
Erasmo Ramirez faced his former teammates for the first time, and pitched the kind of game the Seattle Mariners could have used. Ramirez, who spent three seasons with Seattle before being traded to Tampa Bay on March 31, held the Mariners to one run and seven hits in 5 1/3 innings in helping the Rays to a 2-1 victory Thursday night. ''It was kind of weird, first time in my life facing them in a regular game not like BP or spring training,'' said Ramirez (4-2).
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