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Tampa gets Blanton again

By Tristan H. Cockcroft
ESPN.com

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

We've got our World Series rematch in the early stages of the week, Phillies-Rays in Tampa Bay, and Wednesday's game is the one in which two of the 2008 postseason's most effective pitchers face each other: Joe Blanton takes on Matt Garza. In Game 4 of the 2008 World Series Blanton mastered the Rays for six innings for the win, and while Garza dropped Game 3 in Philly, he did complete the postseason 2-1 with a 3.96 ERA in his four starts. Blanton is the one in the midst of the hotter streak, but ...

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