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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Rays’ soft hits overpower Yankees

May 29, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays didn’t hit it very hard for most of Saturday afternoon. But they did hit it for a change. The Rays scored a single run in each of their final three innings to stop their slide against the New York Yankees Saturday afternoon in a 3-1 victory. The win […]

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Yankees shut out Rays on 2-hitter

May 28, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This year, maybe the New York Yankees have spent well. Oh, they still spend dollars to dimes when compared to the Tampa Bay Rays. But finally, the team is measuring up to its budget. Finally, they’re playing better than the cost-cutting Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees shut out the Rays Friday night, […]

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Yankees pull away to beat Rays

May 27, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. At first glance, maybe there is something different about these New York Yankees. You remember the Yankees, the old Bronx Plodders, a team that always tried to ride its power to victory. But they were a station-to-station team that seemed confused when the power wasn’t on. Is that ending? The new-look Yankees […]

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Rays hang on to edge Marlins, 5-4

May 26, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t so much a victory as it was an escape. It wasn’t so much a statement as it was a question. The Tampa Bay Rays won 5-4 over the Miami Marlins Wednesday night, but it wasn’t the most triumphant of moments. It was more a matter of “How did we get […]

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Homers, McClanahan drive Rays’ win

May 25, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. For once, the power in the Tampa Bay Rays’ bats matched the power of Shane McClanahan’s left arm. Together, they helped the Rays overpower the Florida Marlins, 4-0, on Tuesday night. The Rays pounded out three homers and six extra-base hits against Marlins’ ace Pablo Lopez for their 25th win of the […]

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Nothing doing for Panthers vs. Bolts

May 24, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The best shot of the Florida Panthers meant nothing. The President’s Cup meant nothing. Two goals that were disallowed by the officials meant nothing. It all meant nothing to the Panthers, basically, because that’s what goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy gave up. Vasy was at his best Monday night when the Bolts kicked the […]

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Bolts take 3-0 lead over dazed Florida

May 23, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. There is blood in the water now. The Tampa Bay Lightning, kings of the kill shot, can smell it. It seems to have made them hungrier than ever. How on earth can the Florida Panthers stop them now? The Panthers, the best team in the NHL during the regular season, have been […]

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