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Bullpen struggles as Rays lose again to Toronto Blue Jays

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The bullpen was mortal. The defense wasn’t there. And the baseball was on the wrong side of the fence. It all added up to disaster for the Tampa Bay Rays, who let a four-run outburst to help the Toronto Blue Jays escape with a 5-1 victory Sunday afternoon. The Rays, tied 1-1 going into the ninth, came apart at the bullpen. Xavier Cedeno gave up a double to Darwin Barney, then walked Michael Sanders. That brought on Alex Colome, who…

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Single by Rays’ Curt Casali leads team to first walkoff victory of year

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The unlikiest of heros led the Tampa Bay Rays to their first walk-off victory of the season Saturday night. Curt Casali, hitting .146, singled in Brad Miller, hitting .185, and the Rays pulled their record to 10-11 on the season with a  4-3 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays, who won only three walk-offs a year ago, trailed 3-2 into the seventh before Logan Forsythe hit a home run to tie the game. Forsythe is now hitting .341…

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Rays strand eight more runners in loss to Toronto Blue Jays

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The Tampa Bay Rays have been stranded. Pretty much, that sums up the team’s 6-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays Friday night.  The Rays drove in only one of nine runners in scoring position, and they’ve driven in only one of 26 on the homestand. “We’re going to get going offensively. We just didn’t,” manager Kevin Cash said. “Hopefully, we’ll turn it around. We know we’re better than what we’ve done the last couple of nights offensively. The guys…

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Bullpen has kept the Tampa Bay Rays afloat early in the season

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In the beginning of the season, a large question mark hovered over the bullpen of the Tampa Bay Rays. More and more, it looks like an exclamation point. Through 21 games, the bullpen for the Tampa Bay Rays has been excellent. Consider their seven wins. Consider their five saves. Consider the life in the arms. This was supposed to be a weak position, remember? Jake McGee was traded, and Brad Boxberger was hurt, and no one was quite sure how…

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Baltimore avoids sweep on homer by former Rays minor league Joey Rickard

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Who says that big hitters don’t make their way through the Tampa Bay Rays’ farm system. It’s just that when they do, too many times they end up elsewhere. For instance, consider the case of Baltimore’s Joey Rickard, who was claimed by the Orioles in December’s Rule 5 draft. It was Rickard who took Matt Moore deep for a three-run homer in the fifth inning, enabling the Orioles to win a 3-1 game. “Last year when I got to play…

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Rays’ get past Baltimore behind two-run homer by Kevin Kiermaier

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Kevin Kiermaier wasn’t pleased with the night he was having it, and changed it. Jake Odorizzi wasn’t pleased with the night he was having, and he survived it. And the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense probably wasn’t real thrilled with their evening either, but overcame it. Despite all the miscues, the Rays moved to .500 (10-10) with a 3-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. It wasn’t the smoothest effort by the Rays, but it was effective. Start with Odorizzi, who battled…

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Rays’ Chris Archer finds his form again in shutout over Orioles

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The hair. You recognized the hair, growing and twisting with all the life of his pitch selection. The striped stirrups. You recognized those, too. But most of all, you recognized the performance of Chris Archer, last year’s all-star, this year’s also-ran, as he shut down the Baltimore Orioles Monday night. Archer was terrific, throwing a three-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts in the win over the Orioles. In particular, it was his change-up that led the way for the Rays (9-10).…

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