Yankees come back last to beat Rays

May 13, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. One pitch, and all the good was undone. One pitch, and the New York Yankees took the foot of the Tampa Bay Rays off of their necks. One pitch, and none of it mattered anymore. Not the diving catch by Randy Arozarena. Not the three-run home run from Josh Lowe. Not the […]

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Rays blast Yankees for 30th victory

May 12, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Drew Rasmussen brought the arm. Josh Lowe brought the stick. And the Tampa Bay Rays looked hot again. The Rays drubbed the New York Yankees 8-0 Thursday night, running away in the second half of the game to win their 30th game of the season. Rasmussen, 4-2, was superb. He threw seven […]

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Rays offense snuffed in loss to O’s

May 11, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Rays are the punchless offense you feared. For the second straight day, the Rays went down without much of a fight Wednesday, dropping a 2-1 decision to Baltimore. The Rays held the Orioles to six runs in the three game series, but lost two of three. Tampa Bay […]

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Rays can’t drive in runs in loss to O’s

May 10, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 a.m. Are the Tampa Bay Rays getting homer happy? Sure, the Rays have hit a lot of home runs this season, particularly for a team that was supposed to be power-challenged. Sure, it’s a lot of fun to jog around the bases. But have the Rays become too reliant on the long ball? […]

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McClanahan runs record to 7-0 in victory

May 9, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. The Bomb Brothers were at it again Monday evening. As a matter of coincidence, the Tampa Bay Rays won another game. The Bomb Brothers, Josh Lowe and Luke Raley, have a few things in common. Both are left-handers. Neither were very good a year ago. And both have grabbed their careers by […]

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Rays win in improbable comeback vs. Yanks

May 8, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Take all the comebacks in the history of the Tampa Bay Rays. Consider this walk-off and the drama and the celebrations at home plate. This one beat almost all of them. The Tampa Bay Rays won the comebackiest game in recent memory Sunday afternoon, coming from six runs back with the nearly […]

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Yankees rally to beat Rays’ bullpen

May 7, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. As easy as things have come, as smooth as the road has been, there is a message for the Tampa Bay Rays. In the long season ahead, things may not always be a stroll in the park. If nothing else, the Rays’ latest loss, a 3-2 disappointment at the hands of the […]

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Rays edge Yankees behind Franco double

May 6, 2023 general

Saturday, 4 a.m. Perhaps the answer is simple. All the Tampa Bay Rays have to do is subdivide Tropicana Field. You know about Randy Land, right? The left field bleachers of the Trop already are called Randy Land. It was electric enough on Friday night when Arozarena hit a home run to get the Rays […]

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Eflin leads Rays to sweep of Pittsburgh

May 5, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Upon further reflection, Zach Eflin may have been a bargain. Eflin, the Rays’ prize free agency addition last off-season, ran his record to 4-0 with a dominating performance in a 3-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He pitched seven innings and struck out 10 — seven of them looking. The Pirates, who […]

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Rays keep the Pirates away from home

May 4, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. Some times, it is as if there is a school zone sign at second base. Slow down, chuckleheads. At third, there is a stop sign at third. At home, there is a no parking sign. For the opponents of the Tampa Bay Rays, these are the signs of the base paths. No […]

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