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MAY 23, 2012

Video: James Shields postgame

James Shields on Wednesday's game against the Blue Jays.

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MAY 23, 2012

Photo gallery: Rays 5, Blue Jays 4 (11)

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Images of the Tampa Bay Rays' win over the Toronto Blue Jays.

MAY 23, 2012

Rays score 5-4 walkoff win over Jays in 11

he Rays rallied in the 11th inning to beat the Jays 5-4 Wednesday as B.J. Upton doubled in Rich Thompson with one out.

Thompson started the rally when he was hit on the right arm by a pitch from Darren Oliver, the last Toronto reliever.

The Rays seemed to be in position for a much easier victory, taking a 4-2 lead into the eighth with a solid outing from starter James Shields. ... Read more

MAY 23, 2012

Video: Shields on facing Jays today

Rays pitcher James Shields on facing the Jays today.

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MAY 23, 2012

For starters, Rays vs. Jays, seeking even

UPDATE, 12:19: Sutton was caught a bit off guard by hitting cleanup, but said once he saw Pena hitting leadoff yesterday he figured all things were possible. But asked what was a bigger reach, he said, "Probably me clean-up.'' ... Maddon doesn't do a pre-game session with the print media on day home games, but it sounds like both Rodriguez and Zobrist were our of the lineup so they could get the benefit of back to back days off. Today ends a stretch of 29 games in 30 days for the Rays. ... Read more

MAY 22, 2012

Video: Matt Moore on the Rays win over the Blue Jays.

Matt Moore on Tuesday's win.

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MAY 22, 2012

Photo gallery: Rays 8, Blue Jays 5

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Images of the Tampa Bay Rays' win over the Toronto Blue Jays

MAY 22, 2012

Keppinger: "Wrong place, wrong time"

INF Jeff Keppinger explained perhaps the freakest of the Rays long list of injuries, that he was sitting on the bench at the front of the Rays dugout Saturday when a foul ball came at him and hit his right foot through the netting on the front of the dugout and broke his right big toe.

"Wrong place, wrong time,'' Keppinger said.

Keppinger said he knew fairly quickly something was wrong, and actually was relieved that the timetable is 3-4 weeks and not longer. ... Read more

MAY 22, 2012

For starters, Rays vs. Jays, with Pena leading off

UPDATE, 6:05: Maddon said it will "probably" be a short term stint for Pena at the top of the lineup, with this explanation: "Watching how these games are progressing and how everybody's not pitching to him, I'd rather him go up there and just take his walks and get on base if that's what the other teams want to do, and in the meantime if throw a fastball in the right spot I have a pretty good feeling he's going to hit that well, too. ... Read more

MAY 22, 2012

Who are those masked men in Rays dugout?

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It's just Rays relievers Fernando Rodney (left) and Joel Peralta casually sitting in the dugout during Monday's game with gladiator-style masks that Carlos Pena had ordered.  (Photo by James Borchuck)

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