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Rays squander lead, Evan Longoria homers in loss to O’s

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There were times they seemed to have the game in hand. There were times they let it slip through their fingers. The Tampa Bay Rays‘ winning streak ended Wednesday night when they blew a 7-6 defeat to the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays blew a 4-0 lead and a 6-4 lead in the ninth along their way to the loss, squandering a pair of home runs by Evan Longoria along the way. It was Longoria’s 200th and 201st home runs of…

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Of all the Rays, who picked J.P. Arencibia to be a star?

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On a night like this, when the stars align and the Rays play as if they are one of the best baseball teams in the American League, you can pick your stars. Do you want J.P. Arencibia, the kid from nowhere, fresh up from the minor leagues? Arencibia, a career .207 hitter, drove in six runs on a three-for-four night. Or do you want pitcher Drew Smyly, the guy coming back from injury, who struck out 10 and allowed only…

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Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier makes amazing catch to lead victory

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It was one out. Only one out. Heck, the Rays still had to get 26 afterward. So much impact could a caught fly ball have to do with things? Except everything. Kevin Kiermaier made his defensive play of the season, and maybe the defensive play of the season, Monday night to highlight a 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. On the opening at-bat of the evening, Manny Machado hit a potential home run to centerfield. But Kiermaier timed it perfectly,…

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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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One swing, and the Orioles have a grand time beating the Tampa Bay Rays

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To the Tampa Bay Rays, four runs seems like a mountain. To the Rays, four runs feels like a week’s worth. To the Rays, four runs seems insurmountable. Imagine their feelings, then, when the Orioles scored that many with one swing of the bat Saturday night? Chris Davis hit a 3-2 pitch some 400 feet for a third-inning grand slam, leading Baltimore to a 5-1 victory against the light-hitting Rays, who mustered only five hits. Tampa Bay is now 9-20…

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Tim Beckham’s big hit sparks Rays in late comeback

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For a while, it appeared that Chris Archer was going to be able to suie the Rays for non-support once again. Through six innings, the Rays had zero runs on his behalf, and it looked very much as the Tampa Bay offense would be shut out for the fifth time this season. The Rays, however, rallied for three runs in the the bottom of the eighth inning to salvage the first game of a three-game series with Baltimore. John Jaso…

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For a weekend, the O’s are the home crowd

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Of all the athletes in the history of Tampa Bay, of all the competitors who have walked in the shadow of the Skyway, has there ever been any to compare with… Cal Ripken? He was ours, you know, glove, bat and work ethic. He represented the hard-working men and women of this area. He went to work every day, and he took a piece of all of us with him. And citrus, too. Then there was Brooks Robinson. And Jim…

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