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Dissecting the Rays’ half of a season

July 11, 2019 general

Most valuable player: 1. Charlie Morton 2. Tommy Pham 3. Austin Meadows Why they’re not leading: The Rays are 4-9 against the Yankees Least valuable player: 1. Jose Alvarado 2. Diego Castillo 3. Mike Zunino Content beyond this point is for members only.

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Can the Bucs survive if Winston isn’t good?

July 10, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. It starts with the quarterback. In every town, on every team, it starts with the quarterback. The way the rules are in the NFL today, it is impossible for a team to be good unless its quarterback is very, very good. And so, before you begin to weigh the chances of the […]

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Rays’ bullpen having a hard time saving games

July 9, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. It’s supposed to be an easy stat, really. Just get three outs before you give up three runs. On a lot of nights, that’s all. It’s supposed to be a short putt. You enter the game clean, and if you give up only as many runs as a starting pitcher does in […]

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Rays edge Yankees again to go into the break

July 8, 2019 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Here at the break, there are a few things we have learned about the Tampa Bay Rays. — It isn’t always hopeless against the New York Yankees. There for a while, it seemed to be as the Rays dropped seven straight, but Sunday’s 2-1 victory was the team’s second in a row. […]

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Rays win in a walk after d’Arnaud’s home run

July 7, 2019 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. They won? Really? Against the Yankees, after seven straight losses. At home, which doesn’t happen often enough. With a walkoff, which almost never happens. The Tampa Bay Rays, who have struggled as of late, finally had a finish go their way Saturday evening when Travis d’Arnaud hit his sixth home run of […]

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Slumping Rays collapse again in late innings

July 6, 2019 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Stop them if you have heard this before. Please. For goodness sakes. Can someone stop them? Once again, the Rays went kerblooey late, watching a 4-4 tie turn into an 8-4 victory. It was the third straight similar loss for the Rays, watching a late inning tie turn into a lopsided loss […]

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Once again, the Rays collapse in the late innings

July 5, 2019 general

Friday, 3 a.m. Another day, another implosion. And afterward, there were tiny bits of the Rays’ playoff chances spread all over Tropicana Field. Once again Thursday night, the Rays found themselves in a tie game late. And once again, the bullpen collapsed. After giving up six late runs to the Orioles a night before, it […]

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Once again, Alvarado abused in late-inning collapse

July 4, 2019 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. There goes Jose Alvarado, the magic man, once again. He makes hope disappear. Once again, Alvarado was a garbage dump fire Wednesday night. He entered the game with a 3-3 scie, and he promptly threw the first pitch into the dirt. He walked that batter, Anthony Santander, on five pitches, giving manager […]

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Morton impressive again as Rays beat Orioles

July 3, 2019 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Oh, so that’s why Charlie Morton made the all-star game. Charlie Morton, the biggest bargain in the American League, showed everyone again Tuesday night why he made the summer classic, spinning his ninth victory in 11 decisions in a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Along the way, Morton: — Struck out […]

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Kiermaier’s homer leads Rays to third straight win

July 2, 2019 general

Tuesday, 3 a.m. Do you recognize them? Is there something familiar about their stride? Is there something you remember in their swagger? Hey, it’s the good Tampa Bay Rays. And where have you guys been lately? The Rays have won three straight games for the first time since June 5-8. Their latest victory was Monday […]

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