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Twins shred Rays, deliver blow to wild-card hopes

August 25, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:44 p.m. Is this any way to stay in the American League wild card race? The Rays gave up 11 runs, and they struck out 11 times, and they left 12 men on base. They surrendered 10 runs in the first five innings the Twins came to bat. They fell back below .500 in […]

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Rays offense grinds to halt in loss to Toronto

June 24, 2015 general

Wednesday, 5:50 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays’ offense once again looked like an afterthought in defeat Tuesday afternoon. For the second time in four days, the Rays squandered a fine pitcher performance and lost a 1-0 game, this time to the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. This time, the Rays flirted Content beyond this […]

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Cabrera, of all players, is the Rays’ hitting star

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 5:20 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays were outnumbered. They seemed to be outgunned. The other guys had Chris Sale, who kept sending Rays back to the dugout on a regular basis. And all the Rays had was shortstop Adrubal Cabrera. As matchups go, it was like having a pawn against a queen, like having […]

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