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The good news for the Rays is they finally score some runs in Cleveland.

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Notes: Tampa Bay outfielder Rocco Baldelli, sidelined since May 2007 because of lingering hamstring problems and what doctors have told him and the Rays is a mitochondrial disorder that causes extreme fatigue, started in right field Wednesday night for Double-A Montgomery.

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Left fielder Carl Crawford, who drove in 90 runs and stole 47 bases this past season for the Tampa Bay Rays, is the prize position player of the 2010 free-agent class, and it's widely assumed his team won't be able to re-sign him.

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Small ball plays a big part in Rays 'Game 2 win over Phillies

Small ball plays a big part in Rays' Game 2 win over Phillies 2008

Baseball's best success story this season, the worst-to-first Rays played like the downtrodden Devil Rays from the past decade.

Phinally ... Phillies win World Series, beat Rays in Game 5 2008

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Small ball plays a big part in Rays' Game 2 win over Phillies 2008

The Tampa Bay right-hander was angry at himself - not the scorekeeper - after Garza's bid for the first no-hitter in Rays history ended on a debatable call after his two-strike pitch with two outs in the sixth inning of a 7-0 victory over the slumping Texas Rangers.

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But the potentially bad news for the Rays is that despite the effectiveness of Hamels 'fastball and changeup, the reaction among the Phillies to his performance was rather ho-hum.

Sizzling Hamels handcuffs Rays in Game 1 2008

Sonnanstine became the quickest pitcher to 12 wins (119th game) in Rays history.

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Rays from the fading sun highlighted the honey-colored boards of the rodeo ring.

Receiving end of a Mexican rodeo (recibimiento á las fiestas taurinas) 2007