Rays beat Angels, move into tie for third place

May 19, 2018 general

Saturday, 2 a.m. These days, the Tampa Bay Rays are worth staying up late to see. The Rays won their fifth straight game Friday night, blowing away the Los Angels Angels once again, 7-2. Over the last two nights, the Rays have outscored the Angels, 14-3. They have outhit the Angels 29-9 in two games. […]

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Step 10: Vasilevskiy shines as Bolts even series

May 18, 2018 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Finally, Alex Ovechkin had the net in sight. Finally, he could do some damage. And so Ovechkin cocked, and he fired. He lifted his stick and slammed it into the crossbar in frustration. It was the only impact he would make on the night. Of course, by this time, Andrei Vasilevskiy was […]

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Archer on the mark against Angels

May 18, 2018 general

Friday, 2 a.m. If you want, you can feel good for C.J. Cron. After all, Cron returned to his old home to face the Angels, his former team, and had a big night. If you want, you can feel good for Christian Arroyo. After all, Arroyo made his debut for the Tampa Bay Rays, and […]

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Bucs’ offensive coordinator: ‘We chose to suck’

May 18, 2018 general

Friday, 2 a.m. There was a reason that the Bucs’ offense was so bad in 2017. There was a reason it ran the ball so poorly. There was a. reason that it was so horrible in the red zone. Wanna know why? Simple. The Bucs chose to be. At least, that’s the way offensive coordinator […]

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Smith: Bucs must be ‘a hell of lot better’ on defense

May 17, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. The task isn’t to be better. The job is to be good. Everyone knows how wretched the Tampa Bay Bucs’ defense was a season ago. Heck, there are defenses that are built to last, and defenses that are built to be last. A year ago, the Bucs’ defenders were 11 guys who […]

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Rays sweep Royals as Cron has another big day

May 17, 2018 general

Thursday, 2 a.m. Here in the throes of a sweep, let it be known that C.J. Cron is the man handling the broom. Cron’s hot streak continued on Wednesday, as he got two hits, including his team-leading 10th home run, and scored three runs in the Rays’ 5-3 win over Kansas City. Over his last […]

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Step Nine: Lightning finally hits back in series

May 16, 2018 general

 Wednesday, 4 a.m. Finally, the Tampa Bay Lightning reminded their opponent — and the rest of us — just who they were. Yeah, that was goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, the kid who won 44 gams this season. And over there? That was captain Steven Stamkos, who still can snap off a laser beam every now and […]

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Wendle drives in winning run late against K.C.

May 16, 2018 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. Finally, the Tampa Bay Rays seem to be figuring out this one-run thing. After losing 12 of their first 17 one-run games, the Bolts won their second in a row Tuesday night in a 6-5 victory over Kansas City. Joey Wendle singled in Johnny Field with the winning run in the ninth […]

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Lightning still believes in Vasilevskiy in goal

May 15, 2018 general

Tuesday. 4 a.m. It isn’t his fault. He is blameless. He is faultless. Got it? If you are looking for a villain, it isn’t he. You can blame the offense. You can blame the defense. You can blame the urgency, or the precision, or the battle-plan. But you cannot blame goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy, say the […]

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Elusive play by Hechavarria allows the Rays to win

May 15, 2018 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Following the mistake, Adeiny Hechavarria lay prone on his stomach. Sal Perez lay on his face, facing Hechavarria. Like a game of slap-tag, Hechavarria feinted with his right hand. He feinted with his right hand again. Finally, he snaked his left hand in to touch the plate. As odd as it sounds, […]

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