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Rays’ offense comes to life in big victory over New York Yankees

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On the times the hitting is on, and the pitching is decent, the Tampa Bay Rays look like a ballclub. It was that way Saturday, when the Rays blasted the New York Yankees, 9-5. Tampa Bay had nine extra base hits, taking a 9-1 lead and then holding on. Hank Conger, who entered the game with only three RBI, had a three-run homer and two doubles. Evan Longoria had a home run and four RBI. Matt Moore had not gone…

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Rays Chris Archer feels like self again, but loses to Yankees on homers

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The results were bad once again. For Chris Archer, however, the performance was good. Archer of the Tampa Bay Rays lost for the sixth time in nine decisions Friday night, falling 4-1 to the New York Yankees. But he threw eight innings, his longest stint of the year, and allowed only one earned run. He gave up four hits and struck out seven. It was enough for manager Kevin Cash to suggest that Archer took a step forward in the…

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Marlins blast Tampa Bay Rays in final game of Citrus Series

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This time, the Tampa Bay Rays were the bug. The Miami Marlins were the windshield. The Rays were clobbered by the Marlins Sunday after, losing 9-1 in their most lopsided defeat of the year. It was Tampa Bay’s fifth loss in six games, a stretch I which they’ve beeen outscored 37-22. The Rays were 20-19 at one point, but they have fallen to 21-24. “We just got outplayed today,” said manager Kevin Cash. “We got outpitched. We got outhit. They…

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Tampa Bay Rays lose to Marlins despite three more hits by Logan Morrison

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Hey, didn’t you used to be Logan Morrison? You know, the guy who was hitting .119 after 28 games? The guy who didn’t have a home run? The guy who didn’t have an RBI? These days, it’s a different Morrison who plays for the Rays. He’s hit .556 over his last eight games, and he’s brought his season average up to .225. He has seven RBI in his last seven games. Alas, three more hits by Morrison could not lift…

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This time, Rays’ Kevin Cash goes to Alex Colome for the win

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One day earlier, Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Kevin Cash refused to try Alex Colome for two innings. Tuesday, he thought it was a pretty good idea. Colome closed out the Florida Marlins in a 4-3 victory as the Rays finished their road trip with a 5-3 record. Colome allowed only one hit over his two innings to earn his 12th save. The previous day, however, Cash had chosen to stick with Erasmo Ramirez for his third straight inning, and it…

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Rays’ manager Kevin Cash sticks with Erasmo Ramirez too long

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After six wins, after a successful move to the bullpen, it is understandable if Rays’ manager Kevin Cash thinks a lot of pitcher Erasmo Ramirez. Maybe, he thinks too much of him. Cash stuck with Ramirez late in Monday night’s game, and it came back to hurt the Rays in a 7-6 defeat. The loss drops the Rays to 20-22 on the season. Ramirez was successful in pitching through the sixth and seventh as the Rays took a 6-5 lead.…

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Rays’ Chris Archer struggles once again in lopsided loss to Detroit

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The mystery of Whatever Happened to Chris Archer continued Sunday afternoon. Archer, an all-star last year, gave up six runs in three innings and fell to 3-5 on the season. Archer gave up eight hits and six earned runs while collecting only nine outs. His ERA for the season is now 5.15. “It gets a little surprising at times because we know how good his stuff is,” said Rays’ manager Kevin Cash. “He’s in a stretch where things aren’t going…

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