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Archer stymies Sox in strong spring debut

"I felt good. I accomplished what I wanted to accomplish," Archer said. "Just out there having fun, it was really fun to be out there in the spectrum with the umpire, the fans, the batter. It was fun."

Rays catching hopeful Jesus Sucre helped his cause by throwing out Brock Holt trying to steal in the first on the back end of a strike-em-out, throw-em out double play. Sucre also drove in the Rays' first run with an RBI single in the second.

Weeks Jr.'s solo homer to left
Rickie Weeks Jr. hammers a solo home run to left field to give the Rays a 2-0 lead in the bottom of the 3rd inning

Rickie Weeks Jr.