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For the second straight night, Rays clobber the Blue Jays

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Who are these guys? And can anyone make sure they stay? The Tampa Bay Rays, for the second straight night, hit the ball the way the big teams do in a 12-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. This time, they scored 12 runs on 17 hits. The night before, they had scored 13 runs on 17 hits. It was quite the showing when you consider how the Rays struggled to hit, and score, earlier in the season. For instance: Those 34…

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Rays have a rare offensive explosion to bash Toronto Blue Jays

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Those were the Tampa Bay Rays? The guys with a season-high 13 runs? The guys with a season-high 17 hits? The guys winning by a huge margin? Yeah, those were the Rays, all right, blowing out the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Monday night. All 11 position players had a hit for Tampa Bay, and four of them had home runs. The Rays improved their record to 17-19 for the season. The Rays jumped on Toronto early, scoring two in…

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Could the offense of the Rays be better with Corey Dickerson?

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In years past, you wondered if their bats were big enough. There was an impotence to the offense of the Tampa Bay Rays. They were never going to score enough runs, and good pitching was always going to let them down. The last two months of last season were an aberration. Often, you simply couldn’t count on the Rays scoring enough. Could that be changing with this off-season? Maybe. The Rays have brought in Corey Dickerson, a career .299 hitter,…

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Lightning captain Steven Stamkos struggles to find net

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The Tampa Bay Lightning’s scoring woes begin at the top. Captain Steven Stamkos, too, is struggling to lead his team. Stamkos has just two goals in his last 10 games and failed to put a shot on net in Sunday’s 3-1 loss to the Los Angeles Kings. He has only three shots in his last two games. His 20 points are 50th in the NHL. “It’s frustrating,” Stamkos told the Tampa Bay Times. “I don’t think I got a shot…

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Rowdies’ offense shut out once again in 1-0 defeat by Minnesota

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The pieces of an offense are there for the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Every now and then, however, that offense evaporates for the team. The Rowdies’ last four defeats have been by shutout. The sputtering offense disappeared again Saturday night in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota. Ben Sweat was sent off, leaving Tampa Bay with 10 men. Minnesota forward Christian Ramirez scored the lone goal of the match in the 44th minute after a defensive miscue by the Rowdies. Midfielder Kevin Venegas whipped in…

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Suddenly powerful Rays give Chris Archer sufficient support

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For a chance, Chris Archer had plenty of run support. So much so that he should have saved some. The offense of the Tampa Bay Rays, dormant for much of the season, broke out with a season-high four home runs in an 11-3 victory over the White Sox. Archer, who had been getting only 2.45 runs of support per game, won for the first time since June 23. He had lost his last four decisions. It was the third straight…

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Rays can’t ruffle Indians rookie Cody Anderson in loss

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Someone warn Cody Anderson. Eventually, major league hitters will be tougher than the Tampa Bay Rays‘ lineup. The Rays struggled offensively again Monday night, again being shut down by Cleveland Indians’ 24-year-old rookie Anderson, who firted with a perfect game into the seventh. In all, Tampa Bay wound up with only three hits — only two off Anderson — in the defeat. The Rays have been shut out twice during the streak, and scored Monday night only when Grady Sizemore hit…

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