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" There's a lot of games left. One way or another, [the Yankees] know how to figure it out. We know how to figure it out. I'm not saying that they will drop, but if you go by the numbers, that's normally what happens. The guys with more experience at the end of the year take over."
Boston's David Ortiz, on the likelihood of the first-place Rays being there at the end of the season
PERSONNEL DEPT.
Rays: Placed SS Jason Bartlett (sprained right knee) on the 15-day disabled list and recalled IF Ben Zobrist from Class AAA Durham. Purchased the contract of SS Reid Brignac from Durham and optioned RHP Mitch Talbot to Durham.
Red Sox: Activated RHP Mike Timlin from the 15-day DL and optioned RHP Chris Smith to Class AAA Pawtucket.
Royals: Promoted J.J. Picollo to assistant general manager of scouting and player development. Picollo once served as a recruiting coordinator and a baseball instructor for five years at George Mason and George Washington universities.
BY THE NUMBERS
1997
The last time the Red Sox and Yankees faced off after Memorial Day with neither team in first place
