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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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Blue Jays hit three home runs in knocking off Tampa Bay

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The Tampa Bay Rays jumped all over aging knuckleballer R.J. Dickey Friday night. After that, Dickey jumped back. The Rays scored two runs in the top of the first to take a quick lead on Dickey and the Toronto Blue Jays. But Dickey rallied for his 100th win, and he retired 18 of the last 19 Rays he faced. Dickey, just shy of his 41st birthday, allowed only four hits over seven innings to even his record at 11-11 for…

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Seldom used Nick Franklin homers to lead Rays past Yankees

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Nick Franklin? You could just imagine the players of the New York Yankees, shaking their heads and saying, โ€œNick Franklin?” Franklin, who was hitting only .133 in a sputtering season, cranked a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Tampa Bay Rays a lead. The Rays won, 6-3, to break a three-game losing streak. It was a while coming. Franklin, expected to contend for a middle-infield role on this team, had only one home run and only three RBI…

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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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Yankees do maximum damage with minimum hits vs. Rays

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He allowed three hits. All of them left the park. He allowed five baserunners. All of them made home. In other words, it was a frustrating night for Tampa Bay Bays pitcher Jake Odorizzi, who was mostly good in his start against the New York Yankees. But the Yankees did the most damage possible with a little bit of offense, hitting three home runs on their only hits against Odorizzi, blows by Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann and Greg Bird. Two…

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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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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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