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Rays end skid with big seventh inning

May 30, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It was the seventh inning when the ugly came off of the baseball for the Tampa Bay Rays. They were down 2-1, to a mediocre Angels’ team from Los Angeles. Home field didn’t seem to be helping them. A fifth straight loss was possible. And then the Rays’ woke up. The Rays […]

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Orioles crush Rays to complete sweep

May 28, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. No, really. They’re in first place. Oh, sure, the Tampa Bay Rays aren’t playing like it. They were clobbered again Wednesday night, 11-2 by Baltimore at Camden Yards. It left the Rays with a season-long four-game losing streak as their lead in the AL East dwindled. It was embarrassing. The Rays didn’t […]

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Sloppy Rays lose their third straight

May 27, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Are we seeing a team in a brief tailspin, or is the situation with the Tampa Bay Rays more dire? Are they a team on the verge of unraveling? The Rays lost their third straight game Tuesday night, playing a sloppy game in a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles at Camden […]

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Rays keep blowing leads against O’s

May 26, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. How many times can a team blow a game? How many leads can it squander? Four times, the Tampa Bay Rays took a lead over the Baltimore Orioles Monday at Camden Yards. Every time, they let the O’s roar back, until the final time resulted in a 9-7 win in 13 innings. […]

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Rays victimized by Judge home run

May 24, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. When you’re battling in a close game, players will remind you that one mistake can beat you. Sunday, that mistake belonged to the Tampa Bay Rays. Locked in a scoreless tie in the eighth inning, the Rays were a couple of feet away from taking the lead. But Junior Caminero tried to […]

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Rays have moved on at the right times

May 24, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, the key to a team’s improvement are the additions it makes. Take the Tampa Bay Rays, who spent their off-season bringing in help in the form of Nick Martinez and Steven Matz, among others. And sometimes, the key is know who to move on from. The Rays have had some mixed […]

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Another comeback lifts Rays over Yankees

May 23, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Might the Tampa Bay Rays run away with the high-priced American League East? And if not, who is going to catch them? The Rays played a familiar script on Friday night. They were dormant for seven innings, then got into their opponent’s bullpen. They pulled away for a 4-2 victory over the […]

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Rays roar from behind to sweep Orioles

May 21, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It isn’t just that the Rays came from behind Wednesday. They were raised from the dead. For seven innings, the Rays looked tamed. They managed two hits, and just one run, against former teammate Shane Baz. It looked like one of those days when a hot pitcher changes everything — although Baz […]

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Rays’ pitching shuts down Baltimore

May 20, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Then there are days like Tuesday, when the bullpen matches the blueprint. A fistful of relief pitchers shut down the Baltimore Orioles Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. The Rays won their 32nd game of the year in a 4-1 decision over th O’s. Griffin Jax, a converted reliever, started and gave up […]

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Rays have a huge night offensively

May 19, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Some days, the only problem an offense has is whether it will wear home plate slap out before the night is through. The Tampa Bay Rays exploded Monday night, scoring a season-high 16 runs on 18 hits in a 16-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. Want to talk about […]

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