Byron Buxton drives in five as Twins top Rays

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    Fernando Romero has five weeks of Grapefruit League games to prepare for his new role in the bullpen. No rush, right? Just ease into it?

    That's not how the righthander plays, however.

    "Any time I'm out there, I'm bringing 100 percent," Romero said after getting the Rays' attention with fastballs that hit 97 miles per hour on the stadium gun Saturday.

    Romero struck out two in his one-inning Grapefruit League debut, Byron Buxton drove in five runs with a single and a home run and the Twins handed Rocco Baldelli his first spring victory as a manager, 10-5 over Tampa Bay at Hammond Stadium.

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