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Cleveland stops Rays’ mini-streak

September 15, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Rays ran out of pitching Saturday evening. The Rays, after two straight impressive performances on the mound, were tattooed in a 6-1 loss to the Cleveland Guardians. Tyler Alexander gave up four runs and Hunter Bigge gave up two in the loss. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already […]

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USF scores 49 in win over Eagles

September 15, 2024 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Maybe it isn’t how you start. It’s how you finish. The USF Bulls stumbled out of the gate Saturday, fallling behind 14-0 on the road. It didn’t last. The Bulls exploded from there, winning 49-24 over Southern Miss. USF had 562 yards of total offense, including 369 rushing. Kelley Joiner had 117 […]

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Bucs picked to lose to Detroit

September 14, 2024 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. A week ago, they looked sharp. They looked efficient. Against the Commanders, they looked commanding. But can the Tampa Bay Bucs do it twice in a row? Sunday, they face a Detroit team that ended last season. The Lions still look like one of the NFC’s hot young teams. The Bucs? You […]

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Driscoll’s bat, Littell’s arm lead Rays

September 14, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. For a guy who just got here, Logan Driscoll has shown signs that he wants to stay. Driscoll, yet another Ray who is trying to end the perpetual shortcoming at catcher, is hitting just .235 in his rookie season, Still, he has had some moments. One of those was Friday night when […]

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Rays’ bullpen shines against Cleveland

September 13, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. When they are good, and admittedly, it is not often enough, it is because of them. The guys in the bullpen, each taking a nibble out of success. On days such as Thursday, they come at an opponent in waves, darting, dodging, taking advantage of matchups until the other team is shaking […]

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Phillies complete sweep with infield hit

September 12, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The odds of a winning season seem to be fading for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays lost again Wednesday, falling 3-2 to the Philadelphia Phillies, who completed a sweep of the Rays. Tampa Bay is now four games under .500 on the season with 16 games to play. The Rays lost […]

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Horrible 8th dooms Tampa Bay

September 11, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. There for a while, Edwin Uceta looked like the find of the year. He was effective, he was bold, he was nearly flawless. Then came Tuesday night. And the world caught up. Uceta was unable to slow down the Philadelphia Phillies, who scored five runs in the eighth inning — two of […]

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Rays score just once in loss to Phillies

September 10, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. In the end, they just didn’t hit enough. You can blame Garrett Cleavinger, who had an awful inth inning, for the 2-1 loss the Tampa Bay Rays suffered at the hands of the Philadelphia Phillies. And it’s true. Cleavinger wasn’t good.  But in the end, the Rays scored just one run — […]

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Bucs open season with a successful win

September 9, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You can look at it as the first step of a long journey. You can look at it as a win over an overmatched opponent. You can look at it as a game the Tampa Bay Bucs should have won. Or, you can look at it like this: Wow. The Bucs got […]

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Pitching leads Rays past Orioles

September 9, 2024 general

Monday, 3 a.m. No pitcher criticizes his offense out loud. Still, if you throw for the Tampa Bay Rays, you are aware you can’t afford a lot of mistakes. Sunday, the Rays didn’t make any. Five pitchers for the Rays combined for a 2-0 shutout win over the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, a game that […]

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