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Rays’ Steve Geltz suffers nightmare seventh inning in loss to Oakland

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The trip out of Oakland was long and monotonous. On the other hand, so was the seventh inning for the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays had one of their ugliest innings in years Sunday afternoon, giving up seven runs to the heretofore dormant Oakland A’s in an 8-2 loss. The defeat prevented the Rays from a sweep of the series and of returning home with a 5-5 record in the 10-game road swing. Tampa Bay led 2-1 going into the…

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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 ย Red Sox, who combined for three hits and the winning run off…

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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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Gary Shelton: Little guys provide the spark as Rays come back against Sox

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Sometimes, it is the bugle-sounder who leads the charge. Sometimes, it is the guy you least suspect. Brandon Guyer? Jake Elmore? Steve Geltz? Just between you and me: Who? It was the faceless ones, the support players, who were the ringleaders as the Tampa Bay Rays broke a small losing streak Wednesday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-5 and proving that a team has to rely on all available parts to get to the finish line. Those were the…

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