Siri shines as Rays beat Oakland

May 30, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Hey, didn’t you used to be Jose Siri? You remember Siri, right? A year ago, he looked golden. He launched 25 home runs, not bad for a guy who hit .222. He played a solid centerfield. This year, however, he has been lost. His home runs are down to three, and his […]

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Rays continue their fall against A’s

May 29, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Another game, another loss, another step toward last place. Yeah, the Tampa Bay Rays are feeling a little ill these days. The Rays lost for the seventh time in eight games Tuesday night, falling 3-0 to the Oakland A’s. The Rays are now 26-29 and within a game for the last-place Toronto […]

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Rays end losing streak; Taj shines

May 27, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For now, the fall has been interrupted. The sinking Tampa Bay Rays, losers of six in a row, have finally won a game. The Rays put together four runs in the seventh inning to highlight a 4-1 victory over the hot Kansas City Royals. The Rays, 26-28 on the season, stopped their […]

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Rays losing streak reaches six games

May 26, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. There are times it feels as if the Tampa Bay Rays might never win again. They will, of course. Still, it might be a while. The Rays lost their sixth straight game Saturday, falling 7-4 in 11 innings to a red-hot Kansas City team. The Rays came from behind three times, but […]

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Rays’ swoon continues against Royals

May 24, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Here’s how badly things are going for the Tampa Bay Rays. Opponents are giving them a head start, and it still hasn’t helped. The Rays lost again Friday night, and once again, it wasn’t close. The Rays took a 1-0 lead, but they ended up losing an 8-1 game to a hot […]

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Red Sox complete sweep of Rays

May 23, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Right about now, the Boston Red Sox have just one question. Do they really have to leave St. Petersburg? The Red Sox, dominated in recent seasons by the Tampa Bay Rays, completed a sweep against the Rays with an 8-5 victory Wednesday night. The Rays, who held a 3-0 lead early, fell […]

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Rays lose third straight as slide continues

May 22, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. It wasn’t the quick start that you will remember. It was the slow death that followed. The Tampa Bay Rays lost for the third straight day on Tuesday night, watching the Boston Red Sox overcome a slow start for a 5-2 victory. The Rays fell back to fourth place and a .500 […]

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Sox dominate weak-hitting Rays

May 21, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. And suddenly, the Tampa Bay Rays cannot hit. The Rays, fighting to stay above .500, have suddenly cooled off. Their recent hot streak has turned frigid. For the second straight game, the Rays struggled to get on base. Following a six-hit (three of them in the ninth inning) effort against Toronto, the […]

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Jays’ Manoah recaptures his stardom

May 20, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. For Alek Manoah, this is the way life used to be. He was dominant. He was cheered. He was successful. Yeah, in a lot of ways, it was 2022 all over again. You remember Manoah, right? Back in ’22, he was one of baseball’s best pitchers. He was 16-9 with a 2.24 […]

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Rays keep rolling with win over Jays

May 19, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Maybe the Rays should have brought in more reinforcements. The ones they have are doing just fine. The Rays won their fourth straight game, and their 11th of the last 15, with a 5-4 comeback win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. The Rays are three games over .500 (25-22) for […]

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