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Gonzales walks on four pitches. That has to be a first. Tellez, who also walked, is at second.

Ortiz finally retires the side. He’s thrown 50 pitches, 30 for strikes, in two and a third. Is he not watching how when other pitchers throw lots of strikes they tend to have better results?

Rays get a fourth run. I’ll be finding something more interesting to do here in a few minutes, like dust the furniture.

Rays plate a third run, who reached on a walk. It’s amazing how other teams make that happen while it’s a foreign concept to us.

Some guy named Ben Rortvedt has two hits for the Rays tonight. No, haven’t heard of him, either.

Earlier today, Bob Nutting said that it may be an opportune time to add to the roster because of the club’s position in the Wildcard standings. And in the next breath he killed all hope by mentioning that it would have to be done within the confines of the payroll. So no, there won’t be any help com...

And we’re back to normal as Cruz strikes out. 2-0 Rays after three.

Bucs really surging now as Reynolds is HBP.

Bucs offense jolts to life as Grandal walks.

Rays take a 2-0 lead on a Lowe HR in the third. The lead is growing to be insurmountable.