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Tuesday, 4 a.m. For much of the night, they didn’t pitch particularly well. Also, they didn’t hit. Even their fielding was a little splotchy. And then, just before they let a game slip away, the Rays turned into the best team in the American League again. Trailing by four runs, the Rays exploded for eight […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. Evidently, there isn’t a ninth inning that Bryan Baker cannot save. Baker played rescue-ranger again Saturday night, retiring a tough part of Seattle’s lineup to preserve a 3-2 victory. Baker gave up a hit to Julio Rodriguez, then retired Josh Naylor (who had two home runs on the night) and coaxed Brendan […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. They don’t win a lot. They don’t shut opponents down a lot. But say one thing for the Colorado Rockies. Those guys can score. That was the impressive thing about the Rays’ 4-0 win over the Rockies at Coors Field Wednesday. Even while losing the first two games of their series with […]

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The missing bats of the Tampa Bay Rays showed back up on Monday night. Who would have thought they would have left them in Denver? The Rays assaulted the Colorado Rockies out of the gate, scoring eight times in the first four innings and coasting to a 13-9 victory at Coors Field. […]