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Sliding Bolts lose another game

April 16, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Now that the NHL playoffs are almost here, the Tampa Bay Lightning doesn’t seem interested anymore. The Bolts lost their third game of their last four Monday night, losing 4-2 to an out-of-it Buffalo team. The Bolts had caught fire after the trade deadline, but recently, they have lacked fire and efficiency. […]

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Bullpen falters in Rays’ loss to Angels

April 16, 2024 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. If you think about it, Mike Trout is a better baseball player than Phil Maton. So why wouldn’t Trout own him? Trout flexed his muscles in the eighth inning Monday night, launching a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Trout’s blast […]

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Pinto power lefts Rays over Giants

April 15, 2024 general

Monday, 4 p.m. Welcome home, Blake. Yeah, there were days like this, too. Two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, who won his first award while with the Rays, came back again Sunday. And, unlike his pitching performance against the Rays a year ago, it was not a friendly reunion. The Rays, clobbered a day […]

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Rays lose big to San Francisco

April 14, 2024 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. For a dozen innings, they were mortal. Ordinary. Then they were Giants. Tied 1-1 in the fourth — and after scoring just one run in the opener — San Francisco was simply trudging along. And the bottom fell out for the Tampa Bay Rays, who were walloped in sn 11-2 loss. The […]

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Have Bolts relaxed in stretch run?

April 14, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Interesting thing, desperation. No one wants to have to feel it. Everyone uses it as fuel. Take the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have now lost three of four games since clinching the playoffs. Washington was simply a needier team on Saturday, scoring two third-period goals in a 4-2 victory. The Bolts are […]

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Rays shut down Giants with runners on

April 13, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This is the way this Opener Strategy is supposed to work.  Different arms, different angles, different matchups. Keep the hitters on their heels. Keep them away from home plate. You know, like the Rays did Friday night when they slipped past San Francisco 2-1. Content beyond this point is for members only. […]

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Bolts drop shootout to Ottawa

April 12, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, they couldn’t win the third period. This time, they couldn’t count on the power play. This time, they couldn’t depend on Andrei Vasilevskiy to make the impossible save to bail them out. This time, the Lightning lost in a shootout. The Bolts, who had been on a hot streak, dropped […]

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Wild pitch, wild start lead Rays to win

April 11, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. In the long, wacky history of wild pitches, this one may have been the worst. Call it the Wildest Pitch. Hey, it isn’t as if the Angels’ Jose Soriano wasn’t having a bad day already. On his first pitch, he gave up a single to Yandy Diaz. On his third, he gave […]

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Rays scramble to win game over Angels

April 10, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Even in victory, the question has to be asked. What in the world is wrong with Pete Fairbanks, supposedly the best reliever in a pretty good bullpen? Oh, things had been shaped up just fine for the Rays and their bullpen in Tuesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of […]

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Stammer’s hat trick keeps Bolts hot

April 10, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Here on the brink of the post-season, the mantra for the Lightning is simple: Follow the stars. The Bolts stayed hot — 11-2-1 in their last 14 games — and pulled away from the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night in a 5-2 win. And the suggestion was simple: If the Bolts are […]

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