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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A month ago, Rays starter Jake Odorizzi was the epitome of frustration, leading the majors in no-decisions with only three wins in 19 starts. He was mentioned as a trade target at the deadline, but stayed as Tampa Bay dealt Matt Moore to the Giants instead.Since the All-Star break, hes been one of the best pitchers in the American League -- 4-0 with a 1.66 ERA that is an American League-best for a pitcher with 25 or more innings. Hes struck out 33 batters while walking seven, part of a resurgent starting rotation thats helped the Rays play .500 baseball since the break.And as much as facing the team with the ALs best record would seem to slow that down, Odorizzi (7-5, 3.72 this season) has fared well against the Rangers prior to Fridays meeting. In three career starts, hes 2-0 with a 1.37 ERA, and that drops to 0.71 in two appearances at Tropicana Field.The Rays hope to regain some momentum after seeing a four-game win streak end with Fridays 6-2 loss.Pretty disappointing game to say the least, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Fridays game. We got outpitched, outhit, outdefended. They didnt make any mental mistakes; we made a handful. So a pretty disappointing effort.Heading in the opposite direction from Odorizzi is Rangers starter A.J. Griffin, who comes in 5-2 with 4.68 ERA, but has seen his effectiveness drop consistently as the season progresses.Griffin had four quality starts in his first five appearances, but none in his last 11. The same pitcher who had a 2.93 ERA at the end of June had a 5.84 ERA in July and has a 7.41 ERA in August.A big part of that struggle has been a consistent inability to avoid the home-run ball -- he gave up just two home runs in his first six starts, but has allowed at least one in 10 straight starts, including seven in his last three outings. His last start saw him give up 11 hits -- including three home runs -- for six runs in a 7-0 loss to the Tigers.The Rangers havent had many weaknesses, but starting off road trips poorly has been one of them. Coming out of the All-Star break, they dropped six of their first seven on the road, and opened their next road trip losing three of four. So to open a five-game road swing with an emphatic victory Friday night was encouraging for manager Jeff Banister.I feel good about how theyre playing in general, but obviously we need to continue to play well on the road, Banister said after their fifth straight road victory. 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NSW Rugby League boss Dave Trodden has hit out at Laurie Daleys critics, scotching suggestions the Blues coachs job was ever in jeopardy.It was speculated that Daley was under pressure after Queensland wrapped up this years series inside two games and having overseen three series losses in four years.However NSWRL chief executive Trodden said that was never the case and that Daley, who is contracted until 2017, was never threatened with the axe.The reality of the situation is that Laurie has always been contracted until the end of next year, Trodden said.Our chairman Dr George Peponis has made comments confirming his support for Laurie and any speculation to the contrary doesnt come from anybody in NSWRL.Its just a bit of speculation.The Blues were criticised for their inability to score points in the opening two games before claiming a four-point win in the finale.They dominated the Maroons in Wednesdays game three dead rubber, controlling 58 per cent of possession and running for nearly 500 metres more than their opposition.ddddddddddddhey also had 51 tackles in their oppositions 20-metre zone to Queenslands 17 and won the penalty count 12-3, yet only scored three tries.While the Blues and Daley have had their knockers, he said he never felt under threat.No I didnt. Without going into it, I had received a lot of phone calls from people that told me I had their support, Daley said.Im just so happy for the guys, all through the series I think weve competed really well against a really good team.Twelve changes - if you think about it, if Queensland made 12 changes to their team and had to debut eight guys this year, would they be the same team? I dont know. ' ' '