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Struggling RHP Fernando Rodney doesn't need to make any adjustments to his setup or delivery, or to change his repertoire or sequencing of pitches to get back to being successful, Rays manager Joe Maddon said Friday.

The game had come apart. Three runs had scored after Fernando Rodney had allowed a two-out, bases clearing double to Will Middlebrooks to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead in the game.

Middlebrooks lined a shot to left on a 1-2 pitch from Rodney with the base loaded, giving the Red Sox the lead.

After feeling tightness in the back of his arm for the fourth, or maybe fifth, time during the third inning Wednesday against the Red Sox, David Price looked into the Rays dugout and summoned for help.

Back when the they were the Devil Rays, and stuck in a seemingly unending cycle of mediocrity, the Rays would grasp at anything that would seemingly improve their squad.

A disastrous seventh inning doomed the Bulls on Saturday as they dropped the game 9-3 to Lehigh Valley.

FOR CHARITY: Evan Longoria and girlfriend Jaime Edmondson cross the finish line at the Miles for Moffitt 1-mile walk/run at USF.

An inside look at the top pitchers in the International League and how effectively they've pitched through the first month of the season.

J.A. Happ raised his glove in front of his face as quickly as he could, a futile attempt to shield himself from the line drive headed for his temple.

The year was 2007 and for the first time, the Devil Rays' rotation had two anchors it could rely on to keep the team in the game every time, Scott Kazmir and James Shields .

The Tampa Bay Rays have four starting pitching prospects at Triple-A Durham. Jake Odorizzi , Chris Archer , and Alex Colome got the most attention pre-season, but all three have been out-pitched by left-hander Alex Torres.

At this point, it's getting impossible to watch. The Rays' offense has been playing well, getting the Rays out to early leads, but it seems like every time that happens, the Rays bullpen finds a way to give it all back.

The Rays aren't off to the start they envisioned and their manager has little difficulty pinpointing the reason why.

Rays top pitching prospect Chris Archer was scratched from tonight's start for Triple-A Durham due to what the team called a minor calf contusion suffered in his last outing.

When Chris Archer arrived in the major leagues, it immediately became apparent just how talented he was.

The Durham Bulls are 18-8 so far in 2013, the best record in the International League's South Division.

The Rays got two great starting performances on the farm yesterday. In the early going, it certainly appears Jeff Ames can handle low-A. Two top prospects and North Carolinians led Durham to a 7-1 win over Syracuse early Tuesday .

It will be at least six weeks before there is another reason to use a Dylan Bundy photo - USA TODAY Sports Good morning prospect watchers.

I keep reading that top prospect Wil Myers will join the Rays sometime this summer to lead the club to the playoffs.

Especially for prospects in the minor leagues, stats certainly don't mean everything.