Palat’s late goal gets a win for Lightning

June 6, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. On a team of stars, there are other lights that usually shine brighter in the sky than Ondrej Palat’s. There is the dazzling Nikita Kucherov, and the reliable Steven Stamkos. There is the acrobatic Andrei Vasilevskiy, and the sturdy Victor Hedman. There is Brayden Point and Ryan McDonagh. Ah, but when the […]

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Rays blow lead late in loss to White Sox

June 5, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The batting order is tattered and torn, and there are lot of days when it shows. The bullpen is weary and worn, and there are times they falter, as well. So it really isn’t hard to explain how the Tampa Bay Rays blew a 3-2 decision to the Chicago White Sox Saturday […]

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Bolts lose second straight, trail 2-0 in series

June 4, 2022 general

Saturday;, 4 a.m. It has been a long time since they were this close to the edge. It has been an eternity since they have been in such an uncomfortable position. The Tampa Bay Lighting is in trouble. The Bolts went down 2-0 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference Finals series against the New York Rangers, […]

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Good Randy leads Rays to win over White Sox

June 4, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. He can take your breath away. And he can make you use it to swear in his direction. He can be wonderful, and he can be woeful. He can wreck an opponent, and he can be reckless. Such is the case of Randy Arizarena, the good-guy, bad-guy of the Tampa Bay Rays. […]

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Kluber leads Rays to series split against Rangers

June 3, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The Rays finally resumed hitting Thursday afternoon. Scoring? Not so much. Despite getting nine hits and walking seven times, the Rays had to make three early runs stand up in a series-evening, 3-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Rays left 11 men on base and were just two-for-10 with runners in […]

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Bolts lose opener of Rangers’ series

June 2, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Here they are, bloodied once again. Here they are, their nose flattened again. For the Tampa Bay Lightning, once again, it is the difference between being knocked down and knocked out. The Bolts trail in the Eastern Conference finals, 1-0, after losing a 6-2 opener to the New York Rangers. The Bolts […]

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Rays come back to beat Rangers in 11

June 2, 2022 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Ji-Man Choi was dejected. Kevin Cash was ejected. They’re both better now. Amazing what salvaging a victory can do for a team. The Rays rallied to beat the Texas Rangers, 4-3, in 11 innings Wednesday night, their bats finding enough electricity to pull out a late win. Content beyond this point is […]

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Another starter dominates Rays

June 1, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Perhaps you have seen it before. Despite decent pitching, the Rays continue to struggle on offense. Opposing starting pitchers are wonderful. The Rays are sure that the hitting will kick in at any point now. And yet, it happens again. The Rays followed the same script in Tuesday night’s 3-0 loss to […]

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Rangers’ good start means a bad end for Rays

May 31, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, you don’t need to stick around for the autopsy to describe the corpse. Sometimes, a snippet or two is all you need. For instance, all you really need to know about the Rays’ hitting in their 9-5 drubbing at the hands of the Texan Rangers came in the first inning with […]

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Rays ride two hits to take split against Yanks

May 30, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For a day, it wasn’t about Shane McClanahan’s velocity. It wasn’t so much about his accuracy. On Sunday, it was about his resiliency. McClanahan, the oft-overpowering left-hander of the Tampa Bay Rays, was a mongoose Sunday, darting in and out of danger. He was an escape artist, dancing around trouble. McClanahan ran […]

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