Long ball, pitching lead Rays’ win

July 15, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. When a team is struggling to score with runners in position, there is just one acceptable alternative. Just score with runners who aren’t in scoring position. Jose Siri and Brandon Lowe both hit solo home runs to lead the Rays to a 2-0 win over Cleveland Sunday afternoon. It was the second […]

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Timely hit eludes Rays once more

July 14, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. By now, you are tired of the story. Certainly, you have heard it enough. The Rays are in a tight game, but they can’t come with a big hit. They leave men stranded on second and third, time and again. Eventually, their pitching makes a mistake, and it costs them the game. […]

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Bradley stars as Rays’ pitching shines

July 13, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. For a team built on pitching,  the season has been a bumpy one for the Tampa Bay Rays. Too many runs. Too many homers. Too many losses. This, then, is what the Rays had in mind. The Rays reached .500 again (47-47) with a 2-0 win over a formidable Cleveland Guardians team. […]

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Rays, Caballero hold on to win over Yanks

July 12, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. What is the distance between success and failure? Between a great play and an error? Between a loss and a victory? Perhaps it is about the same amount of time that the ball stayed in Jose Caballero’s glove. The Rays held on to beat the New York Yankees, 5-4, and win their […]

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Rays waste chances in loss to Yankees

July 11, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Victory was there at third base. Success was on second. A break-even record was on first. And the Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t drive in any of them. The Rays lost a 2-1 game to the New York Yankees Wednesday night that can best be classified as a waste. For a team that […]

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Early homer by Paredes leads win

July 10, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. If there was a doubt whether Isaac Paredes deserved the all-star selection he got earlier in the day, consider Tuesday night a bit of evidence. Paredes launched a three-run homer, his team-leading 15th of the season, to lead the Rays to a 5-2 victory over the New York Yankees. Paredes’ home run […]

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Rays clobbered as the Rangers sweep

July 8, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. This, then, is what they mean by road kill. The Tampa Bay Rays have had a lot of bad days this season. None of them could compare to this. The Rays gave up more runs than in any loss this year — 13. They gave up more hits — 19. They blew […]

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Rays rally, then fall on Semien’s blast

July 7, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There for a minute, it looked as if Yandy Diaz was going to be a hero. Then Marcus Semien came along. It shows you how quickly things can change in baseball. One minute, Diaz is circling the bases after his three-run homer gave the Rays a 3-2 lead in the top of […]

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Weak Rays’ offense ruins return of Baz

July 6, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. After almost two years in limbo, Shane Baz returned to major league baseball Friday night. For the night to have truly been a success, however, Baz would have had to hold the Texas Rangers to negative runs. The almost-hitless Rays lost their offense again in a 3-0 loss to the Texas Rangers. […]

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Rays hang on to beat Kansas City

July 5, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. They scored 10 runs. They had 16 hits and 24 baserunners. They faced 228 pitches. And still, it felt more like the Rays survived rather than won Thursday night. On Fireworks Day, the Rays’ offense had one of its better games. But it needed every bit of it to beat the Kansas […]

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