Spencer Turnbull (0-1, 27.00 ERA)…