Rays start fast, beat Mariners again

September 11, 2023 general

Monday, 3 a.m. Sometimes, they don’t have to come from behind. Sometimes, they get a lead and  keep it. The Tampa Bay Rays started fast in Sunday’s 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. They scored three runs on the game’s first 11 pitches and coasted to their 88th win of the season. Content beyond this […]

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Diaz comes off bench to spark Rays

September 10, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Even on a day off, an opponent should not underestimate Yandy Diaz. Diaz, given Saturday off by manager Kevin Cash, came off the bench in the seventh inning Saturday to double home the go-ahead run. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, he hit an opposite-field home run for his first career […]

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USF finally wins a football contest

September 10, 2023 general

Sunday, 3 a.m. It wasn’t against a brand-name opponent. It wasn’t a lopsided victory. But USF finally won a football game Saturday night. For the moment, that’s enough. The Bulls, who had lost 11 straight games — most of them by wide margins — won their first game under new Content beyond this point is […]

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Late burst leads Rays to victory

September 9, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. They were dead in the water. It wasn’t their night. Once again, the Seattle Mariners had shut them down with good pitching and hard-hit balls. And then the Rays came to life…again. For the 32nd time this season, the Rays came from behind to win on Friday night. This time, it was […]

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Bucs to start off season with defeat

September 9, 2023 general

Saturday, 3 a.m. Say this about the Tampa Bay Bucs. By and large, they haven’t been very sneaky. Oh, they have been good at times. And they have been awful at others. But pretty much, you saw them coming. In the seasons they have derailed, everyone predicted it. And in the seasons they’ve been good […]

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Rays squander Littell’s strong start

September 8, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Zack Littell should sue for non-support. The Rays wasted a terrific start from Littell, a starter who has struggled as of late. Tampa Bay lost 1-0 to Seattle in a game in which Seattle ace Luis Castillo was just a tick better. Littell went eight innings, easily the most of his career, […]

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Glasnow dominates Red Sox in victory

September 7, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. He is better than he was. He is healthier than you feared. He is more explosive than you dared to hope. He is Tyler Glasnow, and he is a star once again. Glasnow, the Rays’ surgically-repaired pitcher, was at his best Thursday night. He went six innings, and he struck out 14 […]

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Lowe’s walk-off homer leads Rays’ win

September 6, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. The home run itself was a thing of beauty, high and far and tucked just inside the line. Sudden victory is always a gorgeous thing, and it was no less when the ball flew off the bat of Brandon Lowe. And it ended, to be blunt, perhaps the worst game ever played […]

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Fast start, sad end result in Rays’ loss

September 5, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Say what you want about fast starts. It doesn’t help when they’re followed by horrible endings. The Tampa Bay Rays lost their third game in their last four Monday, falling to Boston 7-3. The bats remained without punch, and the bullpen collapsed. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a […]

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Wells’ bat leads the way for Rays

September 4, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. So is Tyler Wells playing for the Tampa Bay Rays because of his bat? Wells, normally a good-field, little-hit infielder for the Rays, had a reserve of fortune in Sunday afternoon’s 6-2 victory over the Cleveland Indians. Wells knocked in the go-ahead run in the eighth with a single to right, his […]

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