With a little help, Rays drub Yankees

April 17, 2021 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Remember all the grumbling you heard — and said — about the Rays and their inability to hit, to pitch and to catch. Remember the groans about the hitting with runners in scoring position? Turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays found a team that was even worse on Friday night. And thank […]

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Rays’ slump continues with weak bats

April 16, 2021 general

Friday, 4 a.m. No offense, but the Tampa Bays have no offense. The Rays struggled at the plate on their way to their third consecutive loss Thursday night, dropping a 6-4 victory in 10 innings to the Texas Rangers. Tampa Bay is now 5-8 on the year and tied with Baltimore for last place in […]

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Hedman’s overtime goal lifts Bolts in victory

April 16, 2021 general

Friday, 3 a.m. What’s more impressive than a player calling himself out? Well, how about a player answering? Victor Hedman, hours after saying that the Bolts’ performance down on the stretch rested on the shoulders of, well, him, made his biggest play of the season Thursday night, scoring a goal 54 seconds into overtime to […]

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Rays’ funk continues in loss to Rangers

April 15, 2021 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. A dozen games into the new season, and do you still have hope for these Tampa Bay Rays? Or is this the new reality? The Rays were handled by the Texas Rangers for the second straight night on Wednesday, losing a 5-1 game when their bats disappeared and their bullpen couldn’t keep […]

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Yarbrough clobbered in Rays’ defeat

April 14, 2021 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Ryan Yarbrough dropped the ball. Pretty much, that tells you everything you need to know about the Rays’ game on Tuesday night. Yarbrough dropped the ball, literally and figuratively, in an 8-3 loss to the Texas Rangers. The defeat lowered the Rays’ record to 5-6 on the season. Content beyond this point […]

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Lightning shredded against Predators

April 14, 2021 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Welcome to Tampa Bay, David Savard. Goodness knows, it will get better. Won’t it? Savard, acquired in a trade from Columbus this week, made his debut for the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he quickly saw opposing skaters flying free down the ice. It was the worst defensive night of the year for […]

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Glasnow dominates Rangers before being pulled

April 13, 2021 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. This time, it worked out. This time, Kevin Cash was smart. Poor Cash. Ten games into the season, and here he was again, at the site of his greatest controversy. Once again, his starting pitcher had been superb. Once again, that pitcher was pleading to stay in the game. Once again, Cash […]

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Yanks break Rays’ game open in 10th inning

April 12, 2021 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It ended with the New York Yankees running away in the 10th inning. Before that, however, it was a matter of what the Tampa Bay Rays ran out of along the way. They ran out of bullpen. They ran out of bats. They ran out of control. To a degree, they ran […]

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Rays’ bullpen shuts down the Yankees

April 11, 2021 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Andrew Kittredge? Jeffrey Springs? You could see the puzzlement in the faces of the mighty New York Yankees as they walked from the plate. Who are these guys? Where did they come from? And don’t they know who we are? What is happening to the bats in our hands? Ryan Thompson? Cody […]

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Vasilevskiy sharp in shutting out Preds

April 11, 2021 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. News flash: This cat they call the Big Cat is pretty darned good. Goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy was impressive in the net once again Saturday night, stopping 36 shots to continue his ownership of the Nashville Predators. Vasilevskiy won his 25th game of the season, an NHL high, in the 3-0 win over […]

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