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Burrell breaks out of slump with game-winning HR in 11th as Rays snap skid

Associated Press

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A struggling Pat Burrell hopes he's on the verge of turning his season around. Mired in a 4-for-34 slump, the Tampa Bay slugger hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning Tuesday night, giving the Rays a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays and ending a four-game losing streak. Burrell also thinks the walk-off shot into the left-centerfield stands may be exactly what was needed to set up a productive second half of the season. "We got a long way to go, and I haven't been ...

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