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Minnesota bashes Tampa Bay Rays in spring training game

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For a day, Drew Smyly had little to smile about. Smyly gave up five earned runs in six innings of work Friday as the Tampa Bay Rays lost 6-2 to the Minnesota Twins. Minnesota’s Ervin Santana worked six innings and gave up only three hits, walking one. For Tampa Bay, outfielder Brandon Guyer had two hits, one of them a home run, to bolster his argument to make the team. Guyer is hitting .500 with five home runs. Minnesota’s Trevor…

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Rays make it home, finally, and win a spring game over Minnesota

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As far as the regular season goes, minor league catcher Mayo Acosta is ready. Acosta is not being counted on by the Rays this season, but he drove in three runs in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 comeback victory over the Minnesota Twins Wednesday. Most of the Rays had the day off because of their Cuba trip, and a flight delay that didn’t see them land in the U.S. until 5 a.m. But Erasmo Ramirez entered and pitched six innings, allowing one…

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Rays lose to Twins behind Byung Ho Park’s grand slam

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A Tampa Bay Rays‘ starting pitcher has finally given up runs this spring. Jake Odorizzi gave up a grand slam Sunday in the bottom of the first inning to Byung Ho Park of Minnesota. The runs, however, were unearned after shortstop Tim Beckham made a two-out throwing error. Odorizzi gave up three walks and had three errors behind him in the four-run inning. Closer Brad Boxberger threw a scoreless inning. Blake Snell threw two for the Rays. The Rays scored…

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Rays’ Brad Boxberger looks like an all-star again in striking out side

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It was not a must win, said Kevin Cash. It just felt that way. Following three straight defeats, the Tampa Bay Rays showed a sign of life in the America League wild-card race Thursday night with a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins. They needed it. To be swept by the Twins, who are also in the wild-card race, would have been damaging. Instead, they salvaged a game and kept their chances alive. Not only that, but they also benefited from…

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Rays trade reliever Kevin Jepsen to Minnesota for two minor leaguers

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The Tampa Bay Rays have messed with success. The Rays traded relief pitcher Kevin Jepson, one of their golden trio out of the bullpen this year. On most nights the Rays have won this season, it has been by getting five or so innings out of their starting pitcher and then an inning each out of Jepson, Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger. The Rays will get minor leaguers Chin Wa-Hu and Alexis Tapia  from the Minnesota Twins in return. Hu…

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