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Rays edge Yankees again to go into the break

July 8, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Here at the break, there are a few things we have learned about the Tampa Bay Rays. — It isn’t always hopeless against the New York Yankees. There for a while, it seemed to be as the Rays dropped seven straight, but Sunday’s 2-1 victory was the team’s second in a row. […]

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Rays win in a walk after d’Arnaud’s home run

July 7, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. They won? Really? Against the Yankees, after seven straight losses. At home, which doesn’t happen often enough. With a walkoff, which almost never happens. The Tampa Bay Rays, who have struggled as of late, finally had a finish go their way Saturday evening when Travis d’Arnaud hit his sixth home run of […]

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Slumping Rays collapse again in late innings

July 6, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Stop them if you have heard this before. Please. For goodness sakes. Can someone stop them? Once again, the Rays went kerblooey late, watching a 4-4 tie turn into an 8-4 victory. It was the third straight similar loss for the Rays, watching a late inning tie turn into a lopsided loss […]

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Once again, the Rays collapse in the late innings

July 5, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Another day, another implosion. And afterward, there were tiny bits of the Rays’ playoff chances spread all over Tropicana Field. Once again Thursday night, the Rays found themselves in a tie game late. And once again, the bullpen collapsed. After giving up six late runs to the Orioles a night before, it […]

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Once again, Alvarado abused in late-inning collapse

July 4, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. There goes Jose Alvarado, the magic man, once again. He makes hope disappear. Once again, Alvarado was a garbage dump fire Wednesday night. He entered the game with a 3-3 scie, and he promptly threw the first pitch into the dirt. He walked that batter, Anthony Santander, on five pitches, giving manager […]

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Morton impressive again as Rays beat Orioles

July 3, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Oh, so that’s why Charlie Morton made the all-star game. Charlie Morton, the biggest bargain in the American League, showed everyone again Tuesday night why he made the summer classic, spinning his ninth victory in 11 decisions in a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Along the way, Morton: — Struck out […]

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Kiermaier’s homer leads Rays to third straight win

July 2, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Do you recognize them? Is there something familiar about their stride? Is there something you remember in their swagger? Hey, it’s the good Tampa Bay Rays. And where have you guys been lately? The Rays have won three straight games for the first time since June 5-8. Their latest victory was Monday […]

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Snell finally puts a game together for Tampa Bay

July 1, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. A winning streak? Whee! The surging (?) Tampa Bay Rays have won consecutive ballgames for the first time since June 9-10 against Boston and Oakland after Sunday’s 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Rays are now 5-8 over their last 13 games and were 13-16 in the month of June. The […]

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McKay is everything he was promised to be against Rangers

June 30, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. How many others? And which positions? For a long time now, we have heard their footsteps approaching, and we have heard the drums beat to signal the future. There are pitchers and catchers and outfielders and first basemen, and soon, they will finally arrive. And if they are anything like Brendan McKay, […]

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Random thoughts: McKay dominates conversion after debut

June 30, 2019 general

Sunday, 2 a.m. If you’re like me, you have the same reaction to the Rays’ losing streak, or their romotion of Brendan McKay or the slump of Blake Snell. It’s “I wonder how this is playing in Montreal.” — The average reaction of Rays fans can be summed up like this: “Pardon my French, but […]

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