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Kiermaier comes in to just enough stop Yankees

May 13, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:49 p.m. St. Petersburg Kevin Kiermaier had a hunch. In baseball, there are worse things. Kiermaier, the center fielder for the Rays, was at his post in the fifth inning when Carlos Beltran came to the plate with the tying run on second. For Kiermaier, that could have meant Content beyond this point is […]

Tagged as: Beltran, Butler, Cabrera, Karms, Kiermaier, Rays, Yankees

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Rays drop a 2-1 game as hitters produce little

May 10, 2015 general

Sunday, 8:15 p.m. The Tampa Bay Rays once again struggled with getting runners across the plate in a 2-1 loss to the Texas Rangers on Sunday. Wandy Rodriguez retired the first 15 Rays hitters en route a 2-1 victory, out- dueling the Rays’ Jake Odorizzi in the victory. Adrian Beltre drove in both runs for […]

Tagged as: Cash, Odorizzi, Rangers, Rays

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Ask Gary: Assessing Cash after a Month

May 9, 2015 Tampa Bay Bucs

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: Cash, Collins, Rays, Replays, Stanley Cup, Winston

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Wounded warriors return to help the Rays win

April 24, 2015 general

Friday, 11:20 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG This is the part of the movie when the rescuers come. This is the part where the good guys pull trouble out of the fire. This is the part, at least, where the Tampa Bay Rays turn back into the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays welcomed back two of their […]

Tagged as: Cash, Loney, Rays, Smyly, victory, winning streak

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Rivera leads Rays’ walk-off victory

April 24, 2015 general

Friday, 1:18 a.m. Rene Rivera hasn’t done very well with the bat this year. Late into Thursday night’s game, for instance, he was hitting only .118. He had just tried to execute a hit-and-run and failed. Naturally, all that was left was for Rivera to be the hero. He was, singling just inside the third-base […]

Tagged as: Bucholtz, Odorizzi, Rays, Rivera, Walk-Off

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Unsung heroes lead the Rays comeback victory

April 23, 2015 general

Thursday, 12:06 p.m. Raise your hands if you had these guys in the pool. Brandon Guyer. Jake Elmore. Steve Geltz. Yeah, them. Those were the ringleaders as the Rays broke a small losing streak Wednesday night, proving that a team has Content beyond this point is for members only.

Tagged as: Cabrera, Cash, comeback, Elmore, Geltz, Guyer, Jennings, Longoria, Rays, Red Sox

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Rays waste a solid outing by Archer

April 21, 2015 general

Tuesday, 11:47 p.m. Nothing. Zip. Nada. As a town, Tampa Bay was shut out Tuesday evening. Not only did the Lightning lose 3-0 to the Red Wings, the Rays lost 1-0 to the Red Sox and managed only four hits. It stretched the Rays’ losing streak to four in a row, all in the American […]

Tagged as: Archer, baseball, Four hits, Lose, Rays, Red Sox

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Yankees sweep the Rays into the AL East Cellar

April 19, 2015 general

Sunday, 6:18 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG Not long ago, a ground ball to second or so, they were doing fine. The Rays were battered, but they were upright. They were winning more than they lost, and the American League East wasn’t running away from them, and Kevin Cash looked fairly comfortable in the manager’s seat. And […]

Tagged as: cellar, hitting problems, injured pitchers, Rays, Souza, sweep, Yankees

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Ask Gary: Ranking the locker rooms of Tampa Bay

April 11, 2015 general

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: Barber, Brooks, Bucs, Lightning, Rays, Rowdies, sportswriters

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Cash parties like he’s going to win another 99

April 8, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:45 p.m. ST. PETERSBURG It was loud. It was wild. It was boisterous. Kevin Cash had heard about moments like this, how unbridled the Rays were when they had a victory to celebrate. And now, this was his celebration, and he was in the middle of it. It was dark. It was loose. It […]

Tagged as: celebration, defense, Odorizzi, pitching, Rays, walks

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