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Reliever Bryan Baker Crumbles in Debut as Rays Lose 4-3 to Red Sox in key AL East game

For a while on Thursday night, it looked like everything was going right for the Tampa Bay Rays in their series opener against the Boston Red Sox. Center fielder Chandler Simpson hit an infield single to set the franchise record for the longest hitting streak by a rookie at 14 games.

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