Given chance, Rays’ Shaffer taking advantage

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BALTIMORE — Richie Shaffer came through in the clutch Saturday night.

The Rays’ top pick of the 2012 MLB Draft doubled home the go-ahead run in the sixth inning in a 5-2 victory over the Orioles at Camden Yards.

In his third stint with the Rays in 2016, he hit his first home run of the season Friday night in a losing effort.

“Nice to see Richie Shaffer contribute there two nights in a row,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. “That’s been really good to see.”

With Logan Morrison out for the season and Nick Franklin nursing a strained left hamstring, Shaffer should get a lot more at-bats as the season winds down. The opportunity could go a long way toward easing some of the disappointment of his season.

“Any opportunity I get, I’m grateful for,” Shaffer said. “I hate that it’s at the expense of guys getting injured. But that’s part of …

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