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Rays knocked out of first place in defeat

June 14, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The fall continues. Suddenly, they are a rock in water. They are a detached piece of a UFO falling to earth. They are a diver plummeting toward the pool surface. They are the second-place Tampa Bay Rays, and they cannot stop the plunge. The Rays fell behind the New York Yankees in […]

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Angels crush Rays, McClanahan to win

June 13, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Could someone please get a message to the Tampa Bay Rays? Maybe remind them that, technically, the Los Angeles Angels are an awful baseball team. Oh, you wouldn’t know by their head to head meetings. Counting Friday night’s 4-3 loss, the Rays have lost three of four to the Angels. They’ve given […]

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Rays sweep Red Sox behind Rasmussen

June 11, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. In the race for ace of the Tampa Bay Rays, enter Drew Rasmussen’s name to the list. Rasmussen was overpowering Wednesday afternoon in a 7-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field. The win completed the sweep of Boston, For the second straight game, Rasmusen (6-2) was impressive. He went […]

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Rays win behind solid pitching performance

June 10, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When the pitching is right, so too are the Tampa Bay Rays. It was clear during the team’s recent tumble. It was clear when the Rays took hold of the AL East. Frankly, it’s still obvious. Nick Martinez threw seven strong innings Tuesday night, handcuffing the Boston Red Sox in a 4-3 […]

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Diaz leads Rays to win over Red Sox

June 9, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. It is well known how strong Yandy Diaz is. Still, carrying an entire baseball team is impressive. Diaz drove in two of the Rays’ three runs in a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox at Tropicana Field Monday night. Diaz, hitting a league-leading .325 on the season, led off the game […]

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Rays stumble again in loss to Marlins

June 8, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. You know a team is going badly when it keeps getting mugged on Easy Street. The Tampa Bay Rays continued its struggles against losing teams Sunday afternoon, losing a 4-1 game to the Florida Marlins at loanDepot Park. In their last four series, the Rays have been swept by Baltimore (playing .477 […]

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Rays’ bats quiet in defeat

June 7, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays continue to try to get a foothold in order to turn around a season that has gotten off-track. One day after snapping their three-game losing streak (and a span where they lost eight of 10), the Rays’ bats froze in a 4-3 loss to the Florida Marlins and […]

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Rasmussen shines as Rays win big

June 6, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Turns out, the Rescue Ranger of the Tampa Bay Rays wears a red beard. Dennis Rasmussen brought relief to the slumping Tampa Bay Rays, pitching a one-hit gem (seven innings) in a 6-0 shutout over the Florida Marlins. Rasmussen allowed only a second-inning single to Javier Sanoja. He struck out nine. Perhaps […]

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Detroit bashes Rays once again

June 4, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. The days go by, and they sink lower. They look worse and worse. The beatings get more and more convincing. They are the Tampa Bay Rays, and they are playing dreadful baseball. The Rays were clobbered again Wednesday afternoon. Once again, it was an awful Detroit team that laid an awful beating […]

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Rays struggle in crushing loss to Detroit

June 3, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Be careful when walking around the American League East these days. A Tampa Bay Ray might fall on you. The Rays, currently playing as poorly has any team in baseball, were jolted again Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. They lost 8-0 to the dreadful Detroit Tigers, only the third time they have […]

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