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Cobb fans 13 in 4 2-3 innings, Rays top Padres

Alex Cobb wasn't sure if he should be elated or disappointed.The Tampa Bay pitcher struck out 13 in fewer than five innings against the San Diego Padres on Friday night. The Rays won 6-3, however Cobb didn't feel as though he'd truly done his job."I don't know if that's a good thing," Cobb said when told he'd become the first player in major league history to fan that many batters and fail to make it through the fifth. "As a starting pitcher, you want to go at least five innings every time out."The right-hander left after throwing 117 pitches. He recorded 12 of 14 outs on strikeouts — four of them in the third, when a wild pitch on strike three allowed Will Venable to reach base.The other outs were recorded on grounders to shortstop in the first and third base in the fourth."I can't really explain why or how that happened. It was just one of those weird days," Cobb said. "Obviously, that's not my goal. I never go into a game trying to strike everybody out. I was trying to put balls ove...

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