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Rays bash Minnesota 19-0 in Grapefruit League contest

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Are we sure it doesn’t count?

Is there any way we can make it count?

After all, fans have waited years for the Tampa Bay Rays to hit like this – 23 hits including five home runs. And the team hasn’t pitched like this very often – seven perfect innings and a shutout.

It all added up to a 19-0 squashing of Minnesota is a grapefruit league victory Tuesday. Alex Cobb threw two perfect innings in the game. Curt Casali, Nick Franklin and Rickie Weeks hit homers, while Jake Bauer had a grand slam.

The Twins finished with three hits and a walk in the game that was, unfortunately, just practice.

Still, it’s better to win a lopsided game than to lose one.

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