Caminero’s big night leads Rays

May 30, 2025 general

Friday, 4 a.m. There for a heartbeat, it seemed as if it was all slipping away from the Tampa Bay Rays. Then, Junior Caminero wouldn’t let it happen. A 3-0 lead had evaporated. A strong start by Shane Baz had turned wobbly. The bats of the Houston Astros seemed to have awoken. And along came […]

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Rays’ pitching leads to another win

May 29, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When the Tampa Bay Rays are hot — and these days, they are torrid — you look first to the pitching staff. This time, it was Drew Rasmussen’s turn. Rasmussen won his third straight game Wednesday in a 5-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins. Rasmussen has thrown 18 innings over the three […]

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Rays’ winning streak snapped at 6

May 28, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. In the end, the Tampa Bay Rays simply didn’t have enough offense to put together a seven-game winning streak. The Rays managed just six hits in absorbing a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins. The loss left the Rays at 27-27 on the season. The Rays have had a good run at […]

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Littell, Rays continue their hot streaks

May 27, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Don’t look now, but suddenly, Zack Littell is pitching like an ace. Why not? It was his turn. Littell led the Tampa Bay Rays to their sixth straight win Monday night, a 7-2 win where the Rays ran away from the Minnesota Twins in the late going. It was the sixth straight […]

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Rays win on Caminero’s homer

May 25, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Finally, Shane Baz said “enough.” After a miserable slide, Baz re-established himself as a strong option for the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching staff Saturday. He went 5 2/3 innings and allowed just four hits and one run in a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. Baz had started the season well, […]

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Rays get enough pitching to beat Jays

May 24, 2025 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays always rely on their pitching to pave the way to victory. Friday night, every other pitcher did it. The Rays beat Toronto, 3-1, with occasional great pitching. Tampa Bay drew to 24-26 on the season. Often, every other pitcher won’t do it. But check it out. Starter Drew […]

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Rays homer their way to win over Astros

May 22, 2025 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays had the power. The Rays, among the worst teams in major league baseball as far as giving up home runs, a day of their own on Wednesday afternoon. The Rays belted four home runs — including a three-run shot by Yandy Diaz in the eighth inning […]

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Wells redeems himself in Rays’ win

May 21, 2025 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Funny game, baseball. There are lows. There are highs. There is falling down. There is getting back up. Ask Taylor Walls, if you want. One night after Walls’ failure to lay down a bunt, he came back with a sacrifice fly to left field to drive in the winning run in a […]

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Bucs can’t get key run home in defeat

May 20, 2025 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The Rays didn’t ask much of Taylor Walls Monday night. Three feet maybe. Two even. Alas, another of the little things evaded the Rays in a 4-3 loss to the Houston Astros. Go back to the bottom of the ninth inning. There was one out, and speedy Chandler Simpson was on third […]

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Rasmussen sharp in win over Miami

May 18, 2025 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. To measure just how good DrewRasmussen was on Saturday, just consider how bad Rays’ pitching was the night before. Saturday, the Miami Marlins got nine fewer runs. They had eight fewer hits. They had seven fewer walks. Oh, and the Rays had one more win. Rasmussen went six strong innings Saturday in […]

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