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Morton cools torrid Rays

June 20, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, there would be no comeback. The fireworks were put on hold. Historians can put away their magnifying glasses. This time, there was only the sight of an old friend dominating. A night after an historic comeback, the Rays were handcuffed by former teammate Charlie Morton in a 4-1 defeat. Morton, […]

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Rays complete improbable comeback

June 19, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The situation wasn’t just dire. It was ridiculous. The Rays were being thrashed. It was 8-0, two innings into the game, and the Baltimore Orioles were hitting the baseball into the street. Taj Bradley had been chased from the game only four outs into it. It was turning into one of those […]

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Baltimore stops Rays’ hot streak

June 18, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Here’s the worst thing about hot streaks. They always end with a jolt. After a week of swinging like the big teams, the Rays were quieted by Baltimore’s Dean Kremer on Tuesday. They had scored 31 runs in their previous four games; they managed just one Yuesay . They had 48 hits; […]

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Rays’ offense is still hot in win over O’s

June 17, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Perhaps they aren’t nervous at all. After all, the New York Yankees have so much money tied into so much talent, because they are comfortable there at the top of the AL East. On the other hand, how can they not notice how fast the Tampa Bay Rays are coming up behind […]

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Rays overwhelm Mets to complete sweep

June 16, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Nine more runs. Nine more hits. Another lopsided victory. Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Rays suddenly have the look of a very good baseball. They completed a sweep over the New York Mets, the best team in the National League, in lopsided fashion. It was 9-0, and it completed a […]

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Another big inning leads Rays’ win

June 15, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. For the second straight game, the Tampa Bay Rays have taken the best the National League has to offer and handled them. This time, it was an 8-4 win over the Mets, who entered the series on a six-game winning streak and were 21 games over .500. The Rays, too, are playing […]

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Rays come back to defeat Mets

June 14, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The hole was deep and ominous, the kind of hole that can bury a team. It didn’t take long for the Tampa Bay Rays to bury themselves there. It didn’t take long for them to climb out of it either. It was the sixth inning of Friday’s game against the New York […]

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Red Sox hit four homers to beat Rays

June 12, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays have a way of healing ailing pitchers. Sadly, it’s the other team’s pitchers. One night after being dominated by Lucas Giolito, the Rays scuffled against Walker Buehler Wednesday night. Buehler, 5-4, entered the game with a 5.18 ERA. Still, he looked large against the Rays in a 4-3 […]

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Rays offense can’t solve Giolito

June 11, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Figures. One night after scoring 11 runs, riding an offensive rebirth, the bats of the Tampa Bay Rays fell quiet again Tuesday night. The Rays fell to Boston, 3-1. They managed just three hits and were just one-for-four with runners in scoring position. Hitting against Lucas Giolito, who has been awful this […]

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Rays survive a wild game against Sox

June 10, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Is it over? Finally? The Tampa Bay Rays finally found a lead they could hold onto Monday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 10-8 in 11 innings. Good thing. They must have been exhausted from having leads slip through their fingers. The Rays kept building leads, and then they kept giving them […]

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