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Bucs must overcome shortcomings

August 30, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. You are aware of the gifts of the Tampa Bay Bucs. You know how good their quarterback is, the best ever to play. You know how deep their receiving corps is. You are aware of their inside linebackers and their defensive tackles. Ah, but how about the shortcomings? Can this year’s Bucs […]

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Rays’ bats lively in victory over Boston

August 29, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. When it comes to the meat of the order, there are a lot of nights the Rays’ hitters seem to be vegetarians. Not Sunday afternoon. Sunday, these guys were carnivores. The Rays put together 17 hits, six walks and an error to score a dozen times in a 12-4 victory over Boston. […]

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Brady returns, but Bucs lose preseason game

August 28, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. If you want to put it in perspective, there is this: Thank goodness it was Robert Hainsey who was injured instead of Tom Brady. Yeah, that’s why Brady’s entrance into the game was so brief. A lot more bad things could have happened than good things. So, while you can argue that […]

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Rays can’t overcome Boston’s quick start

August 28, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. For six games, they showed you why they might survive this scramble for a wild-card berth. The last two nights, the Tampa Bay Rays have showed you why they might not. For the second straight day, the Rays were manhandled for the by the last-place Boston Red Sox, a team that appeared […]

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Rays’ pitching stumbles in loss to Sox

August 27, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. More than any team in baseball, the Tampa Bay Rays live off their pitching staff. Friday night, it was the death of them. The Rays blew an early lead and lost a 9-8 game to the last-place Boston Red Sox. The Rays, who had held opponents to three runs or fewer in […]

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Margot leads Rays to sweep of Angels

August 26, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Oh, yeah. That’s the Manny Margot you remember. Margot, who spent a month on the injured list, hadn’t quite been the same hitter since his return to the Rays five games ago. Going into Thursday’s game, Margot was hitting just .188 since being activated as he looked for his timing to return. […]

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Rays come from behind in victory over Angels

August 25, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, you can win a sword fight with paper cuts. Ask the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, who are left this morning to contemplate their own blood. And wonder just how another game slipped through their fingers. The Rays scored two runs on two ground balls, another on a fly ball and, […]

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Rays find their strokes in win over Angels

August 24, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Offense? Who said anything bad about the Rays offense? Besides, well, everyone. The Rays, whose hitting has faded in and out for most of the season, have cranked it up a bit lately. Tuesday night’s 11-1 bashing of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim was perhaps the prime example, but there have […]

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Rays show their strengths in win over Angels

August 23, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If the Tampa Bay Rays are going to survive this wild-card chase — and it’s still too early to tell — this is how they do it. The Rays exhibited their formula for success in Monday night’s 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It was their eighth win in […]

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Ramirez leads Rays to win over Royals

August 22, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. At this rate, maybe the rest of Tampa Bay Rays should dye their hair, too. Harold Ramirez, the blue-haired hitter of the Rays, had another good afternoon on Sunday, getting three hits and driving in two runs to lead the Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals, their third […]

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