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2002 To show their displeasure about tomorrow's impending strike, fans at the Devil Ray-Angel game throw trash and foul balls back onto the field. Adding new words to the traditional seventh-inning rendition of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," many fans at Edison Field begin chanting, "Don't strike! Don't strike! Don't strike!".
2008 The Rays record their first winning season in the 11-year-old history of the franchise by beating the Orioles, 14-3. Tampa Bay, presently in first place with an 82-51 record, had never won more than 70 games in a season.


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2017 Whit Merrifield's third-inning two-out home run off Rays right-hander Alex Cobb ends the Royals' franchise-record scoreless streak at 45 frames, three shy of the major league mark established by the 1968 Cubs and the 1906 A's. With their 6-2 victory at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City snaps a five-game losing skid, staying in contention for the second American League Wild Card spot.

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