Rays' Tyler Sturdevant: Successful in first relief outing since return

Sturdevant's third major league stint of 2016 began successfully in Thursday's 2-1 victory over the Red Sox, as he recorded two key strikeouts in the ninth inning.

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So much for the 30-year-old getting a soft landing in his return. Sturdevant relieved Erasmo Ramirez to start the ninth and promptly mowed down Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley, Jr. before giving way to Enny Romero, who struck out David Ortiz to end the game. It remains to be seen how long Sturdevant's latest stint with the big league club will be but given the fact he's been fairly effective when called upon this season, he may stick until the end of the campaign at this point.