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Rays journal: The bare facts of streaking at home

By Joe Henderson
Times Correspondent

ST. PETERSBURG — Tropicana Field has more than its share of critics.

Former Rays manager Joe Maddon, after losing a game because of an infield popup that hit a catwalk and fell in safely, famously grumped, "It pretty much can't happen anywhere else but here in Major League Baseball."

But the current Rays think the place is just dandy. They ran their home winning streak to 11 Sunday after beating the Orioles 8-3 to complete a three-game sweep. It tied the Yankees for the longest home streak in the majors this season.