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As second half starts, can the Rays catch New York in AL East?

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The starting pitching has been shredded by injury. The hitting has been held ineffective by a lack of ability. They have shown the questionable talent of going into a prolonged slump. The general manager is new. The manager is new. Most of the players just got here. Ask yourself then: As the Tampa Bay Rays prepare to begin the second half of their schedule, do they have what it takes to catch the New York Yankees? Here at the break,…

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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 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 finally has a bat to match his glove

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Turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays had the Chicago White Sox right where they wanted them on Sunday afternoon. On the mound, Chris Sale was, well, sailing. He was shutting out the Rays, who had only one hit. He had struck out 11. He was in command. And the Rays? All they could offer was light-hitting shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera and his .203 average. What was there to fear? Well, there was this. Cabrera hit the ball out off the yard,…

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Baseball turns to new directions for managers

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Have we run out of baseball managers? You know the stereotype. A baseball lifer who gravitates from one team to another, spitting and swearing, changing this uniform for that one. As long as he has a dugout, that’s OK. The thing is, it really isn’t that accurate anymore. Of the current 30 managers in the big leagues, were you aware that 19 of them are currently in the only job they have ever had, including Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash? Seven…

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Rays continue to ache, lose James Loney to DL

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And now, a word about your still-in-first-place Tampa Bay Rays: Ouch. In a season right out of M*A*S*H, the Rays were aching a little more Monday than they were 24 hours earlier. Three players joined the hobbled masses, most notably middle-of-the-order hitter James Loney, who went on the disabled list with a left middle finger fracture. He expects to be out for 4-6 weeks. Also with day-to-day injuries are outfielder Steven Souza Jr. (left wrist sprain) and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera…

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Despite injuries, Rays hold onto first in AL East

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There are days, when the bullpen is dazzling and the defense is on, when you look at them and nod. Those are the days of great declarations. Those are the days you look at the Tampa Bay Rays and nod. On such days, you think. “This! This is a first-place team!” Then are days such as Sunday, when hitting is cold and the pitching is frayed, when you look at them and shrug. Those are the days of great exasperation.…

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