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Mullins’ homer leads Rays in comeback

April 19, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. At the end of forever, behind all the gallons of rain that fell, on the other side of domination, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won Saturday afternoon. The Rays came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, in a game that seemed as if it would never end. Cedric Mullins hit […]

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Pirates end Rays’ winning streak

April 18, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. After winning six straight games, maybe their bats grew a little tired. The Tampa Bay Rays’ hot streak ended Friday night in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. The Rays barely showed any resistance to the defeat. Tampa Bay had just five hits, and they […]

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Ninth inning rally lets Rays sweep Sox

April 17, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. They left 14 men on base. They stranded nine men in scoring position. They fell behind one of baseball’s worst teams three times. And still, the Tampa Bay Rays won again Thursday afternoon. They swept their second straight series — they’ve won nine of their last 11 — with a 5-3 comeback […]

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Rays return to opener strategy in win

April 16, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Yes, pitching can be hard for a team to find. Of course, you could always find it right under your nose, that is. The suddenly-hot Tampa Bay Rays, who have seen their rotation partially come up lame, reached into their bullpen for a gem Wednesday night. Cole Sulser and Jesse Scholtens tamed […]

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Bolts close door on regular season

April 16, 2026 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Enough with the regular season. Bring on the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning grew bored with the season with one game to go. They were thumped in their regular season finale Wednesday night, losing a 4-2 decision to the New York Rangers. The Bolts finished with 50-26-6 record, tied for second place […]

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McClanahan takes first win since ’23

April 15, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Ladies and gentlemen, meet your first-place Tampa Bay Rays. Sure, it’s awful early to bring it up. But when you remember how awful the Rays’ bullpen was early in the season, who would have thought they could dig their way out of mediocrity so fast? The Rays won their fourth straight game […]

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Kuch provides big finish for Bolts

April 14, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Lightning it was the perfect way to close out a game. Andrei Vasilevskiy … huge save. Brayden Point … slick return pass. Nikita Kucherov … the winning goal. It didn’t take long — only 27 seconds of overtime — but the Bolts found the perfect finish to their […]

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Rasmussen becomes Rays’ father figure

April 13, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. These days, the New York Yankees may not be worth a nickel on a $336 million payroll. They’re on a five-game losing streak. For all their power, they scored just 11 runs in their sweep at the hands of Tampa Bay. They’re one game over .500 and fading. On the other hand, […]

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Rays rally to beat Yankees once again

April 12, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They didn’t exactly bomb the Bombers. But they did bunt them to death. The Tampa Bay Rays evened their season record at 7-7 Saturday night with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory in 10 innnings at Tropicana Field. The Rays put together two bunt hits and an infield single to score twice in the […]

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Bolts (again) rally to beat Boston

April 12, 2026 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. By now, the Boston Bruins should realize that the Tampa Bay Lightning doesn’t have a lot of quit in them. The Bolts came from behind for the third time this year to beat the Bruins Saturday afternoon. This time, the comeback led to a 2-1 win. It was the fourth time overall […]

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