Smyly

Rays’ Smyly throws a one-hitter at Padres

August 16, 2016 general

Tuesday, 4 a.m. For two  batters, Drew  Smyly looked as if he might have a tough time of  it  Monday night. Five pitches into his start, Smyly gave up a home run to Alexei Ramirez. After that,  nothing. Smyly allowed only two walks to the next 22 batters to shut down the San Diego Padres. […]

Tagged as: Kiermaier, Padres, Rays, Smyly

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Smyly gives Rays another quality start vs. Yankees

July 31, 2016 general

Sunday, 5:30 a.m. Finally, Drew Smyly is smiling again. Smyly finally won another game, his first since mid-May, as the Rays beat the New York Yankees Saturday. Smyly had gone 0-7 over his last 11 starts for the Rays. On Saturday, however, he threw six innings of four-hit, two-run baseball for the Rays’ 10th straight […]

Tagged as: pitching, Rays, Smyly, Yankees

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The wrong man catches the ball in Rays’ defeat

April 5, 2016 general

Tuesday, 6 a.m. The fan caught the ball. The star did not. And because of  it, the Tampa Bay Rays lost. Again. The first play was simply an oddity, a fan reaching for a fly ball, surprised and delighted when it plopped into his glove. Who would have expected him to catch it? Who would […]

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Kiermaier makes another memory on defense

September 30, 2015 general

Wednesday, 11:30 p.m. Need something to remember the highlights of the 2015 season by? This should just about do it. Kevin Kiermaier, chasing down an uncatchable fly. Kiermaier, slamming into the fence. Kiermaier, showing the world why he should be the Gold Glove winner. He runs, and nothing can escape him. He is relentless. He […]

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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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Ask the Expert: Doug Waechter

April 1, 2015 general

Wednesday, 6 a.m. Doug Waechter spent four of his major league seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays, his hometown team. Over his time in the bigs, Waechter won 18 games. In his first start at Tropicana Field, Waechter threw a two-hit shutout against Seattle. He joins GarySheltonsports.com weekly to answer your questions about major league […]

Tagged as: Cobb, injuries, Jennings, Loney, Longoria, Rays, Smyly

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