Bolts beat Montreal to tie series

April 22, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. So who had J.J. Moser for the winning goal in your office pool? Moser, a defenseman who doesn’t normally score a lot, breathed life into his Lightning team in a 3-2 overtime win over Montreal at Benchmark International. It was Moser’s first playoff goal — on his second shot of the night […]

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Reds hammer Rays in lopsided win

April 22, 2026 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Not to suggest that the offense of the Cincinnati Reds is fairly impressive, but did someone just refer to them as The Medium-Sized Red Machine? For the second straight night, the Reds poured it on the Tampa Bay Rays. This time, it was 12-6. In two games, the Reds have 19 hits […]

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Rays bats go quiet in loss to Reds

April 21, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. There for a while, things were going fairly well for the Tampa Bay Rays. They were on a winning streak. They were in first place. The bullpen even seemed to be doing better after the early season forest fires. Lately, things have grown dark once more. The Rays lost their third game […]

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Bolts stumble in playoff opener

April 20, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. No problem. It’s a long series. Our time will come. You just stay tuned. Since Lord Stanley bought his dishware, the losers of Game One have said the same things. No need to panic. It’s a long series. A lot of teams have lost Game One. That said, Sunday night’s game was […]

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Pirates shows McClanahan has work to do

April 20, 2026 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Remind yourself that he’s still healing. Tell yourself that it’s part of the process. After missing so much time, it is natural that Shane McClanahan is still on the mend. That said, but could recuperation kind of hurry itself along? McClanahan made his fourth start since his return, and no, he’s not […]

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Mullins’ homer leads Rays in comeback

April 19, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. At the end of forever, behind all the gallons of rain that fell, on the other side of domination, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won Saturday afternoon. The Rays came from behind to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 8-7, in a game that seemed as if it would never end. Cedric Mullins hit […]

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Pirates end Rays’ winning streak

April 18, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. After winning six straight games, maybe their bats grew a little tired. The Tampa Bay Rays’ hot streak ended Friday night in a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates in PNC Park. The Rays barely showed any resistance to the defeat. Tampa Bay had just five hits, and they […]

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Ninth inning rally lets Rays sweep Sox

April 17, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. They left 14 men on base. They stranded nine men in scoring position. They fell behind one of baseball’s worst teams three times. And still, the Tampa Bay Rays won again Thursday afternoon. They swept their second straight series — they’ve won nine of their last 11 — with a 5-3 comeback […]

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Rays return to opener strategy in win

April 16, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Yes, pitching can be hard for a team to find. Of course, you could always find it right under your nose, that is. The suddenly-hot Tampa Bay Rays, who have seen their rotation partially come up lame, reached into their bullpen for a gem Wednesday night. Cole Sulser and Jesse Scholtens tamed […]

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Bolts close door on regular season

April 16, 2026 general

Thursday, 3 a.m. Enough with the regular season. Bring on the playoffs. The Tampa Bay Lightning grew bored with the season with one game to go. They were thumped in their regular season finale Wednesday night, losing a 4-2 decision to the New York Rangers. The Bolts finished with 50-26-6 record, tied for second place […]

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