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Rodney Page’s takeaways from Rays-Yankees

Three takeaways
 
Rays shortstop Willy Adames, left, is congratulated by Daniel Robertson after Adames ends the fifth inning with a leaping catch of a line drive. [MONICA HERNDON   |   Times]
Rays shortstop Willy Adames, left, is congratulated by Daniel Robertson after Adames ends the fifth inning with a leaping catch of a line drive. [MONICA HERNDON | Times]
Published June 23, 2018|Updated June 23, 2018

1. SS Willy Adames had a nice night, and there appear to be many more in his future. He had two hits, an RBI and an inning-ending leaping catch on a line drive by Didi Gregorius in the fifth.

2. DH C.J. Cron needs to shake things up. Take a different route to the park. Change lockers. Buy a rabbit's foot. Something. He's mired in a 1-for-31 slump.

3. The Rays are outspent and outpowered by teams like the Yankees, but they manage to remain competitive. Friday was yet another example.