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- Updated: August 4, 2016
ST. PETERSBURG — A reporter once told Jake Odorizzi that “Eggs” would be a great nickname for him as in “Eggs Odorizzi.”
The Rays right-hander pooh-poohed the idea of sounding like a breakfast order, but now the name might begin to gain some traction given the fact he continues to put goose eggs on the scoreboard.
Odorizzi added six more in the Rays’ 12-0 win over the Royals on Wednesday night, extending his scoreless innings streak to 20 2/3 innings.
“I mean I don’t really know if there’s one certain thing I can put a finger on [that I’m doing differently],” Odorizzi said. “Just getting ahead a little better. Fastball’s had some good life. My split’s been tremendously better than it was at the beginning of the year.
“Just a culmination of all of those couple of things. I would attribute it to one thing. At the same time, I don’t really care. I just want it to keep going.”
He has not been scored upon in his last three starts. J.P. Howell set the franchise record with 27 1/3 scoreless frames in 2012, and Alex Cobb holds the record for a starter with 24 2/3 …
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