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Tampa Bay’s Matt Moore pitches well again, looks to next year

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If this was the end for Matt Moore โ€“ and Moore hopes that it was not โ€“ then he finished his 2015 season on a good note. Moore pitched a strong game for the third straight outing as the Rays beat the Florida Marlins, 4-2. Moore surrendered only one run over seven innings, and the Rays’ late homers sealed the victory. Mikie Mahtook hit a homer to tie the game at 2, and shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera hit a two-run homer…

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Rays’ Matt Moore has another good outing in beating Red Sox

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Some pitchers are after victories. Some are after strikeouts. Matt Moore? Well, he’s after…trying to be Matt Moore again. Moore pitched his second straight strong game Tuesday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 5-2 and lifting the Tampa Bay Rays out of last place for at least a night. Moore surrendered two runs in the first, but no more in his 6 2/3 innings. Moore has shaved almost two runs off his ERA in his last two victories. It was…

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Rays’ Matt Moore reminds fans of who he used to be

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Once, this was the way Matt Moore used to look. The profile is the same. The motion is the same. And the results were what they used to be. Yep, this is the guy you remember, all right. Moore was his old self Thursday night. Once again, he was the guy who won 17 games. The guy who was an all-star. The guy who looked like he would be a very good thing on the mound for the Tampa Bay…

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Red Sox’ David Ortiz joins baseball’s 500 homer club

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According to the original plan, David Ortizย was supposed to be on the bench Saturday night. Instead, he spent the evening circling the bases. Ortiz hit two home runs โ€“ his 499th and his 500th โ€“ to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 10-4 victory over a Rays team that continues to try to get on a hot streak. Ortiz hit a three-run homer in the first and a solo shot in the fifth for reach his milestone. Ortiz becomes…

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Rays demote Matt Moore after he was shellacked by Red Sox

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The Rays have pulled Matt Moore from the rotation. The only question: What took them so long? The Rays demoted Moore on Saturday night, just after he struggled again in an 11-7 loss to the Boston Red Sox, a loss that dropped the Rays to three games under .500 for the first time all year. The Rays have won only 11 of their last 34 games. Wtih the Rays, everyone has fond memories of what Moore used to be. However,…

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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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Dolphins cut former Buc QB Josh Freeman before camp

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For Josh Freeman, it is over before it has begun. Again. Freeman, the one-time future of the Tampa Bay Bucs, was waived by the Miami Dolphins Friday before the team ever got to training camp. Freeman, 27, has had a series of brief stays since being drummed out of Tampa Bay. He played one game with the Minnesota Vikings, then was with the New York Giants briefly in the off-season, and now lasted only the three quietest months of the…

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