Saturday, 4 a.m. So far, he is not exactly the cavalry. So far, Freddy Peralta is just one disappointment in a clubhouse filled with them. The Tampa Bay Rays continued their slide back toward the rest of the AL East Friday night, losing a 5-3 game to a Baltimore team that has had their number. […]

Thursday, 4 a.m. This is what Bryan Baker does. He closes. He smothers hope. He nails doors shut. He shuts off hope. He makes winning scores stand up. Baker saved his 36h game Wednesday night, making a 7-6 score stand up against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays led 7-1 after four innings, but the […]

Tuesday, 4 a.m. When the turmoil ended, perhaps you thought it would be because of a deep home run. Maybe a double off the wall. Maybe a ball delivered into the deep gap. Instead, it was a bounding grounder off the bat of pinch-hitter Jonny DeLuca. DeLuca, hitting for catcher Liam Hicks with the bases […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. Remember this one as a squandered opportunity. The reason, of course, were several other smaller squandered opportunities. The Tampa Bay Rays lost their second straight game Saturday evening, falling 4-3 in 10 innings to the Baltimore Orioles at Tropicana Field. The Rays wasted several chances throughout the game. They left 12 men […]