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Meadows’ walk-off single lifts Rays to comeback

July 22, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The moment was crucial. The man was essential. For the Tampa Bay Rays, it was a winning combination on Wednesday afternoon. Austin Meadows drove in two more runs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Rays to a 5-4 victory on his first-ever walk-off hit in the major leagues. For […]

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Rays win despite committing four errors

July 21, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. So this is how the other half lives. If there are times that frustrate you watching the Tampa Bay Rays, often a good-field, little-hit ball club, Tuesday was a night to remember how terrible it can look to play the opposite way. The Rays — somehow — won a 9-3 game over […]

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Slow starts cost Rays against Baltimore

July 20, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. If the Rays can’t get off to better starts, it might be the finish of them. Team Wait-Til-the-Sixth got off to another slow beginning Monday night, and it ended up costing them. They lost 6-1 to the Baltimore Orioles, a team they had beaten in all six games they two had played […]

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Rays come back to win series vs. Braves

July 19, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The finish was fine. The final innings for the Tampa Bay Rays included a comeback, and a great catch, and a key save. They involved yet another come-from-behind victory. On the other hand, can the Rays do something about these horrible starts? The Rays rallied to beat the Atlanta Braves Sunday — […]

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Braves’ Fried leads lopsided win over Rays

July 18, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. To put it gently, they were clobbered. They were crushed. Embarrassed. Annihilated. Face it, they were Fried. The Tampa Bay Rays had no earthly idea what to do with Atlanta pitcher Max Fried in Saturday night’s 9-0 defeat. Fried dominated the Rays from the mound — seven innings, four hits, no runs […]

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Rays start second half with extra-inning win

July 17, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. We have seen Austin Meadows trot after a home run. We have seen him sprint after hitting a double into the gap. Then there was Friday night, when Meadows lifted the Tampa Bay Rays without an extra base hit at all. Meadows drove in three runs with two singles and a sacrifice […]

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Can the Bucs match the Bolts’ success?

July 16, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The way I have it figured, it’s the Tampa Bay Bucs’ turn. Winning. Partying. Boats. Trophies. Cigars. Maybe a little beer. This is all getting silly. The sports teams of Tampa Bay keep winning titles and keep changing the way we feel about them. At one point, we made as much fun […]

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Can the Rays see the playoffs from here?

July 15, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The hitting will continue to be ordinary. Oh, there are times that they can hit, and the Tampa Bay Rays look pretty good. But there are nights when they seem to be in blindfolds, swinging at a pinata. Those are the Tampa Bay Rays at the bat — a swing and a […]

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Bolts paid the price for Stanley Cup

July 14, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In a way, it is fitting that the Stanley Cup itself is injured. It is a large, and it is shiny, and these days, it is dented. An unnamed player for the Tampa Bay Lightning dropped the cup, and it bent. What other kind of trophy would better represent this player, who […]

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Kucherov has a point in defending Vasy

July 13, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. At last count, Nikita Kucherov was, in no particular order, opinionated, shirtless, profane and somewhat intoxicated. He was also correct. Say this for Kuch. For all the points he made in the offseason — technically, it was a lot — he made more in his beer-fueled post-press conference on Wednesday night. He […]

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