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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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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 cruise to an easy victory over Yanks as Longoria homers

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The Tampa Bay Rays took a decisive spring training victory over their division rival, the New York Yankees, Thursday night in Tampa. Tampa Bay moved to 10-9 in their spring with a 6-2 victory. Evan Longoria hit a home run, Steve Pierce had three hits and Logan Morrison drove in two runs. For the Rays, Matt Andriese pitched three innings and allowed only one run to lead the win. Enny Romero had three strikeouts in 1 1/3 innings. Tampa Bay…

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Rays’ Evan Longoria wants to lead less, produce more in 2016

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Evan Longoria isn’t worried about everyone else’s game. Just his own. Longoria, long acknowledged as the face of the Tampa Bay Rays, is surrendering some of the leadership role in an attempt to bounce back to be one of the game’s elite players. โ€œNobody wants that pressure every day,โ€ Longoria told reporters at the team’s training facility in Port Charlotte. โ€œFor me, I felt it a lot last year. I was hard on myself. And I know that it’s not…

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Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier wins the American League Gold Glove award

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Isn’t the ambition of every Outlaw to make off with the gold? If so, consider Kevin Kiermaier a success. Kiermaier, the popular outfielder of the Tampa Bay Rays who is nicknamed “The Outlaw”, left with the gold glove for center fielders on Tuesday night, a designation you will have no problem convincing his pitchers of. Kiermaier saved 42 runs, almost triple the Rays’ record. He led the position by throwing out 15 runners. Kiermaier came up the hard way. He…

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Rays shut down Reds 8-3

This dash to third base was a bit different for Mallex Smith. The Tampa Bay left fielder rushed in to

Now that they’re eliminated, the Rays play well in victory over Marlins

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Now that they have run out of season, the Tampa Bay Rays have never looked better. The Rays completed a sweep of three or more games for the first time since July and and won their first series since mid-August with a 4-1 victory over the Florida Marlins. Perhaps it is because the pressure of the wild-card chase is over, but the Rays have rarely looked better. They had pitching. Jake Odorizzi went seven innings and gave up only four…

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Tampa Bay beats Red Sox behind Evan Longoria’s big night

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Evan Longoria seems to be on his way to a strong finish for the Tampa Bay Rays. Longoria had three hits, including his 20th home run of the year, Thursday night to take the Tampa Bay Rays to its third straight victory, a 4-2 decision over the Boston Red Sox. Longoria now has at least 20 home runs in seven of eight seasons. In the history of the game, the only third basemen to hit at least 20 in their…

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