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Tampa Bay bullpen falters again in late-inning loss to Mets

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When a team’s biggest strength becomes a weakness, it means trouble. The bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays, the best thing about the team this season, faltered for the second straight game Friday night, losing a 4-3 game when both Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger gave up runs, a rarity. Boxberger took the loss, giving up three hits, an error and a wild pitch in the ninth inning. He also gave up two runs. Had Boxberger shut down New York,…

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James Loney’s hit lets Rays rally to beat Boston, avoid sweep

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Facing a sweep against the cellar-dwelling Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays showed signs of life Sunday afternoon. The Rays rallied from two runs to beat the Red Sox, 4-3. The victory was only the team’s 10th since June (in 27 games). James Loney singled to center field to drive in Asdrubal Cabrera with the winning run. Cabrera had doubled to tie the game at 3-3. Rod Boxberger finished up the game for his 26th  save. Jake Odorizzi picked…

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Rays have a keeper of a game as Curt Casali homers twice, Nathan Karns stars

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Starting pitching? Check. A little offense? Check. Good work out of the bullpen? Check. Gee, you think, why can’t the Tampa Bay Rays be this good all of the time? The Rays had their way with the Detroit Tigers in a 5-2 victory Monday night. It was one of those pick-your-stars games. Starting pitcher Nathan Karns gave up one run and three hits over six innings. Catcher Curt Casali, pushing for more playing time, hit two home runs. Third baseman…

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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’ Nathan Karns provides the pitching, hitting his team needs

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The Tampa Bay Rays had been struggling with their starting pitching. Nathan Karns cured that. They had been struggling with the bats, too. Karns cured that, as well. Karns had one of those memorable do-it-all games Tuesday night, throwing five shutout innings of three-hit baseball and hitting a solo home run in the third inning to lead the Rays to a 1-0 lead over the Philadelphia Phillies. For the Rays, it was the first time this season a pitcher has…

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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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Carl Crawford omitted as Fox picks Rays ‘Franchise 4’

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No Wade Boggs. No Fred McGriff. Especially, no Carl Crawford. When Fox-TV announced its “Franchise Four” list Tuesday night, they didn’t spend a lot of time looking through the history of the Tampa Bay Rays, or the Devil of the franchise that came before them. The best Rays of the Rays have come in the last decade, and Fox concentrated on those years. The picks: Former pitcher James Shields, former pitcher David Price, former second-baseman Ben Zobrist and current third…

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