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Published on Sunday, May 11, 2008
By Bill Plunkett Correspondent
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa-St. Pete area is no longer your destination spot for early-bird dinners and easy wins.
The Angels are the latest team to find out how things have changed under the Tropicana Field roof, losing 8-5 to the Tampa Bay Rays Sunday afternoon to complete a three-game sweep.
It is only the second time in the Rays' 11-year history they have swept the Angels. The other sweep came in August 2005 and could be dismissed as a fluke. This time, though, the competitive-at-last Rays raised their record to 21-16 with the sweep - the first time in franchise history they have been five games over .500 at any point in any season.
"They have a lot of good things going and we saw it first hand," Angels manager Mike Scioscia said.
"You come in here and you think you should sweep or at least win the series - psych!" Angels centerfielder Torii Hunter said. "They will knock you out. Come in here thinking you're the man - they'll knock you back to earth
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