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Giants run away from Rays, 7-1

August 18, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. One minute he was flying. The next, he was falling. For Ryan Pepiot, the world turned upside just that quickly Sunday. In a finger-snap, he went from leading the parade to having it march all over him. The Rays ended up being clobbered by the San Francisco Giants, 7-1. But it didn’t […]

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Rays come back again to beat Giants

August 17, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There are comebacks, and there are comebacks. There are comebacks that feel improbable, that include harrowing turns and rough roads in the dark. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays came back from 2011 or so. That’s how far that San Francisco pitcher Justin Verlander had turned back the clock. For him, 2011 […]

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Bucs beat Steelers; let the debates start

August 17, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t pretty. It wasn’t dominating. Heck, it didn’t even count. But now that the Bucs 17-14 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers is complete, the debate over just what it all meant may ensue. For instance, what did you make of the defense? They had four sacks and three interceptions. On the […]

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Diaz’s single lifts Rays past Giants

August 16, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. They came back from a run down. Then they came back from two runs down. Then they came back from three runs down. So how could the Tamlpa Bay Rays not win this one? Yandy Diaz slapped a 1-2 pitch to right field in the ninth inning to bring home the winning […]

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Home runs help Rays beat A’s

August 14, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Yeah, it’s been a while since the Tampa Bay Rays have offered up real competition to rest of the American League. On their team, however, they’ve got an interesting little case of whatever-you-can-do-I-can-do-better going on. Junior Caminero and Brandon Lowe continued their personal home-run derby battle in the Rays’ 8-2 victory over […]

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Rays return to losing ways

August 13, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Here’s a question. How many of other team’s highlight films will feature the Tampa Bay Rays prominently this season? In a season that (lately) has had a lot more bad plays than good ones, the Rays turned in another dud Monday night. They lost to the Athletics 6-0, and there were very […]

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Rays’ bats wake up against A’s

August 12, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For a night, at least, the offense was awake. For one game, the power was there. How long it will last, nobody knows. The Tampa Bay Rays, who have been one of the worst teams in baseball the last month and a half, erupted in a 7-4 victory over the Athletics. Yeah, […]

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Mariners rough up Houser early in win

August 11, 2025 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Could the Tampa Bay Rays do this trade-deadline thing again? The Rays, once thought of as the smartest kid in class, as the team you do not want to swap with, went down again Sunday afternoon. This time, the Seattle Mariners completed a sweep and sent the Rays reeling toward its 28th […]

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Seattle homers doom Rays in loss

August 10, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Is it time to wonder if Joe Boyle is ripe yet? Boyle, who looked promising early in the year, has fallen on hard times. The Rays lost his third consecutive start Saturday as the Seattle Mariners bombed the Rays 7-4. Boyle has lasted just 3 1/3 innings, five innings and four innings […]

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Bucs run away from Titans for win

August 10, 2025 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. Yay, laundry. Fans cheered the red jerseys. They cheered the white pants. They cheered the pewter helmets. Every now and then, there was a glimpse of someone who might play significant minutes for the Tampa Bay Bucs this season. They cheered them, too. All in all, it was a nice first step […]

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