Rays hammered as summer swoon continues

July 30, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Perhaps the question should not be if the Tampa Bay Rays will be active at the trading deadline. Perhaps the question should not be who they will pursue. Perhaps the question should be how many trades they can possibly make. The reality has been obvious for awhile. This team needs help, a […]

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Siri’s speed forgives Rays’ shortcomings

July 29, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It isn’t so much that speed kills. In baseball, speed forgives. This time, the speed was on the part of Tampa Bay Rays’ centerfielder Jose Siri, who scorched his way to the winning run in the ninth inning of Friday’s 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros. Siri, a .229 hitter, hustled his […]

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Rays resume slump in loss to Marlins

July 27, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. No, the collapse is not yet complete. One day after a rare win, the Tampa Bay Rays were back to their ineptitude on Wednesday afternoon. They lost to the also-slumping Florida Marlins, 7-1, and fell to 5-15 in July. Content beyond this point is for members only. Already a member? To view […]

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Rays win (surprise) over Marlins

July 26, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. They won? Really? They scored four times. Honest? For only the fifth time this month, the Tampa Bay Rays left a baseball field with those tingly feelings that winning can leave Tuesday night. They finally had a game where they had solid pitching, excellent defense and more good offensive moments than bad […]

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How can Rays pull out of their tailspin?

July 25, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The start was historic. The fall has been, too. The crash to earth by the Tampa Bay Rays has been messy, and dramatic, and painful. It has featured bad pitching and bad hitting and bad, well, everything. Rarely has a team that was so good been so bad as these Rays, who […]

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Orioles finish off dominating series

July 24, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. It was lopsided. It was convincing. It was embarrassing.  Any questions? The first-place Baltimore Orioles continued to run roughshod over the slumping Tampa Bay Rays Sunday, winning their third game of four in a 5-3 victory. That ran the O’s lead to two games in the AL East, and from the looks […]

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McClanahan struggles again in loss to O’s

July 23, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. Blame Pete Fairbanks, if you must. He gave up the winning run in a 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Fairbanks was unable to measure up to Felix Bautista in the ninth inning. Blame the bats, if you choose. The Rays were able to come back once, but not again. With the […]

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Eflin leads Rays to win over Baltimore

July 22, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. It would be pushing things to suggest that this was the game the Rays had in mind when they shoved the millions of dollars across the table toward Zach Eflin. It was, however, the type of game the Rays had in mind. Eflin pitched his best game of the season Friday night, […]

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Rays knocked out of first place by Orioles

July 21, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Say hello to the second-place Tampa Bay Rays. After 99 days in first place, including a 6 1/2-game lead on July 1, the Rays are finally looking up at someone. else. The Rays lost their fifth straight game, 4-3 to Baltimore in 10 innings, and for the 12th time in their last […]

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Another loss leaves the Rays in a tie for 1st

July 20, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Well, hello Baltimore. And how are things going for you guys? Here in Tampa Bay? Well, the Rays are kind of lost in the desert these days. They can’t score, they can run the bases and, in the key moments, they can’t keep the baseball inside the park. The Rays lost for […]

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