Leafs clobber Lightning to even series

April 21, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. Evidently , the switch still works both ways. Two nights after dominating the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Tampa Bay Lightning were themselves dominated in their best-of-seven series. It was 7-2, and it felt worse. The series now moves to Tampa and Amalie Arena for games Saturday and Monday nights. Content beyond this […]

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Rays dominate Reds to move to 16-3

April 20, 2023 general

Thursday, 4 a.m. When you talk about the hot start of the Tampa Bay Rays, perhaps you should begin with the long ball. After all, who looked at this lineup and saw muscle before the season began? Who thought the fences would be threatened? Yet, in 19 games, the Rays have 42 homers. They are […]

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Bolts clobber Toronto in playoff opener

April 19, 2023 general

Wednesday, 4 p.m. Somewhere in the bowels of Amalie Arena, perhaps the switch really exists. It is there that the Lightning, following another year of looking rather ordinary in the regular season, sneaks in just before the playoffs begin. Perhaps it is that the switch is flipped, and just like that, the Lightning is a […]

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Walls, Bradley shine in Rays’ rout of Reds

April 19, 2023 general

Wednesday, 3 a.m. A year ago, he seemed like a waste of a good batting glove. Defense? Yeah, Taylor Walls could play defense. Versatility? Yeah. Walls could play a lot of different positions. But Mr. Slugger? Not quite. Walls hit .202 a year ago, and opposing infielders didn’t exactly back up when he came to […]

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Pitching depth catches up to Rays in loss

April 18, 2023 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. This is the part that makes you nervous. This is the part that raises doubts. Suddenly, is the pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays deep enough? The Rays, as good as they have been through the early going of the baseball season, aren’t as well-armed as once they were. They’re without three […]

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McClanahan stops the Rays’ losing streak

April 17, 2023 general

Monday, 4 a.m. Leave it to Shane McClanahan to remind you of what a stopper does in baseball. He stops a losing streak, although a small one. He stops a potent lineup. He stops the signs that it’s going to be a rough day for him personally. In other words, he stops the nonsense. Content […]

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Rays lose once again to Blue Jays

April 16, 2023 general

Sunday, 4 a.m. So what do you take more seriously? The 13-game winning streak? Or the two-game losing streak, when you consider the injury-plagued pitching staff of the Tampa Bay Rays? The Rays, suddenly, are streaking in reverse. They lost to Toronto for the second straight day, this time 5-2. It was another game when […]

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Rays historic streak stopped by Blue Jays

April 15, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. This time, the Tampa Bay Rays were history. And not the good kind. This time, the forces that had worked so well for the Rays in their historic 13-game winning streak turned on them. The pitching wasn’t there. The hitting wasn’t there. The defense wasn’t there. Also, the victory wasn’t there. The […]

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Point breaks 50-point barrier in victory

April 14, 2023 general

Friday, 4 a.m. For a night, they were again a team of achievement. Once again, they were dynamic, and they were solid, and they were relentless. Once again, they had the look of players with their eyes on prizes in a season-ending 5-0 win over Detroit. Brayden Point got his 50th goal (and his 51st) […]

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Rays make history with sweep of Sox

April 14, 2023 general

Friday, 3 a.m. You look for teams that have done this, and alas, you won’t find any. The history-making Tampa Bay Rays, came from behind and won yet again Thursday afternoon, sweeping the Boston Red Sox 9-3. It was the team’s 13th straight win, which ties the record set by the ’87 Brewers and the […]

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