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[Shame About Ray]

After getting off to a solid 3-1 start in their first four games, including two wins over the vaunted New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays, (3-5) were looking like the team of future stars they claim they have.

However, the Rays have lost four consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook coming into tonight’s contest, including a dismal 7-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners, (4-5) on Wednesday, as the team has struggled mightily at the plate.

"We just have to, obviously, swing the bats better," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "The approach at the plate has got to improve. We have to work better at-bats, and that's going to happen."

Tampa Bay's top five hitters went a combined 1-for-18 in yesterday’s loss.

"In this game, success and failure is contagious," Rays designated hitter Jonny Gomes told the Rays' official Web site. "When you see your big dogs failing, it's kind of contagious a little bit.

While the Rays are struggling at the moment, the Seattle Mariners seem to have shaken off the problems that plagued them just prior to the start of this series after dropping four straight to the Baltimore Orioles.

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