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Wells redeems himself in Rays’ win

May 21, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Funny game, baseball. There are lows. There are highs. There is falling down. There is getting back up. Ask Taylor Walls, if you want. One night after Walls’ failure to lay down a bunt, he came back with a sacrifice fly to left field to drive in the winning run in a […]

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Bucs can’t get key run home in defeat

May 20, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The Rays didn’t ask much of Taylor Walls Monday night. Three feet maybe. Two even. Alas, another of the little things evaded the Rays in a 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros. Go back to the bottom of the ninth inning. There was one out, and speedy Chandler Simpson was on third […]

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Rasmussen sharp in win over Miami

May 18, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. To measure just how good DrewRasmussen was on Saturday, just consider how bad Rays’ pitching was the night before. Saturday, the Miami Marlins got nine fewer runs. They had eight fewer hits. They had seven fewer walks. Oh, and the Rays had one more win. Rasmussen went six strong innings Saturday in […]

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Marlins take series by beating Baz

May 17, 2025 general

] Sunday, 4 a.m. The mystifying slide of Shane Baz continues. Baz lost his third game in his last four starts Sunday, struggling in a 5-1 loss to the Miami Marins. It was the first series the Marlins have won against the Rays since the middle of the 2018 season. The loss was particularly tough […]

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Marlins humble Rays with 9-run burst

May 17, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Forget about the way the Rays have owned this series in recent seasons. Forget that the  Marlins are dead last in the National League East. Forget that the Rays have been playing better in recent days. Or, better yet, forget as much of Friday night as you can. The Miami Marlins smoked […]

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Lowe’s return keys Rays’ victory

May 16, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Welcome back, Josh Lowe. Lowe, on the injured list since Opening Day, made some noise on his return to the lineup of the Tampa Bay Rays, as he had three hits and a home run to lead his team to an 8-3 victory. It was the Rays’ fourth straight series win on […]

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Rays’ hitting shuts down in loss to Jays

May 15, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. There for a second or two, the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays seemed to have woken up. And then…not so much. After an 11-run spurt on Tuesday night, the Rays seemed to be humming again against Toronto. They had eight hits in the first 5 1/3 innings, and a 1-0 lead, […]

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Rays win wild game against Toronto

May 14, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Is it over yet? Are the comebacks finally complete? Cut and bleeding, the Tampa Bay Rays held onto win a up-and-down battle against the Toronto Blue Jays, 11-9. One game may not have had as many highlights as the Rays’ fall-from-ahead, come-from-behind victory. The Rays won, ultimately, because of a grand slam […]

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Home run balls cost Rays in loss

May 12, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For the Tampa Bay Rays, it changed in four pitches. Two of them, unfortunately, left the ballpark. The Rays took it on the chin Sunday, losing a 4-2 decision against the Milwaukee Brewers. It was Milwaukee’s first win of the three-game series. This time, the Rays seemed to be in good shape […]

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Jankowski’s walk-off leads Rays

May 11, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Maybe you might have suspected this from Yandy Diaz. Ninth inning. Two outs. A runner on second. And a single to left. Maybe you would have believed Jonathan Aranda. Or Brandon Lowe. Or Junior Caminero. Or someone else. But Travis Jankowski? Really? Jankowski, a 33-year-old journeyman who is with the Rays largely […]

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