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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Rays can’t handle Wacha in defeat

July 4, 2024 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. With the major league trade deadline just ahead, there is a question the Tampa Bay Rays need to ask themselves a question. Just whose idea was it to let Michael Wacha walk? Wacha, who won just three games for the Rays in 2021, and whose departure raised very few eyebrows at the […]

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Rays overcome elements in victory

July 3, 2024 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. When their pitching is going well, not even the weather can slow down the Tampa Bay Rays. Zack Littell gave the Rays their second straight strong pitching performance, throwing five innings of shutout baseball in the Rays’ 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals Tuesday night. Littell allowed just four hits before […]

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Paredes just misses the cycle in victory

July 1, 2024 general

Monday, 4 a.m. On a lot of days, fans don’t notice Isaac Paredes. He isn’t flashy like Randy Arozarena, he isn’t splashy like Jose Siri, he doesn’t have the bulging biceps of Yandy Diaz.  Unless he’s hitting home runs, he tends to fade into the background. Even when he slumps, no one seems to talk […]

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Rays, Armstrong fall to Nationals

June 30, 2024 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. In the history of bad days, there is a new candidate. Shawn Armstrong, say hello to the sixth inning. Armstrong, the veteran Rays’ reliever, had one of the most forgettable days of his career I Saturday’s 8-1 drubbing at the hands of the Washington Nationals. Content beyond this point is for members […]

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Siri homers twice in Rays’ victory

June 29, 2024 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. How do you measure the distance it takes a team to stand up? What is the measure that is involved in a team righting itself? The Tampa Bay Rays worked their way back to even on the season Friday night at 41-41, which isn’t bad when you consider that the team was […]

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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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