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• The Rays returned to the Trop last night, and they were victorious over the Detroit Tigers, 5-1. Matt Andriese pitched into the seventh inning while Tim Beckham hit his 2nd HR of the season. The victory put the Rays at 7-8 on the season.
• Brent Honeywell will make his Triple-A debut this afternoon
• Logan Forsythe was the victim of another HBP as he left a game with a big toe contusion
• Starling Marte, the star center fielder for the Pirates, has been suspended 80 games for PED’s
• Eric Thames is off to a blazing start for the Brewers, he already has 7 HR and is slugging 1.000
• Injury updates on Matt Duffy and Colby Rasmus
• Steven Souza Jr is off to a blazing start for the Rays, the Process Report looks into it
• Evan Longoria and the Rays have organized a ‘Dog Day’ for this Sunday’s game to help animals
• MLB is considering giving mics to umpires so they can announce replay decisions
• Clay Buchholz is likely out for the rest of the season after undergoing elbow surgery
• Johnny Cueto wants to return to the American League to finish out his pitching career whenever that time comes