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Percival activated; Glover to DL
The Rays reinstated closer Troy Percival from the disabled list this morning. Percival takes the roster spot of Gary Glover, who is going on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain, retroactive to July 11. Percival said he’s not offering any absolute guarantees, but he feels “10…
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Afternoon Roundup for 7/20 (Jones, Percival, Contreras)
Rotoprofessor — ... for the post), Adam Jones was scratched from the Orioles line-up today as he “rolled his ankle while stepping on first base last night and has some swelling”.  There is currently no word on if he is going to miss anything more then a day or two. Marc Lancaster of The Tampa Tribune (click here for the article) is reporting that the Rays have activated Troy Percival from the DL, placing Gary Glover on the DL to open up the roster spot.  I would expect Percival to return to the closers duties immediately, though the post don’t lend much confidence in his ability to stay ...

[THE HANGOVER] Percival Return From DL; Rays Drop Finale To Jays
Rays Index — ... Sad news for those of you still holding out hope that Gary Glover would be desginated for assignment...Troy Percival was activated from the DL and Glover was added to the DL with a sore calf. Percy pitched the 9th inning yesterday, striking out 1 and allowing only 1 hit. [Tampa Tribune] ...

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Rays activate closer PercivalMajor League Baseball News 7/20/2008
Prior to Sunday afternoon's game, the Rays reinstated closer Troy Percival and placed right-hander Gary Glover on the 15-day disabled list with a left calf strain.
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The Tampa Bay Rays activated closer Troy Percival from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday. Percival had been out since July 2 with a strained left hamstring. The right-hander also was sidelined from May 29-June 12 with an injured left ...
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The Tampa Bay Rays activated closer Troy Percival from the 15-day disabled list on Sunday.
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