Rays

Rays offense grinds to halt in loss to Toronto

June 24, 2015 general

Wednesday, 5:50 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays’ offense once again looked like an afterthought in defeat Tuesday afternoon. For the second time in four days, the Rays squandered a fine pitcher performance and lost a 1-0 game, this time to the Toronto Blue Jays at Tropicana Field. This time, the Rays flirted Content beyond this […]

Tagged as: Blue Jays, Hitting, Karns, Offense, Rays

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Archer continues his mastery with win over Jays

June 23, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:37 p.m. He has arrived. Before Chris Archer was good, he was on the cusp of being great. Now, it is only a matter of just how long he good he can get. Archer won his sixth straight game Tuesday night, shutting down a hot-hitting lineup of the Toronto Blue Jays. Through eight innings, […]

Tagged as: Archer, Butler, Guyer, Rays

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Tampa Bay bats go missing at odd times in loss

June 22, 2015 general

Monday, 11:58 p.m. The bats went quiet at the strangest times for the Tampa Bay Rays Monday night. Especially after umpires were stealing them. Hey, it was tough enough under the best of conditions. The Rays left 14 runners on bases, including leaving them full in the second and eighth inning and blowing an early […]

Tagged as: Cabrera, Cash, Geltz, Kiermaier, Rays

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Cabrera, of all players, is the Rays’ hitting star

June 14, 2015 general

Sunday, 5:20 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays were outnumbered. They seemed to be outgunned. The other guys had Chris Sale, who kept sending Rays back to the dugout on a regular basis. And all the Rays had was shortstop Adrubal Cabrera. As matchups go, it was like having a pawn against a queen, like having […]

Tagged as: Cabrera, Cash, Karns, Rays, Souza, White Sox

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At the ripe old age of 26, Archer has arrived

June 12, 2015 general

Friday, 5:42 p.m. You can see the age around the eyes. They are the eyes of experience, the eyes of age, the eyes of wisdom. He is 26 now, and he has seen some things. Yep. Chris Archer has done some growing up. Don’t look now, but almost overnight, Archer has gone from promise to […]

Tagged as: Archer, Cash, Hernandez, Price, Rays

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Ask Gary: Is Rays lease more ironclad than most?

May 30, 2015 Florida State University

Saturday, 6 a.m. (Each week, the readers take over Ask Gary. They send in a question, or a couple, and we all talk about the world of sports.  Think of it as a radio show where you don’t have to be on hold. Join us and ask a question, make a comment or be funny. Send the […]

Tagged as: Bucs, Danny Boy, Glazer, Lightning, Longoria, Rays, Umpires

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Rays lose their fourth straight game, AL East lead

May 27, 2015 general

Wednesday, 2:25 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays not only lost a game Tuesday night. They also lost their grip on first place in the AL West. The Rays dipped to a half-game behind the Yankees after their 10-inning, 7-6 loss to the Seattle Mariners. That, coupled with the Yankees’ 5-1 victory over Kansas City, cost […]

Tagged as: Boxberger, Longoria, Mariners, McGee, Rays

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Surprising Rays in first place despite defeat

May 23, 2015 general

Saturday, 8:53 p.m. This is a first place team? There are days, lots of them, when they cannot hit. Even against the worst team in the American League, the Oakland A’s, the Tampa Bay Rays did a lot of swinging and missing in a 5-0 defeat Saturday. The defense is usually top-notch. But not Saturday, […]

Tagged as: AL East, Archer, Cash, defense, First Place, Jaso, Jennings, pitching, Rays

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DeJesus lifts the Rays into first place in the AL East

May 21, 2015 general

Thursday, 11:15 p.m. You still hear that he’s on borrowed time. But more and more, it appears that the best team for David DeJesus might be the Tampa Bay Rays, after all. DeJesus hit a home run and a double Wednesday night, lifting the Rays into first place in the American League East standings. Pitcher […]

Tagged as: Boxberger, Colome, DeJesus, First Place, Rays

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Ramirez is an unlikely hero as Rays win another

May 14, 2015 general

Thursday, 11;16 p.m. Rameriz won for the first time in 13 1/2 months./JEFFREY S. KING St. Petersburg The cavalry doesn’t always look the way you might expect when it charges over the hill. Sometimes, help comes from the darnedest places. Ladies and gentlemen, introducing your latest really big deal for the Tampa Bay Rays: Erasmo […]

Tagged as: Cash, Loney, Ramirez, Rays, Rivera, Souza, Yankees

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