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Homers doom Rays in loss to O’s

July 21, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There was a problem with the Tampa Bay Rays’ attempt to go for a series sweep on Sunday afternoon. They just couldn’t keep the ball on the right side of the fence. The Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs and went on to capture a 5-3 win over the Rays.It was a […]

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Rays come from behind to beat O’s

July 20, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They don’t always hit. There are times they don’t pitch. But, man, can they run. Hand it to the Tampa Bay Rays. At any moment, they have the ability to turn a baseball game into a track meet. They can be slogging along, as if the game was just too much for […]

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Rays win big over O’s in their return

July 19, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Losing streak? What losing streak? Fall through the standings? What fall? Disappointment? What disappointment? The Tampa Bay Rays, struggling mightily lately, started the post-All-Star segment of their schedule with a bang Friday night. The Rays throttled the Baltimore Orioles, 11-1, to help shake off whatever still lingered from their 4-12 finish to […]

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Rays losing skid keeps growing

July 14, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. If a team ever needed a break, it is this one. The only question is whether it will be long enough. The reeling Tampa Bay Rays, falling a bit more by the day, lost again Sunday. Of course they did. This one was to the Boston Red Sox, 4-1, and it was […]

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Rays fall again as streak continues

July 13, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It keeps getting worse for the slumping Tampa Bay Rays. This time, however, they can’t pin it on their house-afire bullpen. The Rays were smothered, 1-0, by Boston’s Garrett Crochet Saturday afternoon. Crochet allowed only three hits in the shutout and struck out nine. Crochet, 10-4, baffled the Rays’ hitters in throwing […]

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Rays lose again in familiar fashion

July 12, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Stop me if you’ve heard this before. Better yet, stop them. The Rays played a familiar baseball game Monday night. They took an early lead. They held on for a long while. And, in the end, their bullpen did them in. This time, it was closer Pete Fairbanks, who gave up a […]

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Rays blow another lead against Sox

July 11, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, pitchers who aren’t even here yet can fit right in with a bullpen in trouble. The Rays, who have struggled to get batters out late in games recently, were back at it Thursday night. Tampa Bay blew a late 3-1 lead in a 4-3 loss to Boston. Newly-acquired reliever Bryan Baker […]

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Rays finally end losing streak

July 10, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. You can think of it as the day the bullpen finally put out the fire. Of all of the low points of their recent 3-8 record, perhaps the most obvious was the mess that the bullpen had turned into. Game after game, the Rays would be tied or in the lead after […]

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Rays’ losing streak continues again

July 9, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. At a time you would have hoped they would be flying, they are falling. The Tampa Bay Rays cannot help themselves. Their pitchers cannot keep the ball inside the park. Their hitters cannot build upon a lead. They are sliding in the standings. When, you wonder, can they stop the skid? The […]

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Rays fall as Tigers keep winning

July 8, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. There for a while, they had you interested. There for a while, the Tampa Bay Rays were on a hot streak, and their offense was humming, and their pitching had teeth, and they were close enough to the AL East lead to make you think “maybe.” And then, as if dizzy from […]

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