Sunday, 3 a.m. They won? Really? Against the Yankees, after seven straight losses. At home, which doesn’t happen often enough. With a walkoff, which almost never happens. The Tampa Bay Rays, who have struggled as of late, finally had a finish go their way Saturday evening when Travis d’Arnaud hit his sixth home run of […]

Friday, 3 a.m. Another day, another implosion. And afterward, there were tiny bits of the Rays’ playoff chances spread all over Tropicana Field. Once again Thursday night, the Rays found themselves in a tie game late. And once again, the bullpen collapsed. After giving up six late runs to the Orioles a night before, it […]

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Oh, so that’s why Charlie Morton made the all-star game. Charlie Morton, the biggest bargain in the American League, showed everyone again Tuesday night why he made the summer classic, spinning his ninth victory in 11 decisions in a 6-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Along the way, Morton: — Struck out […]

Monday, 3 a.m. A winning streak? Whee! The surging (?) Tampa Bay Rays have won consecutive ballgames for the first time since June 9-10 against Boston and Oakland after Sunday’s 6-2 victory over the Texas Rangers. The Rays are now 5-8 over their last 13 games and were 13-16 in the month of June. The […]