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Game Date:
05/18/2016
7:05pm EST
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Tampa Bay +1.5
Toronto -1.5
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Over
8.5 (-105)
Under 8.5 (-105)
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An offensive surge has the Tampa Bay Rays in position to sweep a three-game road set from the struggling Toronto Blue Jays. Looking to maintain that production, the Rays can accomplish the feat by handing the Blue Jays a fifth straight loss Wednesday night. A night after pounding out a season-high 17 hits in Monday's 13-2 rout of Toronto (19-22), Tampa Bay matched that total with a 12-2 victory. Continue to Article
May 17, 2016 11:33:pm EST
An offensive surge has the Tampa Bay Rays in position to sweep a three-game road set from the struggling Toronto Blue Jays. Looking to maintain that production, the Rays can accomplish the feat by handing the Blue Jays a fifth straight loss Wednesday night. A night after pounding out a season-high 17 hits in Monday's 13-2 rout of Toronto (19-22), Tampa Bay matched that total with a 12-2 victory. Continue to Article
May 17, 2016 11:33:pm EST
The Tampa Bay Rays followed up their biggest outburst of the season with another offensive onslaught. Chris Archer pitched six innings to win his third straight decision, Brad Miller had three hits and three RBIs and the Rays routed the Toronto Blue Jays 12-2 on Tuesday night. ''We kind of picked up where we left off,'' Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Continue to Article
May 17, 2016 11:06:pm EST
Minor league baseball teams have been known to go a step or two further than their major league counterparts when it comes to marketing and promotion gimmicks meant to attract attention and maybe help sell a few tickets. So it’s no surprise an affiliate of the Texas Rangers is trying to capitalize on one of the biggest moments in the baseball season so far — Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor punching Toronto slugger Jose Bautista. The now-famous incident for which Odor received an eight-game suspension on Tuesday. [Elsewhere: The embarrassing way Fredi Gonzalez found out Braves were firing him ] The Frisco RoughRiders are selling a new energy drink containing alcohol called Rougie’s Red Punch. It will be available for a limited time at Dr. Pepper Ballpark's Bull Moose Saloon. It’s a blend of fruit punch, an energy drink and a secret ingredient from Rougned’s native Venezuela and is sold out of a punch bowl, of course. Introducing Rougie’s Red Punch! It wont knock you off your feet BUT 1 sip & youll (bat)FLIP! https://t.co/3k5kBGqKYO pic.twitter.com/hGKBq4f1U5 — Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) May 17, 2016 It costs $5.15, which was the date Odor punched Bautista after his hard slide into second base. The drink comes in a commemorative cup featuring an image resembling what the RoughRiders called ‘Odor’s iconic punch.’ Odor played for the RoughRiders during parts of the 2013 and 2014 seasons. So he has a connection to the team beyond just being a part of the major league club with which it is affiliated. The bad blood between the Rangers and Blue Jays goes back to the American League Division Series last season won by Toronto, in part, thanks to Bautista's three-run home run and subsequent bat flip in the seventh inning of Game 5. [Elsewhere: Robinson Cano is back, healthy and proving the doubters wrong ] Some might find the drink gimmick in poor taste. Others won’t mind a bit that a Double-A team is having a little fun with what was an ugly few moments on the field. Bench-clearing dustups have long been a part of baseball and so has clever marketing from the minor leagues. More MLB coverage from Yahoo Sports: - - - - - - - Kyle Ringo is a contributing writer to Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at kyle.ringo@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @KyleRingo Continue to Article
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