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Rays conclude spring training, ready for Sunday’s opener

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The regular season can’t get here quickly enough for the Tampa Bay Rays. Not after the way that Spring Training concluded. The Rays didn’t win either half of a split squad doubleheader Friday, falling 9-4 (in a game they led 3-0) to Detroit and tying Atlanta 2-2. Tampa Bay finished the spring 12-13. It has Saturday off before opening against Toronto on Sunday afternoon. In its defeat on Friday, the Rays got three innings out of Matt Moore, who left…

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Rays’ Erasmo Ramirez has tough outing against Detroit

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John Mayberry Jr. hit a solo home run in the seventh inning Tuesday, leading the Detroit Tigers to a 6-5 spring training win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Mayberry’s homer snapped a 5-5 tie. The Rays had jumped to a 3-0 lead on a homer by Kyle Roller, but Detroit came right back and scored five off of starter Erasmo Ramirez. Tim Beckam,ย Nick Franklin and Roller all had two hits for the Rays. Chris Archer starts today’s game against Toronto…

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Oklahoma, Clemson took different paths to playoff

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From a protest in the spring to travel woes in the fall, Oklahoma coped with plenty of distractions on its way to the Orange Bowl. Clemson might ask for a few pointers. The top-ranked Tigers (13-0) were dealing with the suspension of three players for violating unspecified team rules as they prepared to face the No. 4 Sooners (11-1) in the national semifinal game. While none were starters, it was still an unwanted annoyance on the eve of Thursday’s contest…

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Rays’ Jake Odorizzi finally gets some run support in victory

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As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays do like pitcher Jake Odorizzi after all. Finally, the Rays gave Odorizzi some support in an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, including four home runs over a stretch of eight batters. It had to feel different for Odorizzi. Before Wednesday night, Odorizzi had led the American League in the lowest run support, averaging only 3.16 runs per game. The Rays scored three runs in the fourth inning on a run-scoring double…

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Tampa Bay once again loses a game in extra innings

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The Tampa Bay Rays evidently don’t like working late. The Rays lost another extra-inning game Tuesday night, falling 8-7 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings. This time, it was a shallow sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Rajai Davis. Davis had earlier hit his third home run in two days against Tampa Bay. The Rays held a 5-1 lead in the sixth inning, but immediately gave up a four-run bottom of the sixth to Detroit. The Tigers…

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Rays lose another close game as Tigers hit 3 homers

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It came down to an instant replay. The Tampa Bay Rays lost that one, too. The Rays were edged by the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, when a bases loaded grounder was thrown wide of second with two out. Second baseman Ian Kinsler was able to stretch to his left, make the catch and keep his foot on the bag to preserve the win for Detroit. The Tigers homered their way to this victory, getting two home runs from Rajai Davis โ€“…

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Did Tigers get more for David Price than Rays did?

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This year, he was worth a high-ranking pitching prospect. Last year, he was worth a high-ranking pitching prospect. This year, he was the throw in price of a couple of minor league pitchers. Last year, he was worth the throw-in of a light-hitting infielder. So here’s a question: Did the Tigers get more for dealing David Price to the Blue Jays that the Tampa Bay Rays did for dealing him to the Tigers? One year later, it seems comparable. The…

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