Good morning, St. Petersburg.

Last week, Savor St. Pete Food and Wine Festival kicked off its Savor the Bay dinner series at Birch and Vine on Beach Drive, where Chef Lee Aquino presented inventive dishes with premium spirits.

Nine more dinners are scheduled this month before the festival at Vinoy Park on Nov. 7—8.

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Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen struck out 10 in eight innings to lead his team to a 1+0 win over the Yankees Saturday at Tropicana Field before a record crowd of 40,542; Game 2 will be held Monday at 8 p.m.

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The Rays changed their lineup in late June so that Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero bat first at Tropicana Field, and their new approach has boosted the team’s offense as Díaz leads in hits while Caminero posts strong home run numbers.

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USF Bulls lost 17-13 to Temple last Saturday at Raymond James Stadium after struggling with penalties and dropped passes, and they will face Texas-San Antonio on Thursday.

Coach Brian Hartline said self-inflicted issues hurt the team.

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The Buccaneers lost 17-14 to the Packers on Oct. 4 as undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels, filling in for Baker Mayfield with a dislocated thumb, threw two interceptions & the loss left the team at 0-4.

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