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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays are 6-7 since the All-Star break and steady starting pitching has been a major part of the turnaround for a team that had lost 24 of 27 games at one point.Everything is going well for our starters -- just consistent outings back-to-back-to-back, said Fridays winner, Jake Odorizzi, who pitched six-plus innings of shutout baseball in the Rays 5-1 win over the New York Yankees.It really takes the stress off the bullpen. I think another thing is our defense is playing phenomenal. Theyre really backing us up and its a lot easier to pitch when you have great plays being made behind you.The Rays (40-61) have allowed more than four runs just once in 13 games since the All-Star break. At one point in June, they gave up at least five runs in 13 straight games, so theyre at the opposite end of the spectrum.Weve played that way since the break, Rays manager Kevin Cash said. I know we dont have the wins to support that, but were playing tighter ballgames, our pitching has been tremendous and the timely hits, hopefully they continue to come.As both teams move another day closer to the trade deadlines and teams around them continue to make moves, the Rays must decide if theyre dealing starters like Odorizzi and Matt Moore.Meanwhile, the Yankees -- having already dealt away closer Aroldis Chapman to the Chicago Cubs -- must decide how much talent they are willing to part with while they linger on the fringe of wild-card contention.Asked if the trade deadline -- and the thin line between seller and buyer -- changes his approach to these games, Yankees manager Joe Girardi was adamant his focus is unchanged on putting his team in position to win games.Zero, he said of how he allows the deadline to impact his decisions as a manager. You try to win every game, no matter what the situation is.On Saturday, the Yankees will send RHP Nathan Eovaldi (9-6, 4.80 ERA) against Rays LHP Drew Smyly (2-11, 5.42). The Yankees have lost back-to-back games after a stretch that saw them win eight of 10. They went into Friday night with a chance to match their season high of four games above .500.Just as the Tampa Bay pitching has stepped up, New York has struggled in its last two games, giving up a combined nine runs after holding opponents to 10 in the previous five games. Nova gave up two home runs Friday to the first three batters, literally trailing from his third pitch of the night on.By the time the Rays-Yankees series ends, the trade deadline will arrive and both teams will have a better sense for whether their path to the end of this season is easier or harder, depending on how active they are at the deadline. Adidas NHL Jerseys 2020 . 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Wladimir Klitschko has revealed he intends to go to court over the negotiations for his rematch against Tyson Fury.Having lost the WBA, WBO and IBF titles to Fury last November, the 40-year-old has the right to a rematch, with the initial fight scheduled for July postponed due after Fury suffered an ankle injury.A new date, Oct. 29, has been set for Manchester Arena but Klitschko posted a video on Twitter Wednesday morning claiming Furys camp has attempted to shift the goalposts of their agreement and is therefore seeking legal action.Dear fans, I just want to keep you updated on the status quo of my rematch against Fury, the Ukrainian said.Unfortunately, team Fury is trying to change the terms of an already-signed contract multiple times and it is going on endless. (sic)To protect my own rights and eventually see the rematch, I am forced to go to court.A lawsuit has not officially been filed.Shortly after the video was posted, Klitschkos manager Bernd Boente explained why it was deemed necessary to take Furys team to court.They want to change details in the contract, Boente told Boxing News. Obviously we cannot discuss that publicly -- but, as you know, wevve already done press conferences in Manchester, in Cologne.ddddddddddddNow team Fury wants to change many parts of the contract, important parts, financial conditions etc, etc. and now I think we have to make sure that we implement our rights and so we have to go to court in Germany because the contract is under German jurisdiction.We have enforced our rights, and that is what we will do now.Team Fury were unavailable for comment when contacted by Press Association Sport.Fury, who earlier this week mapped out his plans for his next three fights which included beating Klitschko and then facing unification bouts against Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder, suffered a badly-sprained ankle in June which saw the rematch postponed.He is also contending with doping allegations after UK Anti-Doping charged the 28-year-old over the alleged presence of a banned substance.Both Fury, and his cousin Hughie, have a hearing on Nov. 4 having strenuously denied the charge. 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