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Bolts finally win a rout in playoffs

August 27, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Turns out, there is some power to the play of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Bolts, who had been struggling on the power play (and, yes, on their offensive attack), flexed their muscles Wednesday night in a rare playoff route, bashing the Boston Bruins 7-1 to take a 2-1 series lead. The […]

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Perez gives Rays cushion in AL East

August 27, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Wednesday night, it was business as usual for the Tampa Bay Rays, the train that keeps rolling even as it loses parts. The team won again. Check. It moved to a 2 1/2 game lead in the AL East by beating Baltimore 4-3. It came from behind again, overcoming sloppy defense en […]

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Lightning’s Palat lifts team in overtime

August 26, 2020 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Say this for the Tampa Bay Lightning. It can take a punch. So many breaks, and so many calls, went against the Lightning early in Wednesday night’s game against Boston in the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Still, the Lightning overcame them all, and Ondrej Palat’s goal with 4:40 left […]

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Rays get thrill of victory, agony of injury

August 26, 2020 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Good news from Tropicana Field. (And bad news, too). The Rays won another game. (And might have lost another pitcher). Tyler Glasnow was at his most dominant. (And Jalen Beeks left the field in pain). The team has now won 20 games. (And Beeks would be the team’s 10th pitcher on the […]

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Brady schools Bucs’ defensive backs

August 26, 2020 general

Wednesday, 2 a.m. For a group who is supposed to be better, their jobs have gotten harder. And, as the days grow shorter, the secondary of the Tampa Bay Bucs continues to strive toward being a competitive unit. The Bucs’ secondary, 19th in the NFL last year, faces a precise quarterback in Tom Brady these […]

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Halfway home, the Rays hang onto first place

August 25, 2020 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. That’s it? Already? The Tampa Bay Rays are just clearing their throat, and already, they are halfway done. Pitchers are still getting stretched out, and hitters are still adjusting to a new league or a new country, and just like that. the Rays have played half of their regular season. The Rays […]

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Lightning sluggish in series opening loss

August 24, 2020 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You might have thought they would itching to take the ice. You might have thought they would be ready to play before the warm-ups. The Tampa Bay Lightning were not. You might have thought that being into the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs would get the juices flowing. You might […]

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Rays continue to find pitching in victory

August 24, 2020 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Who are these guys? And is there any limit to their arms? Josh Fleming. John Curtiss. Pete Fairbanks. The seemingly bottomless pitching of the Tampa Bay Rays scraped a little deeper Sunday afternoon, and still, it came up aces. The Rays won their seventh game of their last eight, beating the Toronto […]

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Kiermaier does it again; gives Rays a walkoff

August 23, 2020 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Weren’t we just here? Didn’t we just see this? Kevin Kiermaier is dancing on the fake grass of Tropicana Field. His teammates are spilling things on him. Everyone is grinning. Meanwhile, the Toronto Blue Jays are walking away sadly. Well, deja vu. Kiermaier, for the second time in 24 days, sent the […]

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Rays’ winning streak ends against Blue Jays

August 22, 2020 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Well, that didn’t last long, did it? One day after taking over the lead in the American League East division race, the Rays slipped percentage points behind the Yankees (whose game was postponed) with a 6-5, 10-inning loss to the Blue Jays. “We just came up short,” said Rays’ manager Kevin Cash. […]

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