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Marc Topkin’s takeaways from Rays’ 7-2 win Thursday against Indians

The Rays' Willy Adames is congratulated by Avisail Garcia after Adames hit a solo home run off Indians starter Adam Plutko during the second inning Thursday, May 23, 2019, in Cleveland. [TONY DEJAK | Associated Press]

• With Yandy Diaz the latest Rays hitter to be sidelined, they need others to step up, and manager Kevin Cash has pretty much challenged them. Willy Adames made a good case Thursday, going 3-for-4, just a triple short of the cycle.

• Just when it seems like the Rays should have exhausted their bad luck, they were done in by some crumbled pecans.