Wild-card contenders clash as Rays open series vs. M's

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The Tampa Bay Rays have made a habit of finding pitchers and turning them into successful reclamation projects under the tutelage of pitching coaching Kyle Snyder.

One of his proteges, reliever Robert Stephenson, might see action on Thursday when the Rays open a four-game series against the Seattle Mariners in St. Petersburg, Fla.

In a Tampa Bay season full of injuries