A’s crush Rays one more time, 6-3

April 15, 2022 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Can someone bring back the Baltimore Orioles please? The Tampa Bay Rays were savaged once again Thursday afternoon, absorbing a 6-3 defeat at the hands of the Oakland A’s that was the team’s third loss in four games. The only game the Rays won was a 10-inning, come from behind victory. The […]

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Walks, Homers continue to haunt Rays

April 14, 2022 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When the Oakland A’s aren’t trotting, they’re walking. The combination of the two is crushing the Tampa Bay Rays. The A’s handed the Rays their second loss of the season Wednesday night, winning a 4-2 game when starter Shane McClanahan struggled through a 15-pitch stretch in the third inning. McClanahan was good […]

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Bolts denied berth in shutout loss

April 13, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The progress is going slowly enough as it is. But the Dallas Stars had a message for the Lightning, who are slowly crawling toward the NHL playoffs. Wait a minute. The Stars beat the slumping Lightning 1-0 Tuesday night, with Roope Hintz scoring the game’s only goal with 4:50 remaining. The loss […]

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Margot’s 10th inning single leads Rays’ rally

April 13, 2022 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. How in the world did the Tampa Bay Rays win this one? Their starting pitcher lasted all of five outs. They gave up three runs in the first inning, then blew a three-run lead. Their pitchers walked nine batters. So how did they get to the point where their players were dancing […]

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Rays clobbered as Patino injured early

April 12, 2022 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Well, this one felt like a punch to the oblique. The Rays took a gut-punch early in Monday night’s game against Oakland and never recovered. The A’s went on to club the Rays, 13-2, to hand the Rays their first loss of the season. Starting pitcher Luis Patino was only 13 pitches […]

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Bolts end losing streak in shutout victory

April 11, 2022 general

Monday, 4 a.m. On the night the wrong-way streaks died, the Tampa Bay Lightning finally looked like a team that had been reborn. And isn’t it about time? The Bolts, playing against an improved Buffalo team, played a solid game and beat the Sabres, 5-0, behind Brian Elliott’s shutout. It was enough to return the […]

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Rays sweep Orioles in 8-0 laugher

April 11, 2022 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Here’s a secret about dominating an opponent: It’s never soon for the broom. The Tampa Bay Rays swept their first series of the season, beating perennial punching-bag Baltimore, in an 8-0 drubbing at Tropicana Field. It was the 15th straight game the Rays have beaten the Orioles, and their 21st victory in […]

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Rays’ Mejia again powers team to win

April 10, 2022 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Two games in, and the Tampa Bay Rays are trying to figure out their magic number. Two games in, and the bullpen is singing. Two games in, and Francisco Mejia is a star. Two games in, and the Rays are hoping that the Baltimore Orioles can stick around for a while. Two […]

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Look out below: Lightning falls again

April 9, 2022 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. These days, they are a rock in water, sinking fast. These days, they are a bird that has forgotten how to fly, falling at an alarming rate. These days, the Tampa Bay Lighting are a mediocre hockey team trying to find their way. True, they have won championships in their previous two […]

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Rays scrape by Orioles to win opening game

April 9, 2022 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Is it too soon for Wander Franco to ask for a raise? Certainly, no one on the Tampa Bay Rays is asking Franco, who signed an 11-year, $182-million contract in the off-season, for a rebate. On his first-ever opening day, Franco had three hits, the last one of them leading to the […]

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