Rays lose big to San Francisco

April 14, 2024 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. For a dozen innings, they were mortal. Ordinary. Then they were Giants. Tied 1-1 in the fourth — and after scoring just one run in the opener — San Francisco was simply trudging along. And the bottom fell out for the Tampa Bay Rays, who were walloped in sn 11-2 loss. The […]

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Have Bolts relaxed in stretch run?

April 14, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Interesting thing, desperation. No one wants to have to feel it. Everyone uses it as fuel. Take the Tampa Bay Lightning, who have now lost three of four games since clinching the playoffs. Washington was simply a needier team on Saturday, scoring two third-period goals in a 4-2 victory. The Bolts are […]

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Rays shut down Giants with runners on

April 13, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. This is the way this Opener Strategy is supposed to work.  Different arms, different angles, different matchups. Keep the hitters on their heels. Keep them away from home plate. You know, like the Rays did Friday night when they slipped past San Francisco 2-1. Content beyond this point is for members only. […]

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Bolts drop shootout to Ottawa

April 12, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, they couldn’t win the third period. This time, they couldn’t count on the power play. This time, they couldn’t depend on Andrei Vasilevskiy to make the impossible save to bail them out. This time, the Lightning lost in a shootout. The Bolts, who had been on a hot streak, dropped […]

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Wild pitch, wild start lead Rays to win

April 11, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. In the long, wacky history of wild pitches, this one may have been the worst. Call it the Wildest Pitch. Hey, it isn’t as if the Angels’ Jose Soriano wasn’t having a bad day already. On his first pitch, he gave up a single to Yandy Diaz. On his third, he gave […]

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Rays scramble to win game over Angels

April 10, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Even in victory, the question has to be asked. What in the world is wrong with Pete Fairbanks, supposedly the best reliever in a pretty good bullpen? Oh, things had been shaped up just fine for the Rays and their bullpen in Tuesday night’s 6-4 victory over the Los Angeles Angels of […]

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Stammer’s hat trick keeps Bolts hot

April 10, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Here on the brink of the post-season, the mantra for the Lightning is simple: Follow the stars. The Bolts stayed hot — 11-2-1 in their last 14 games — and pulled away from the Columbus Blue Jackets Tuesday night in a 5-2 win. And the suggestion was simple: If the Bolts are […]

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Angels hammer hitless Tampa Bay

April 9, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. They are a generous bunch, these Tampa Bay Rays. It’s early in the season, but already, the team is giving the American League East a head start. The Rays were blasted, 7-1, by the Anaheim Angels to fall to 5-6, tied for last place in the AL East. They didn’t pitch, they […]

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Rays survive late charge to win

April 8, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. In the snapshot of the moment, the Tampa Bay Rays were in trouble. Once again, a game against the Colorado Rockies had turned into late-game drama. The Rays led 3-1, but the bases were loaded and no one was out. Ryan McMahon, who had hit a grand slam against the Rays earlier […]

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This time, the rally holds up for Rays

April 7, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. This time, they not only came from behind, they stayed there. For the second straight night, the bats of the Tampa Bay Rays came to life to grab a late lead. The difference was that this time, the Rays kept the lead. The Rays scored five times in the eighth inning, and […]

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