Rays’ Baker shuts the door … again

May 12, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Maybe, just maybe, the Tampa Bay Rays knew what they were doing when they let relief pitcher Pete Fairbanks walk. Fairbanks is off to a stumbling start with his new team, the Miami Marlins. He was 0-2 with an ERA of 10.00 as he recently headed to the injured list. His primary […]

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Are the fences long enough for Caminero?

May 11, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Don’t look now, but the young lad is getting stronger. Junior Caminero, the budding star of the Tampa Bay Rays, homered again Sunday afternoon to lead the Rays to a 4-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox. And, once again, it was impressive. This time, Caminero drove a pitch 404 feet over […]

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Rays’ winning streak ends at 7

May 9, 2026 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. No, winning streaks don’t last forever. The Tampa Bay Rays lost a rare game Friday night, 2-0 to the Boston Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Rays had won seven in a row, and they had won 13 of 14 games. The Red Sox cooled all that down in their shutout win. […]

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Rays run winning streak to seven

May 8, 2026 general

Friday, 4 a.m. The Tampa Bay Rays showed a national audience just what they have going on Thursday night. In an 8-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, the Rays showed off their stars. You’ve heard of Junior Caminero? That was him, launching a 449-foot home run to clinch the victory. Caminero […]

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Tampa Bay sweeps another series

May 7, 2026 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays are going to need a bigger broom. The Rays pulled off their second straight series sweep — and their fifth of the season — with a 3-0 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. It was another positive stride for Shane McClanahan, who had […]

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Williamson highlights Rays’ comeback

May 6, 2026 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. He is not a regular hero. He just plays one every now and then. Ben Williamson, the middle-infielder of the Tampa Bay Rays, snuck a single up the middle to drive his team to a 4-3 victory over Toronto at Tropicana Field Tuesday night. It was the Rays’ fifth straight win, and […]

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Rays follow familiar pattern to win again

May 5, 2026 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. Are you bored yet? Are you tired of seeing win after win by these Tampa Bay Rays? Of course not. The Rays followed their recent formula again Monday night in a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. They got stellar pitching (again) and enough hitting (again). They won their 10th game […]

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Bolts eliminated in Game Seven duel

May 4, 2026 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It ended with their best weapon, Nikita Kucherov, taking their last shot. He missed. As much as anything else, you can blame the shortcomings of the Tampa Bay Lightning on that. In the end, there was just too little Kucherov for the Bolts, and too much Montreal. The Canadiens slammed shut the […]

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Aranda leads Rays to another win

May 4, 2026 general

Monday, 3 a.m. He changes the scoreboard, that’s all. It should say that on Jonathan Aranda’s business card. Some players hit more home runs. Some steal more bases. Aranda? He drives in runs. When you boil the game of Jonathan Aranda down to its essence, it is this: He clears the bases. Aranda’s fourth hit […]

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Rays’ pitching dominates Giants again

May 3, 2026 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Given as how they are visiting Florida, perhaps the San Francisco Giants can take in some sights. You know, like home plate at Tropicana Field. The scoring woes of the Giants, baseball’s lowest scoring team, continued on Saturday night in a 5-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays have given […]

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