Rays win in improbable comeback vs. Yanks

May 8, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Take all the comebacks in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. Consider this walk-off and the drama and the celebrations at home plate. This one beat almost all of them. The Tampa Bay Rays won the comebackiest game in recent memory Sunday afternoon, coming from six runs back with the nearly […]

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Yankees rally to beat Rays’ bullpen

May 7, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. As easy as things have come, as smooth as the road has been, there is a message for the Tampa Bay Rays. In the long season ahead, things may not always be a stroll in the park. If nothing else, the Rays’ latest loss, a 3-2 disappointment at the hands of the […]

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Rays edge Yankees behind Franco double

May 6, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Perhaps the answer is simple. All the Tampa Bay Rays have to do is subdivide Tropicana Field. You know about Randy Land, right? The left field bleachers of the Trop already are called Randy Land. It was electric enough on Friday night when Arozarena hit a home run to get the Rays […]

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Eflin leads Rays to sweep of Pittsburgh

May 5, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Upon further reflection, Zach Eflin may have been a bargain. Eflin, the Rays’ prize free agency addition last off-season, ran his record to 4-0 with a dominating performance in a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched seven innings and struck out 10 — seven of them looking. The Pirates, who […]

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Rays keep the Pirates away from home

May 4, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Some times, it is as if there is a school zone sign at second base. Slow down, chuckleheads. At third, there is a stop sign at third. At home, there is a no parking sign. For the opponents of the Tampa Bay Rays, these are the signs of the base paths. No […]

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Rays’ bullpen rebounds against Pirates

May 3, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. This time, the bullpen struck back. One game after being shelled in a 12-9 loss to Chicago (a game the Rays had a four-run lead in the ninth), the relief corps of the Rays held down the second-best team in baseball, beating Pittsburgh 4-1. Content beyond this point is for members only. […]

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Rays’ bullpen blows up in Sox’ comeback

May 2, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. The best wins for a baseball team are when it comes from behind. The worst losses are when it falls from ahead. The Tampa Bay Rays were reminded of that Saturday, with its bullpen falling apart in a 12-9 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Oh, the Rays had their typical outburst […]

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Bucs hope offensive line can measure up

May 1, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The doubts remain. The questions linger. Even after free agency, even after the draft, even after the culling of the roster (and coaching staff), it is easy to look at the Tampa Bay Bucs and wonder. There are too many holes, too many flaws, for this team to figure as a contender. […]

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Bolts eliminated by another OT loss

April 30, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. It ended ugly. It ended painfully. It ended at home. But for the Tampa Bay Lightning, it ended suddenly. The Lightning, a team used to lasting for a while in the Stanley Cup playoffs, hung around only six games this time. Three of those were losses at home, where the Bolts had […]

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Rays change their fortunes with 10-run outburst

April 30, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It was going to be just one of those nights, right? It was going to be one of those inexplicable nights that happens in baseball, a night where a bad team beats a good one, a night when an underachieving pitcher finds his rhythm and tames the bests offense (so far) in […]

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