Tampa Bay reliever Joel Peralta made a conspicuous appearance in the eighth inning a night after he was ejected when umpires found pine tar in his glove in his team's 5-4 victory over the same opponents.
This time, Peralta wore the glove of injured team mate Jeremy Hellickson, and got the final two outs of the inning despite being booed by the Washington crowd.
"I knew being dizzy, having headaches and everything that I couldn't keep my (tour) card, I couldn't play out here anymore, so I had to get something done," Holmes explained about deciding to have the surgery.
"It was almost a relief to find out that the surgery was something that could help the symptoms and everything."
Relief for McIlroy was turning around his run of form in time for his major title defense at the Olympic Club.
"The goal this week was obviously to see some improvement, to get some competitive rounds and get into contention and I'm right there heading into the weekend," he said.
"It's going to be a great experience and a great way to prepare for the U.S. Open next week."
