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This time, the Rays rally from seven runs down

July 29, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. One day, they give a game away. The next, they steal one in broad daylight. Maybe you can figure out the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays won a game Sunday almost exactly the way they had lost one the day before. They won 10-9 over Toronto (after losing 10-9 the day before). […]

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Rays blow a seven-run lead in collapse against Blue Jays

July 28, 2019 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. If there was ever a defeat to suggest this team is going nowhere fast (except lower in the standings), this was the one. The Tampa Bay Rays suffered a punch to the gut Saturday afternoon, blowing a seven-run lead and falling in 12 innings to the Toronto Blue Jays, 10-9. The Rays, […]

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Barrett hopes to help the Bucs from outside linebacker

July 28, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. For Shaquil Barrett, the path to the quarterback has never been an easy one. He has made it to the Tampa Bay Bucs the hard way. Barrett, an outside linebacker who was a free agent signing from Denver, didn’t arrive in the NFL with trumpets blaring. He was a free agent off […]

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Yarbrough wins again as Rays beat Toronto

July 27, 2019 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Travis d’Arnaud keeps hitting. Ryan Yarbrough keeps winning. It doesn’t mean the Rays’ recent slump is over, but for now, it’s a good start. The Rays beat Toronto, 3-1, on Friday night to open their three-game series. It was the team’s first game since news that starting pitcher Blake Snell would miss […]

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Bucs’ Barber hopes to be better than ‘pretty good’

July 27, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Here’s the problem. Peyton Barber, by most accounts, is a pretty good NFL back. But the Bucs need a better one. Perhaps that is the reason that Barber has received mediocre reviews as the Bucs’ primary back entering 2019. Simply put, Barber doesn’t dazzle. He’ll get three yards if a three-yard hole […]

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Fans believe in Arians; they have no choice

July 26, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. There is a reason that the fans of the Tampa Bay Bucs believe so staunchly in new coach Bruce Arians. After all, what other choice do they have? In a sea of chaos, Arians appears stable. For a franchise that has been lost in the woods, he seems to know the way. […]

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Rays lose starting pitcher Snell until September

July 26, 2019 general

Friday, 2 a.m. He is no longer the best pitcher on the staff. Charlie Morton is. He isn’t the next big thing. That belongs to Brendan McKay. He isn’t the surprise performer. That’s probably the designation that would go to Yonny Chirinos. But Blake Snell remains the most vital starter for the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

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Rays Survive Red Sox, Argument With Bullpen

July 25, 2019 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Sometimes, the Tampa Bay Rays look as if they could do this all of the time. Sometimes, they can’t. For a day, however, the Rays were contenders in the wild-card race once again, beating the Red Sox 3-2 with a familiar formula. They received good starting pitching for Charlie Morton (seven innings, […]

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Comeback falls short as Rays slide a little farther

July 24, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The hole was just too deep. The grip was too slippery. They lead was too great. And so the Tampa Bay Ray lost again. You can be comforted, if you wish, by a two-run rally based on walks in the bottom of the ninth. But the Rays fell 5-4 to the Boston […]

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Rays clobbered by Red Sox’ huge third inning

July 23, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Did they fool you? Did you think they were for real? Did you think they could contend? Back during those hot days of April, did you think the Tampa Bay Rays had the ability to last? Did you think they could hold off the Red Sox? Did you think they could play […]

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