mvn.com - 6/1/2009
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I like how Lance Cormier has eaten up a lot of innings when a starter fails to go past the fifth inning for the Rays this season. Last year, they had Jason Hammel doing it which wasn't the best option and took away a effective reliever for late inning situations. Now Cormier has been getting ...
mvn.com - 5/28/2009
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The Rays are in their third rain delay
in this miserable Cleveland series and are set to...
play at 3:25 . The score is 1-0 Cleveland in the bottom of the fourth and one out and a strike to Ryan Garko and a runner at first. Lance Cormier will pitch for Jeff Niemann after he sat out for almost two ...
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Too Much Rain!
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The Rays Party shows that Lance Cormier has been most effective working on short rest. [The Rays Party]
Landon Evanson over at Bugs and Cranks doesn’t ...
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Brendan Harris homered and Justin Morneau and Carlos Gomez also drove in runs Sunday to help the Minnesota Twins avoid a weekend sweep with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.