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Rays stumble again against Toronto

August 21, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Remind yourself: they remain in first place. They are 25 games above .500. They have won the third-most games in the major leagues. On the other hand, man, are they playing lousy baseball. The Rays lost their sixth game in the last eight Thursday, falling 5-1 to the Toronto Blue Jays. It […]

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Rays’ Baker locks in another save

August 20, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This is what Bryan Baker does. He closes. He smothers hope. He nails doors shut. He shuts off hope. He makes winning scores stand up. Baker saved his 36h game Wednesday night, making a 7-6 score stand up against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays led 7-1 after four innings, but the […]

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Rays hammered by another division foe

August 19, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The bad news is in: The late-season tumble of the Tampa Bay Rays is not yet over. Where they land, nobody knows. The Rays dropped their fourth game in five tries Tuesday night, getting clobbered by Toronto 10-5 at Tropicana Field. The Rays have been worn out this week by Baltimore and […]

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Rays salvage a win against Orioles

August 18, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. When the turmoil ended, perhaps you thought it would be because of a deep home run. Maybe a double off the wall. Maybe a ball delivered into the deep gap. Instead, it was a bounding grounder off the bat of pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca. DeLuca, hitting for catcher Liam Hicks with the bases […]

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Rays hammered by Orioles once more

August 17, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The mini-slump has turned into a slide. The losing streak has gone on for three games now. The bullpen is on fire. The Big Three are shrinking. Too few hits, too few runs. Ouch. The Tampa Bay Rays’ swoon continues. The Rays lost to the last-place Baltimore Orioles for the third straight […]

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Rays miss chances in another loss to Orioles

August 16, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Remember this one as a squandered opportunity. The reason, of course, were several other smaller squandered opportunities. The Tampa Bay Rays lost their second straight game Saturday evening, falling 4-3 in 10 innings to the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. The Rays wasted several chances throughout the game. They left 12 men […]

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Bucs beat Jets in preseason opener

August 15, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It won’t be remembered for long, if at all. The good moments, and the bad, will be overtaken by more significant moments. On the other hand, there are two lessons to be taken away from the Bucs’ 24-16 victory in their preseason opener Friday night. One: winning is better than losing. Two: […]

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Rays have winning streak snapped

August 15, 2026 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Maybe the Tampa Bay Rays have fallen in love with room service. How else do you explain a team winning nine straight games on the road then tripping as soon as they return home? The Rays saw their winning streak end Friday night, as a late rally couldn’t overcome the Baltimore Orioles […]

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Kings of the road: Rays finish trip 9-0

August 13, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Marco Polo had a good road trip. Dorothy had a good road trip. Lewis and Clark had a good road trip. The Tampa Bay Rays had a great road trip. For the first time, the Tampa Bay Rays have recorded a 9-0 road trip. They beat the Athletics again Wednesday, 8-4, for […]

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Martinez, Walls lead Rays to another win

August 12, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Don’t look now, Junior, but Taylor Walls is gaining on you. As of today, he’s only 33 home runs behind. Walls, the Rays’ slick fielding (and weak hitting) shortstop, hit two home runs in Tuesday night’s 12-4 victory over the Athletics. Walls, who hadn’t homered in more than a year, hit oen […]

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