Rays’ offense vanishes against Giants

August 16, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Considering the offensive explosion of the previous night, it might have been understandable if the Tampa Bay Rays had a little bit of a falloff. You wouldn’t have expected them to fall off a cliff. Over 24 hours, the Rays lost 15 hits. They scored 10 fewer runs. They lost 7-0, the […]

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Glasnow leads Rays to win over Giants

August 15, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Good thing that Tyler Glasnow’s back looks okay. After all, the Tampa Bay Rays may have to ride it for a while. Glasnow returned to the mound Monday night after missing two weeks due to back spasms, and boy, were the Rays glad to see him. They’ve had enough trouble with missing […]

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Cleveland hammers Rays, Eflin

August 14, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Now, more than ever, the Tampa Bay Rays need for Zach Eflin to be a rock. Sunday afternoon, he was a pebble , easily picked up and tossed aside. With the Rays’ starting rotation in tatters, the Rays turned to Eflin to complete a sweep of the Cleveland Guardians. Instead, he was […]

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Arozarena delivers another walk-off win

August 13, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Maybe Randy Arozarena wasn’t really in a slump. Maybe the moments just weren’t big enough for him. The Grand Poser, Arozarena, allowed the Rays to win their second straight game by walk-off Saturday afternoon. Arozarena singled to right field to drive in Brandon Lowe for the win, the third walk-off hit he […]

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Franco picks up Rays with walk-off homer

August 12, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Perhaps it was worth all of the ugliness. Perhaps it was worth watching Pete Fairbanks forget how to throw a strike. Perhaps it was worth blowing a  three-run lead in the ninth. Perhaps it was worth the three errors. Perhaps it was worth perhaps the worst closing effort in Rays’ memory. When […]

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Bucs open preseason with ugly defeat

August 11, 2023 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Perhaps the Tampa Bay Bucs have been asking the wrong question, after all. Perhaps the microscope should not be on Baker Mayfield, after all. Perhaps it should be on everyone else. The Bucs opened their preseason schedule Friday night by falling on their collective noses, losing 27-17 to Pittsburgh, a third-place finisher […]

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Liberatore shuts down Rays in victory

August 11, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. From the day they traded for Randy Arozarena, there haven’t been many reasons for the Rays to look back. Until Thursday. In his time here, Arozarena has been a playoff hero, a Rookie of the Year, an all-star, a fan favorite. He has led the Rays as they have been a playoff […]

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Home runs can’t rescue Tampa Bay

August 10, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. They were pretty. They were long, and they were high, and they left the park in a hurry. This time, however, the home run could not bail out the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays dug themselves a hole early in Wednesday night’s game and went on to lose 6-4 to the St. […]

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Diaz leads Rays with four-hit night

August 9, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. All this, and you also get cake. Give it to Yandy Diaz. The guy knows how to celebrate a birthday. Consider, if you will, the way that Diaz enjoyed his 32nd birthday Tuesday night. — He went four-for-four. — He drove in the go-ahead run in the Rays’ 4-2 victory over the […]

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Who will lead these Rays in home runs?

August 8, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. They have jolted their way here. Of all the surprises of the Tampa Bay Rays, that is perhaps the biggest one. The starting pitching has been good. The defense has been steady. The bullpen has been mostly solid. But it is the muscle that has raised the most eyebrows with these Rays. […]

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