Another homer leads to Rays’ defeat

June 27, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. By now, you know the drill. Repeatedly, you have seen the Tampa Bay Rays succumb to it. The starting pitcher is doing well until the middle innings, clinging to a narrow lead. In a heartbeat, he seems to lose command. Then he gives up a big home run, and just like that, […]

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Rays run off and hide against Seattle

June 26, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. That’s the thing about offense. Often, it is the last place you would look for it. Consider, if you will, Taylor Walls. Walls, who entered the game hitting .111, laced a two-run triple in the sixth inning. After his hit, the offense lit it up, scoring nine times in their last three […]

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Yandy’s big hit leads Rays’ rally

June 25, 2024 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. They could be better. Throughout the baseball season, you have said that about the Tampa Bay Rays a hundred times. Still, there is this: There is a bit of fight to these guys. The better-when-they’re-behind Rays came from behind once again Monday night, rallying to beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3. It was […]

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Civale leads Rays to win over Pirates

June 24, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. He didn’t star. He didn’t dazzle. For crying out loud, he didn’t even win. What Aaron Civale did on Sunday afternoon was more important. He stopped the bleeding. Civale, a starting pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays, had struggled mightily as of late. The Rays had lost their last eight games in […]

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Rays fall short as Jones settles down

June 23, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. For an inning, Jared Jones seemed ripe for the picking. He was wild. He was erratic. He was, frankly, in trouble. Then he settled down, and the Tampa Bay Rays promptly cooled off in a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburg Pirates. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? […]

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Lowe’s two homers lead Rays to victory

June 22, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Theirs were the missing bats. Of all the slumping Tampa Bay Rays’ batters, it would have been easy to point to the slow starts of Josh Lowe and Jose Siri as primary reasons for the team’s slow start. On Friday night, they reminded you of what they are supposed to be. A […]

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Siri’s heroics lead Rays to victory

June 21, 2024 general

Friday, 4 a.m. He is in charge of forgiveness. He can make you forget about shortcomings, forget all the bonehead plays. He can make you ignore his batting average. When the game gets tight, Jose Siri can take over. Siri’s heroics led the Rays to a 7-6, 10 -inning victory over the Minnesota Twins Thursday. […]

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Errant throw helps Rays beat Twins

June 20, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. On a night that home plate seemed elusive for the Tampa Bay Rays, it came down to this: They needed a little help. The Rays, who let repeated scoring opportunities evade them the entire game, won a 3-2, 10-inning game over the Minnesota Twins when Royce Lewis spiked a throw to third […]

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Rays can’t hold off Twins in loss

June 19, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Sometimes, you have to get the other guys out, too. The struggling Tampa Bay Rays wasted a rare night of offense Tuesday night, losing a 7-6 game to the Minnesota Twins. The Twins have now won six straight games. Along the way, the Rays wasted leads of 4-0 and 6-4. They wasted […]

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Rays finally get homers of their own

June 17, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. They continue to surrender home runs as if it’s a defensive strategy. Sunday, however, the Rays got a few long balls back. The Rays hit three home runs, which accounted for seven of their runs, in an 8-6 victory over the Atlanta Braves. The Braves scored 22 runs in their three-game set. […]

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