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Here's a question. How many of you have woken up in Las Vegas with a live tiger and a baby named Carlos? Or how about this.

Stars such as Scott Kazmir, Evan Longoria and David Price are Rays who lived up to their high expectations.

Evan Gattis kept up an amazing rookie season with his first grand slam, B.J. Upton and Ramiro Pena also homered, and the Atlanta Braves finished off a sweep of Minnesota with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday.

Home >> What's Important Now >> Opponents Doing to the Rays What the Rays Used to Do to Them: Stealing Bases Over the past decade, one of the hallmarks for the Tampa Bay Rays has been their ability to steal bases.

Evan Gattis hit a grand slam and B.J. Upton had a solo homer as part of a five-run fourth inning that helped the Atlanta Braves down the slumping Minnesota Twins, 8-3, to complete a three-game interleague sweep at Turner Field.

The Braves have to be wondering whether they made a huge mistake by signing Upton and allowing Bourn to walk.

MAY 13: Justin Upton #8 and his brother BJ Upton #2 of the Atlanta Braves wait for their turn in the batting cage during pregame against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on May 13, 2013 in Phoenix, Arizona.

Andy Dirks is a reasonable stopgap solution while Austin Jackson is on the disabled list, given how his neck covers most of center field.

Rays third baseman Evan Longoria was named the American League Player of the Week on Monday, after hitting .464 with 11 RBIs over the previous seven days.

Despite a three-game losing streak, the 2013 Atlanta Braves are sitting at 21-16, which is atop the NL East.

The best player available, Georgia high school outfielder Clint Frazier, will probably not be the first pick.

That's a large enough sample size to legitimately extrapolate the numbers and come up with projected stats, but also a small enough sample size that some of the projections are simply unbelievable.

Cardinals 10, Brewers 1 : The four-game sweep of the Brewers. Four RBI for Allen Craig .

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Tampa Bay on power trip The Rays have been on an unexpected power trip.

So what are the moments we'll remember from April? You can probably think of a few yourself, but let's see if we can collect the most memorable in one place - right here.

As Spring Training began for the Rays this year, many questions still needed to be answered.

One cure for a struggling power-hitter in Joe Maddon's lineup is a turn at the top of the order, which is where RF Matt Joyce found himself Friday night against the White Sox.

With the Rays set to face former ace James Shields on Tuesday in Kansas City, Evan Longoria already has reached out to diffuse the potential for any awkwardness or high-and-tight messages after his recent comments about his longtime teammate.