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Home runs power Tampa Bay Rays to second straight victory

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Don’t look now, but the Tampa Bay Rays have themselves a bit of a winning streak. Following five straight losses, and 11 in 13 games, the Rays won their second straight game over the Minnesota Twins Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay won, 7-4, behind four home runs. Steven Souza Jr. hit his 10th, a three-run blast. Evan Longoria hit his third in three games, the first time he has done that since 2013. Hank Conger and Logan Morrison also homered. Pitcher…

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Rays finally break losing streak with victory over Minnesota

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It didn’t matter that the opponent is the worst team in the American League. It doesn’t matter that that win came late. It didn’t matter that the Tampa Bay Rays squeezed it out late. What matters is that the Rays won. Finally. The Rays beat the Minnesota Twins, 4-2, to snap a five-game losing streak. The Rays had lost 10 of 12 games coming in, and had settled into last place in the AL West. Tampa Bay got just enough…

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Tampa Bay Rays plummet even further in loss to Minnesota Twins

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If you were wondering just how bad this losing streak will get for the Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday night might have provided a few clues. The Rays fell, 6-4, to the lowly Minnesota Twins, a loss that was the team’s fifth straight and its 11th in 13 games. The Rays fell eight games under .500. Yeah, that was the same Twins who hav the worst record in the American League, the worst era and the fewest runs scored. Still, the…

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Tampa Bay Rays are swept by Kansas City as team’s slide continues

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The slide continued for the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday night in Kansas City. The Rays were swept by the Kansas City Royals, losing 6-3. It was the team’s 10th loss in their last 12 games. Chris Archer struggled again, giving up four runs in the first two innings. The Rays came back to within 4-3, but a pair of sacrifice flies closed it out for the Royals, who lead the American League Central. Tampa Bay, in last place in the…

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Rays’ reliever Brad Boxberger injured again in loss to Royals

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Brad Boxberger was back. And then he was gone again. For Boxberger, the comeback lasted 16 pitches. He retired two batters. He gave up a home run and a single. And that was it. Boxberger, the reliever of the Tampa Bay Rays,  strained something in his left side Tuesday night, adding even more of a pall in a 10-5 loss to the Kansas City Royals. The Royals had 18 hits in the game, including at least one by 10 position…

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Rays get another good start, but lose another game to Kansas City

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The Tampa Bay Rays are pitching better. It isn’t helping. The Rays had their fourth straight quality start Monday night, but the Kansas City Royals blew the game open with a four-run eighth inning in a 6-2 victory. The Rays lost their eighth game in their last 10 and fell to five games below .500 for the first time this season. The Rays are in the cellar in the American League East. Matt Andriese went seven innings, the fourth straight…

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Rays’ Jake Odorizzi throws a one-hitter, but manages to lose to Yankees

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Tampa Bay Rays’ pitcher Jake Odorizzi was almost perfect Sunday afternoon. He just wasn’t close enough. Odorizzi allowed only one hit, one walk and runner to reach by error Sunday, but he fell 2-1 as Starlin Castro of the New York Yankees broke up his no-hitter with a two-run homer in the seventh inning. The Yankees sent only 29 batters to the plate, two over the minimum, in getting the win. “He was outstanding,” Cash said. “It was as good…

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