Rays shut out by former teammate Snell

June 18, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. This time, Kevin Cash could not get Blake Snell out of the game. Too bad. Snell, the former Rays’ starter, made his old team miss him Saturday. He threw a two-hit shutout over his six innings, striking out 12 hitters, to lead the Padres to a 2-0 victory. Content beyond this point […]

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McClanahan, Arozarena lead Rays’ win

June 17, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. So who is the best player on the Tampa Bay Rays? And wasn’t Friday night an on-the-field debate over the subject? Of course, the easy answer is Shane McClanahan, who had another terrific outing. He ran his record to 11-1 in the Rays’ 6-2 victory over San Diego. Of his 15 starts, […]

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Raley’s 12th homer allows Rays to split

June 16, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, the bat survived. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays did, too. The Rays completed a ragged four days in Oakland Thursday afternoon with a 4-3 victory thanks to an eighth-inning home run by Luke Raley and a solid night by their bullpen. The win allowed a four-game split with the […]

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Finally, Margot leads Rays to win over A’s

June 15, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Manny Margot was better than the base running was bad. Ryan Thompson was sharper than Tyler Glasnow was off. Josh Lowe rose to the occasion and the Oakland A’s settled back to being a bad baseball team. It wasn’t the smoothest game, and it wasn’t the Rays at their most efficient. But […]

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Little things missing as Rays beaten again

June 14, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. To beat even the little teams, a ball club must do the little things. On Tuesday night, the Tampa Bay Rays did not. The Rays lost for the second straight time to the Oakland A’s, the worst team in baseball. This time it was 2-1, and the Rays’ final few innings betrayed […]

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Rays upset by a weak Oakland team

June 13, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Maybe they were flying too high. Maybe they flew to far to get to the game Regardless, this one is going to take some time to figure out. How do you figure that the Tampa Bay Rays, who have baseball’s best record, lost a 4-3 game to the Oakland A’s, a team […]

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McClanahan wins 10th game for Rays

June 12, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Greatness isn’t always about totaling up the strikeouts. It isn’t always about dominating the other hitter. Some of it is self-control, a large part of what makes Shane McClanahan the Rays’ stopper. Go back to the third inning of Sunday’s game. McClanahan was spinning out of control. The Texas Rangers already had […]

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Rays leaky in loss to solid Rangers

June 11, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Not enough defense. Not enough pitching. For that matter, there wasn’t a heck of a lot of hitting, either. Saturday was a day the Texas Rangers struck back in their series against the Tampa Bay Rays.  The Rangers won 8-4, taking advantage of a lot of leaky play by the Rays. It […]

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Paredes takes over Rays-Rangers game

June 10, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. In the bedlam that is Randy Land, perhaps there is room for a suburb. Call it Paredes Place. Maybe Isaac Village. After all, that’s where his home runs land. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view the rest of this column, sign in using the handy […]

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Rays strike quickly to sweep Minnesota

June 9, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For most of the afternoon, the offense was asleep. There for a while, it may have been in a coma. And then they struck. Again. The Rays managed only four hits Thursday afternoon. Still, they won a 4-2 game over Minnesota, completing a sweep. Content beyond this point is for members only. […]

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