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Rays believe they will eventually be a solid-hitting team

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In his office, Kevin Cash is saying it. In front of his locker, Evan Longoria is saying it. To all the world, Logan Forsythe is “absolutely” saying it. This Tampa Bay Rays team will hit. Eventually. Oh, you might wonder after the start of the season. The Rays had only 18 runs in their first six games. They have led in only seven of 63 innings. There are still low averages in the lineup like the .050 of Brad Miller…

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Rays’ Logan Forsythe goes deep as Tampa Bay wins series opener

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The Tampa Bay Rays saved it for the end. Held to one hit for most of the night by Cleveland Indians pitcher Corey Kluber, the Rays rallied in the seventh and eighth for four hits and four runs to win the opening game of their series, 5-1, Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. Kluber was rolling. He had a one-hit shutout through seven before the Rays’ bats came alive. In the seventh, Corey Dickerson doubled, and Desmond Jennings followed with a…

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Rulebook helps Tampa Bay Rays get their first victory of year

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The Tampa Bay Rays finally won a game Wednesday night, but it happened in one of the oddest ways possible. All hail the rule book. The Rays won 3-2 when Toronto Blue Jay Jose Bautista was called out for an illegal slide in the ninth inning Wednesday. He reached out with his left hand and made contact with second baseman Logan Forsythe, who had thrown wildly to first and, for a moment, seemed to let in Ryan Goins with the tying…

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Rays plan to start their attack with Logan Forsythe hitting leadoff

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It isn’t Murderer’s Row, but the Tampa Bay Rays expect to have a little more thump in their batting order. Perhaps that’s why they are talking about Logan Forsythe, last year’s No. 5 hitter, now batting leadoff. The Rays have increased their power in the middle of the order, which promises to make this Rays’ team a little more potent than before. After Forsythe, the Rays (against righties) will bat Logan Morrison (17 home runs last year), Evan Longoria (21),…

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Rays’ Jake Odorizzi finally gets some run support in victory

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As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays do like pitcher Jake Odorizzi after all. Finally, the Rays gave Odorizzi some support in an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, including four home runs over a stretch of eight batters. It had to feel different for Odorizzi. Before Wednesday night, Odorizzi had led the American League in the lowest run support, averaging only 3.16 runs per game. The Rays scored three runs in the fourth inning on a run-scoring double…

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Another big homer by the Orioles beats the Tampa Bay Rays, Matt Moore

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Give credit to the Tampa Bay Rays. When it comes to giving up those gut-wrenching, afternoon-ending home runs, they’re cutting down on the damage. This time, it was a two-run homer hit by the Baltimore Orioles that led to a 5-2 victory over the Rays on Sunday afternoon. Only a few hours after Chris Davis hit a grand slam for a Saturday night victory, Caleb Joseph knocked a shot out of the park to give the Orioles a 5-0 lead…

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Rays continue their slide with extra-inning defeat against Philadelphia

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For a month, they have been among baseball’s worst teams. Are there any signs of the Tampa Bay Rays breaking out? Go back to last June 23, if you will. The Rays were 41-32, two games ahead in the AL East. Since then, however, Tampa Bay has lost 17 of 24 games and, for the time being, in fourth place in the division. The latest loss, 5-4 to Philadelphia in 10 innings, meant the Rays dropped the series to the…

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