TAMPA, Fla. — Hours after the rain cleared came the washout.

The Cardinals waited 4 ½ hours through a parade of rainstorms to finish a series at Tampa Bay and offer little thunder and absorb one of their blandest losses of the season. The offense didn’t muster much, starter Matthew Liberatore didn’t finish the fifth inning, and the first pitch thrown by a reliever was lofted for a grand slam. Junior Caminero hit it to power the Rays to a 7-2 victory Sunday at George Steinbrenner Field.

The game was not as close or compelling as that score would suggest.

Originally scheduled to start around noon local time, a few bands of thunderstorms rolled over Steinbrenner and soaked the field, prompting multiple delays. At one point, the Rays announced a first pitch time “weather permitting” and the

See Full Page