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Near-perfection isn’t good enough for Rays’ Chris Archer in loss

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Maybe David Archer should sue for non-support. Archer was dazzling Wednesday afternoon, retiring the first 19 battlers he faced and giving up no earned runs in his seven innings of work. But after getting 23 hits the previous two nights, the bats of the Tampa Bay Rays fell asleep once again, getting only four hits and one run. Not even the mighty Curt Casali, who had six homers in his previous six games, could save them. Casali was 0 for…

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Rays win as sensation Curt Casali hits two more HRs

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For crushing Curt Casali, the markings of stardom were all around him. Who would have expected all of this from a guy who just got to the Tampa Bay Rays? There was the standing ovation after his ninth-inning strikeout, followed by his first-ever curtain call, a tip of a cap from a guy who barely knew what he was doing. There was his Gatorade bath, his second in two nights. There were all the texts from all of his friends,…

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Red Sox continue their mastery over Chris Archer

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Sooner or later, there was bound to be a day like this. Sooner or later, Chris Archer of the Tampa Bay Rays was bound to lose. Archer was beaten for the first time since May 7, 10 starts aga, as the Boston Red Sox hit three home runs to earn a 5-3 victory over him Sunday afternoon. Archer struck out 10, but one of the long balls he surrendered was a two-run homer to old nemisis David Ortiz. Archer had…

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Rays lose in extra innings as Sox get to Steve Geltz

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Perhaps it is time to call for Paula Abdul out of the bullpen again. Much was made of the kiss to the cheek that fueled Tampa Bay Rays’ reliever Steve Geltz to his team-record setting relief run. And maybe it was Abdul. Or maybe Geltz was just in a groove. After all, he had nine consecutive scoreless outings until Friday night. But it all ended against the Boston  Red Sox, who combined for three hits and the winning run off…

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Rays’ Chris Archer keeps winning, downs Blue Jays

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At this rate, every pitcher in the American League may start dining on salmon and kale. Certainly, it helped to fuel Chris Archer of the Tampa Bay Rays to his latest superb outing, as Archer shut down the high-powered Toronto Blue Jays for his sixth straight victory Tuesday night. Archer allowed only three hits through eight innings and struck out seven. The Rays, who had lost two in a row, snapped back to beat the Blue Jays and stay ahead in…

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Rays get runners on but can’t get them home against Jays

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No wonder the Tampa Bay Rays had trouble knocking in runs Monday night, what with umpires taking their bats and all. The Rays left 14 runners stranded on base in an 8-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays, leaving them loaded in the second and eighth inning and seeing an early 3-1 lead evaporate. Toronto broke open a 3-3 game with four runs in the sixth inning. For the Rays, one of the strangest plays of the night came when…

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Rays’ Asdrubal Cabrera makes Indians miss him

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Steven Souza liked his homecoming. Evidently, Asdrubal Cabrerea liked his, too. In his first at-bat against this old Cleveland Indians team, Cabrera hit a home run into the stands to highight a 4-1 victory for the Tampa Bay Rays. Nathan Karns (5-3) got the win for the Rays, who are now nine games above .500 and in first place in the AL East. For the Rays, Erasno Ramirez (6-2) pitches in tonight’s game.

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