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Tabbed for no higher than third in the AL East by most experts, the Rays have won 12 straight and are off to baseball’s hottest start in decades. How?
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Tampa Bay Rays win MLB-record 14th-straight home game to open season
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Rays set record with 14th consecutive win at home to open MLB season - The Boston Globe
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The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a historic start. What's behind it
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The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a historic start. What's behind it?, Tampa Bay Rays
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Unbeaten Rays off to a historic start to season
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Rays win 12th straight to start season, 1 shy of MLB record
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The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a historic start. What's behind it?, Tampa Bay Rays
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The Tampa Bay Rays are off to a historic start. What's behind it?, Tampa Bay Rays
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Rays Off to Historic Start, Take Down Nationals 6-2 - ESPN 98.1 FM - 850 AM WRUF
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Tampa Bay Rays win MLB-record 14th-straight home game to open season
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The Rays Are a Surrealist's Delight - The New York Times