Dickerson adjusting to new spot in lineup

Corey Dickerson lifts a three-run home run to left for his 16th of the year, giving the Rays a 5-1 leadST. PETERSBURG -- Corey Dickerson took the No. 8 spot in the lineup for the second straight night on Tuesday. And it's simply because, amid a numbers game, his just don't stand up to the other options.

"When [Matt] Duffy came here, we like him hitting in that five-spot," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "It moved everybody down. Nick Franklin, in my opinion, he's deserved to move up in the lineup a little bit. He's had some really solid at-bats. We got (Logan Morrison) back. It is a balance."

Cash has always liked to balance his lineup with lefties and righties following each other in the…