New rule on double-play slides gives Rays win over Blue Jays

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    After a disputed defeat Tuesday night, Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is certainly no fan of baseball's new rule on breaking up double plays.

    "Maybe we'll come out wearing dresses tomorrow," Gibbons said. "Maybe that's what everybody's looking for."

    The recent change took all of three days to undoubtedly swing the outcome of a game this season, giving second baseman Logan Forsythe and theTampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over Toronto that left Gibbons fuming.

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