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Momentum can be difficult to stop in baseball, and as the Tampa Bay Rays try to end a slide that has carried over after the All-Star break, they'll do so Saturday against a tough pitcher in the Orioles' Chris Tillman. Three times already this season, Tillman has faced the Rays, and three times the Orioles have won -- even a June 25 outing in which Tillman gave up 10 hits and six earned runs in five innings in an 8-6 win. For the season, Tillman is 2-0 with a 3.78 ERA against the Rays -- he was 5-9 in his career against Tampa Bay this season, but is pitching well, with a 12-2 overall record and a 3.41 ERA. Continue to Article

July 16, 2016 2:34:am EST

Momentum can be difficult to stop in baseball, and as the Tampa Bay Rays try to end a slide that has carried over after the All-Star break, they'll do so Saturday against a tough pitcher in the Orioles' Chris Tillman. Three times already this season, Tillman has faced the Rays, and three times the Orioles have won -- even a June 25 outing in which Tillman gave up 10 hits and six earned runs in five innings in an 8-6 win. For the season, Tillman is 2-0 with a 3.78 ERA against the Rays -- he was 5-9 in his career against Tampa Bay this season, but is pitching well, with a 12-2 overall record and a 3.41 ERA. Continue to Article

July 16, 2016 2:34:am EST

The second half of the season began virtually flawlessly for the Boston Red Sox. Now Boston hopes Eduardo Rodriguez has fixed his flaws during a two-week stint in the minor leagues. Rodriguez returns to the rotation Saturday afternoon when Boston continues its three-game series with the New York Yankees. Continue to Article

July 15, 2016 11:56:pm EST

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles came back from an early deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night. Continue to Article

July 15, 2016 10:28:pm EST

Just in case the four-day All-Star break isn't enough to jar the Tampa Bay Rays from the worst slump in their history, they will have a few lineup tweaks as the return Friday for a three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. This All-Star break has been tough," said Rays manager Kevin Cash, eager from a distraction after losing 22 of 25 games entering the break. As early as Friday's game, the Rays are expected to get back Gold Glove center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, a catalyst in the field and on the bases, where he had six steals and 15 extra-base hits before missing 45 games with a fractured hand. Continue to Article

July 15, 2016 1:01:am EST