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Tampa Bay Rays: Joe Maddon defends Evan Longoria's trip to ESPYs; Rays sign nearly every draft pick

By Joey Knight, Times Staff Writer Friday, July 13, 2012 Rays vs. Red Sox When/where: 7:10 tonight; Tropicana Field TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM (Spanish) Tickets: $19-$300, available at Tropicana Field box office, Ticketmaster, raysbaseball.com, team Tampa store; $3 surcharge within five hours of game time Probable pitchers Rays LH David Price (11-4, 2.82) REd Sox RH Clay Buchholz (8-2 ......

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Published By: Yahoo Sports - Friday, 13 July, 2012

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