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Rays beat Tigers behind bases-loaded triple by Kevin Kiermaier

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The offense of the Tampa Bay Rays continued its hots week Thursday night in a victory in Detroit. This time, the Rays scored seven runs on eight hits to highlight a 7-5 win over the Tigers. Steven Souza Jr. and Steve Pearce each had home runs for the Rays, but the biggest hit was a bases-loaded triple by Kevin Kiermaier in the sixth. With the win, the Rays improve to 20-19 on the season. The Rays led 3-0 after one…

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Rays’ Matt Andriese throws a gem at Oakland to even series

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You might have expected a pitching performance like this from the Tampa Bay Rays all along. You might have expected the stuff. You might have expected the two-hitter. You might have expected the shutout. But would you ever expect it from Matt Andriese? Andriese was masterful Saturday now, throwing a two-hit shutout against the Oakland A’s. Only Matt McBride and Danny Valencia got singles against Andriese, who struck out five. It was the first career shutout for Andriese and an…

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Home runs lead the Rays to a series sweep against Angels

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The Tampa Bay Rays have scored an inordinate amount of their runs via the long ball. On a day such as Sunday, who’s complaining? The Rays hit two more home runs against the Los Angeles Angels Sunday, powering their way to a 3-1 victory. It was the first series sweep of the season for the Rays, and it lifted them above .500 at 15-14 for the year. In all, it wasn’t a bad day for the Rays, who got the…

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Twins club Tampa Bay as the Rays return home for wild-card race

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The Tampa Bay Rays tried to stay in the AL wild-card race Tuesday night when they returned home to Tropicana Field. It didn’t go so well. The Rays were trounced, 11-7, by the Minnesota Twins, giving up a three-run, a two-run and a solo homer along the way. Minnesota scored 10 times in the first five innings and ran away with the game. The Rays fell 3 ยฝ games back in their chase for the second AL wild card, and…

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Rays’ Matt Andriese has winning formula in victory over Red Sox

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For the Tampa Bay Rays, the formula works. Even when there are days the performance seems to argue against it. For Rays’ manager Kevin Cash, the formula is simple. Try to get six innings out of your starter, then turn things over to your bullpen, provided it has had enough rest. Take Saturday afternoon’s game, for instance. Matt Andriese could not have pitched much better than he did against the Red Sox. He retired 18 of 19 batters. He threw…

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Rays’ unknown pitching staff helps the team rule AL East

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There are mysteries in life. Easter Island. The Sphinx. JFK. And how in the world are these Tampa Bay Rays on top of the American League East? A year ago, they were 16 games below .500. This year, they are nine above. They do not hit very well. No one has heard of their starting pitchers. The manager just got here. Nate Karns? Erasmo Ramirez? Mike Andriese? Alex Colome? That’s the rotation? That’s what’s keeping this team atop the American…

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Rays rebound to blank the Nationals in Washington

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Different night. Different place. Different result. For the Tampa Bay Rays, everything changed Wednesday night. A night after their most embarrassing loss of the season, the Rays came back to shut down the Washington Nationals, 5-0, on a two-hit shutout. The previous night, Washington had scored 16 runs on 23 hits, and there were times when it never seemed as if the Rays would get the Nationals out. This time, the difference in the teams was stark. The Rays pieced…

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