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Rays 9, Phillies 1

Associated Press

Friday, March 7, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- Jeff Niemann is making a case to be considered for a spot in Tampa Bay's pitching rotation. The fourth-pick in the 2004 June draft worked three hitless innings on Friday, helping the Rays beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-1 and giving the 6-foot-9 right-hander consecutive scoreless appearances this spring. Niemann, 12-6 with a 3.98 ERA at Triple-A Durham last season, walked two and struck out two to improve on last Sunday's 34-pitch, one-inning outing against Pittsb ...

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