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Rays open spring training schedule with 6-2 loss to Washington

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For the Tampa Bay Rays, spring training sprang on Wednesday afternoon.

Now, all that remains is to dissect the results.

Yes, the Rays lost, 6-2 to Washington. But in the spring, games are about performances, right? And so there were things to take from the game, as well.

For instance:

Starting pitcher Jake Odorizzi was perfect in one inning of work. He struck out one.

The Rays led 2-1 after five innings and five pitchers. They fell behind only when rookie Blake Snell gave up a three-run homer with two outs to Scott Sizemore.

Tampa Bay had nine hits, including two by Johnny Field, a nonroster guest. Desmond Jennings and Daniel Robertson each had doubles. Jennings had both RBI for the Rays.

Two of the more promising pitchers in the system, Snell and Taylor Guerrieri, gave up five of the runs.

Tampa Bay is home again Thursday.

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