Rays ride five-run ninth inning to first win of season

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    As if there wasn't enough drama already with Manny Ramirez retiring, Dan Johnson added another -- more welcome -- big twist to the Tampa Bay Rays' day.

    Johnson hit a three-run homer to cap a five-run ninth Friday night and the Rays rallied for their first win of the season, 9-7 over the Chicago White Sox, hours after Ramirez retired rather than face a 100-game suspension for violating baseball's drug policy for the second time.

    "No feeling like it. It makes everything better," Johnson said. "We were just talking about how the food tastes so much better. [Losing] leaves such a bad taste in your mouth. Everything seems better right now."

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