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Rays: Brandon Guyer robbed by MVP

 
Tampa Bay Times
Published March 2, 2014

Who is this Ray?

LHP from Tennessee Tech. Drafted by Rays in 2010 21st round. Has 2.95 ERA in four minor-league seasons.

The dish

Rays vs. Twins

When/where: 1:05 today; Charlotte Sports Park, 2300 El Jobean Road, Port Charlotte. Radio: 620-AM

Tickets: Reserved seats $19-$29, berm/boardwalk $10. Available through raysbaseball.com and Ticketmaster, at Tropicana Field and Charlotte Sports Park box offices, Tampa team store.

Gates open: 11 a.m.

Directions: Driving time from bay area is 11/2-2 hours. Suggested route: Interstate 75 south to Exit 179 (Toledo Blade Road), west 61/2 miles (crossing U.S. 41) to El Jobean Road (SR 776), right 2 miles, complex is on left.

Parking: $10; lots open at 10.

Pitchers: Rays — RH Alex Cobb, RH Grant Balfour, RH Joel Peralta, LH Adam Liberatore, RH Steve Geltz, LH Braulio Lara, RH Sam Runion, RH Santiago Garrido; Twins — RH Ricky Nolasco, RH Anthony Swarzak

On deck

Monday: vs. Phillies, 1:05. Rays — LH Matt Moore; Phillies — TBA

Tuesday: at Red Sox, 1:05. Rays — RH Chris Archer; Red Sox — TBA

Exhibition schedule

All games 1:05 unless noted.

March

5 Yankees

6 at Orioles

7 at Blue Jays

8 Pirates

9 at Yankees

10 at Red Sox

11 Twins

12 at Blue Jays

13 Pirates

14 at Braves

15 (ss) Blue Jays; at Pirates

16 Red Sox

17 OFF

18 at Twins, 7:05

19 at Orioles

20 Twins, 7:05

21 Blue Jays

22 Orioles

23 at Red Sox

24 at Twins

25 Red Sox

26 Orioles 7:05

27 at Orioles, 7:05

28 at Tigers

29 at AA Montgomery (Ala.), 3:05

Who is this Ray: LHP Adam Liberatore

Spring in photos

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Quote of the day

"I can't believe that happened."

Minor-league INF Cameron Seitzer (right), on hitting the tying homer against the Pirates in the ninth inning of his first Grapefruit League game

An MVP moment

OF Brandon Guyer's second-inning blast to center looked like a no-doubt double. But Pirates CF Andrew McCutchen, the reigning National League MVP, raced back for a leaping catch against the wall. "That's what happens when you hit it to him," Guyer said. "I'm pretty sure he'll do that many times this year."