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Rays lose Kevin Kiermaier to broken hand against Tigers

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The hand that brought a gold glove and a platinum glove to Kevin Kiermaier will spend the next few weeks in a cast. Kiermaier, the Tampa Bay Rays’ star center fielder, broke two metacarpal bones in his left (glove) hand Sunday. For the Rays, it was a deeper loss than the 5-4 game to the Detroit Tigers. Kiermaier is among the most popular players, a high-energy, defensively gifted outfielders. He broke the hand while diving on a shallow fly ball…

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Rays beat Tigers behind bases-loaded triple by Kevin Kiermaier

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The offense of the Tampa Bay Rays continued its hots week Thursday night in a victory in Detroit. This time, the Rays scored seven runs on eight hits to highlight a 7-5 win over the Tigers. Steven Souza Jr. and Steve Pearce each had home runs for the Rays, but the biggest hit was a bases-loaded triple by Kevin Kiermaier in the sixth. With the win, the Rays improve to 20-19 on the season. The Rays led 3-0 after one…

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Rays’ Logan Morrison finally contributes to team’s offense

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For a month, Logan Morrison was trappped in a nightmare. He couldn’t hit. He couldn’t field.He couldn’t contribute to the Tampa Bay Rays. For 29 games, Morrison was helpless. No home runs. No RBI. He was hitting .129 with 29 strikeouts in 94 at bats. His slugging percentage was .153. His on baseball percentage was .229. He kept going to the plate, and he kept walking back to the dugout. In May, he had hit only .100, and was last…

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Rays complete sweep of the Blue Jays to even their record at 19-19

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They only scored six runs. They only had 10 hits. Alas, the poor Tampa Bay Rays. Their recent surge of offense is easing up. The Rays (19-19) had a normal big night Wednesday night, sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays with a 6-3 victory. Still, Tampa Bay completed one of its most lopsided series, scoring 31 runs and getting 44 hits in the three games. It was the second time in team history (the other was in August of 2007) that…

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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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Is Tampa Bay a Major League region or 4 minor league ones?

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Despite what many in national sports media may proclaim, professional baseball is prosperous in the Tampa Bay area. Last season marked the 10th year in a row total attendance for professional baseball in Tampa Bay was over 2 million paid fans. Between Spring Training, the Rays and Minor League Baseball, there are more baseball games played in Tampa Bay than any other region in the country. Unfortunately, this vast array of baseball options has left one team struggling to compete…

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