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Rays leftfielder Luke Raley high-fives teammates after scoring a run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday at Tropicana Field.
The bats were wide awake despite the 11:35 a.m. first pitch, as Tampa Bay and Los Angeles combined for 21 runs and 27 hits.
John Romano | There’s a reason Tampa Bay is in first place despite four starting pitchers spending time on the injured list and the bullpen in constant flux.
Notes | The closer limped from the bullpen to the dugout after warming up in the eighth inning. Plus, the team brought up emotional Joe LaSorsa to help the pen.
Newgarden made an audacious pass of defending race winner Marcus Ericsson during a frantic 2.5-mile sprint to the finish.

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  1. Josef Newgarden celebrates after winning the Indianapolis 500 auto race Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.
  2. Rays manager Kevin Cash, right, welcomes designated hitter Harold Ramirez, left, back to the dugout after scoring a run early in Sunday's 11-10 victory against the Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  3. Rays relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks leaves the field with a trainer after injuring his hip while warming up during the ninth inning of Sunday's game against the Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  4. Rays leftfielder Luke Raley high-fives teammates after scoring a run in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers Sunday at Tropicana Field.
  5. Rays designated hitter Harold Ramirez, right, celebrates, his two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw during the fifth inning of Saturday's game at Tropicana Field. It was the Rays' 100th homer of the season.
  6. Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow (20) pitches to the Los Angeles Dodgers during the second inning of Saturday's game at Tropicana Field.
  7. Elizabeth Breen hugs fellow senior Gracie Ciccarello moments after Plant's 3-2 loss to Boca Raton Spanish River in the Class 7A state softball final Saturday afternoon in Clermont.
  8. USF sophomore Jackson Mayo (4) celebrates with teammates after hitting a solo home run Saturday against East Carolina in the American Athletic Conference tournament.
  9. Rays shortstop Wander Franco is second in the American League with 18 stolen bases and is on pace for 55. The Rays have a chance to eclipse the franchise record of 194 stolen bases, set in 2009.
  10. Rays rightfielder Luke Raley prepares for an at-bat during Friday's game against the Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  11. Rays shortstop Wander Franco prepares for an at-bat during Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  12. Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow, sidelined since early spring with an oblique strain, will make his season debut Saturday against the Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  13. Rays first baseman Yandy Diaz reacts after hitting a home run in the fourth inning of Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Tropicana Field.
  14. Among the highlights of former Rays executive Andrew Friedman's return to Tropicana Field with the Dodgers was an interview with radio man Neil Solondz.
  15. Calvary Christian celebrates after winning its second consecutive Class 3A state softball championship Thursday in Clermont. The Warriors defeated Somerset Academy Silver Palms 3-0 in the final.
  16. Inside linebacker Devin White was among a number of veteran starters who did not show for the Bucs' first week of voluntary offseason workouts.
  17. Katherine Legge looks at her phone before practice for the Indianapolis 500 Thursday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. She will be the only female driver in the race.
  18. Then-Rays outfielder Brett Phillips (14) celebrates after his winning hit during Game 4 of the 2020 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Arlington, Texas. Tampa Bay lost the Series in six games.
  19. Rays third baseman Taylor Walls (6) slides into home plate to score a run in the third inning as Toronto Blue Jays catcher Alejandro Kirk (30) prepares to field the throw Thursday at Tropicana Field.
  20. RC Enerson is a rookie in Sunday's Indy 500. He's a New Port Richey native who attended Gulf High.
  21. Jesuit senior reliever Derek Westfall (center, leaning over rail) cheers on teammates before entering in relief against Plantation American Heritage in the Class 5A final Wednesday in Fort Myers. Westfall and his fellow seniors were attempting to win a state crown, then attend graduation ceremonies, on the same dizzying day.
  22. New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers speaks to members of the media Tuesday at the team's practice facility in Florham Park, New Jersey. The Bucs will participate in at least two joint workouts with the Jets prior to their Aug. 19 preseason game at MetLife Stadium.
  23. Notable Tampa Bay area mascots, from left, Pete the Pelican with the Tampa Bay Rowdies, ThunderBug with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Captain Fear with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, attend a news conference May 19 where Ybor City developer Darryl Shaw confirmed plans for a USL Super League (USLS) Division I professional women's soccer team to be based in Tampa.
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