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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays scored a franchise-record 35 runs in their past three games, but as they seek to close out a three-game sweep of the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, the question is whether the run support will spill over to Chris Archer.Tuesdays beneficiary, Blake Snell, was receiving a staff-low average of 2.55 runs in his starts before the Rays unloaded for a 13-1 win. Close behind is Archer, who has the next-lowest run support on the staff at 2.72 runs per start.What an offensive show we put on tonight, Rays manager Kevin Cash said after Tuesdays win. That was fun to sit there and be a part of. Everybody, again, played a part. A lot of home runs and a lot of good at-bats. Weve just got guys that are seeing the ball really well right now.Archer (6-16, 4.39 ERA) leads the majors in losses -- former teammate James Shields of the Chicago White Sox is next closest with 14 -- and is in danger of becoming baseballs first 20-game loser since Detroits Mike Maroth in 2003. He lost three of his last four outings despite making three quality starts in that stretch.His mound opponent in the series finale, Padres left-hander Christian Friedrich (4-8, 4.84 ERA), is enduring a similar lack of support. San Diego was shut out in his last start, and the team produced six runs total in his past three outings.Over his past 10 starts, Friedrich has allowed fewer than three runs just once, and he has allowed four-plus runs eight times. He is 1-7 with a 6.58 ERA in that span.Friedrich, like Archer, has never previously faced his Wednesday opponent.Padres manager Andy Green is more concerned about his teams offensive woes -- six total runs during a four-game losing streak -- than about Friedrichs work.Weve had a complete roster overhaul -- we were built in the first half with Matt Kemp and Melvin Upton, guys that handle left-handed pitching very well, Green said. Where we are right now, with the bulk of our power, youve got (Alex) Dickerson, (Ryan) Schimpf, (Travis) Jankowski, theyre not nearly as ideal matchups as those types of guys. Thats not an excuse, its a reason.The 35 runs by the Rays in three games trumped the 31 runs they scored in May in a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays. 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PORTLAND, Ore. -- Nikes marketing helped enhance the brands of some of the most well-known modern-day mens college basketball powers, and now those schools want to give back to company founder Phil Knight.Sixteen Nike-sponsored schools, including blue bloods Duke and North Carolina out of the ACC and perennial Big Ten power Michigan State, will participate in a Thanksgiving week event Nov. 23, 24 and 26, 2017 in two Portland arenas -- the Moda Center and Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The PK80, officially known as the Phil Knight Invitational, will celebrate Nike co-founder and chairman Phil Knight. Knight will turn 80 on Feb. 24, 2018.An idea hatched by Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis and then executed by ESPN Events, the event will be two eight-team tournaments with two schools each from the ACC (Duke and North Carolina), Big East (Georgetown and Butler), Big Ten (Michigan State and Ohio State), Big 12 (Texas and Oklahoma), SEC (Florida and Arkansas), Pac-12 (Oregon and Stanford), and WCC (Gonzaga and Portland) and one each from the AAC (UConn) and Big Sky (Portland State).There are other high-profile Nike schools like Kentucky, Arizona and Villanova, but for reasons such as only two schools per conference and scheduling conflicts, some schools couldnt make this event work. The Pac-12 schools were chosen because those are the two institutions where Knight earnned degrees.ddddddddddddIn two eight-team, three-game tournaments, teams from each league will be put into different brackets. The list of teams in each of the two brackets and possible matchups will be released later this fall, according to ESPN Events vice president Clint Overby.Each eight-team tournament will crown one champion. The two tournaments will occur at the same time in the two arenas with all of the games televised on the ESPN networks.Participating coaches issued statements praising Knight and his importance to the game.Phil Knight has been a visionary and an innovator for a long time, Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. PK80 is a unique way we can honor him and the contributions he has made not just to the game of basketball, but to all of sport.Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, who consistently has played in high-profile early-season events, said the PK80 will be at the height of difficulty, adding, Weve never been a part of something this amazing, both in terms of quantity and quality of the teams.North Carolina coach Roy Williams added, Ill always cherish my friendship with [Knight].The PK80 will likely dwarf other early-season Thanksgiving week events in 2017. But it will be a one-off and isnt expected to return in 2018 and beyond. ' ' '