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Four Dodgers return to Trop, Rays roots

ST. PETERSBURG -- A lot of familiar faces could be found in the visiting Dodgers' clubhouse prior to Tuesday night's game.

Most notably among them were former Rays Scott Kazmir, Carl Crawford, J.P. Howell and Andrew Friedman.

Crawford and Kazmir have been back to the Trop since leaving the Rays, but for Howell and Friedman, Tuesday marked the first time they entered the building as a member of the visiting team.

"This is where it started for me and some other guys in here, so it's really cool," said Howell, who left the Rays as a free agent following the 2012 season.