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Rays come from behind (really) to beat the Red Sox, 8-4

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Staring another loss in the eye, the Tampa Bay Rays made a rare comeback on Friday night. The Rays scored five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Boston Red Sox, coming back to beat the Boston Red Sox 8-4. It was only the team’s sixth victory in which they have trailed after seven innings. Asdrubal Cabrera and J.P. Arencibia hit two-run homers to lead the Rays’ eighth-inning uprising. Logan Forsythe singled home Evan Longoria, who had…

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Rays’ Jake Odorizzi finally gets some run support in victory

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As it turns out, the Tampa Bay Rays do like pitcher Jake Odorizzi after all. Finally, the Rays gave Odorizzi some support in an 8-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers, including four home runs over a stretch of eight batters. It had to feel different for Odorizzi. Before Wednesday night, Odorizzi had led the American League in the lowest run support, averaging only 3.16 runs per game. The Rays scored three runs in the fourth inning on a run-scoring double…

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Tampa Bay once again loses a game in extra innings

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The Tampa Bay Rays evidently don’t like working late. The Rays lost another extra-inning game Tuesday night, falling 8-7 to the Detroit Tigers in 13 innings. This time, it was a shallow sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Rajai Davis. Davis had earlier hit his third home run in two days against Tampa Bay. The Rays held a 5-1 lead in the sixth inning, but immediately gave up a four-run bottom of the sixth to Detroit. The Tigers…

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Giants, Dodgers to visit Tampa Bay next season

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If this season proves to be too much for the Tampa Bay Rays, well, wait til next year. Two of baseball’s most known franchises will visit St. Petersburg next season as the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers come to town. Those are two of the highlights that make up the team’s schedule, which was announced by Major League Baseball on Wednesday. The Rays will open their season on April 4 against Toronto, which is currently leading the…

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Rays lose another close game as Tigers hit 3 homers

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It came down to an instant replay. The Tampa Bay Rays lost that one, too. The Rays were edged by the Detroit Tigers, 5-4, when a bases loaded grounder was thrown wide of second with two out. Second baseman Ian Kinsler was able to stretch to his left, make the catch and keep his foot on the bag to preserve the win for Detroit. The Tigers homered their way to this victory, getting two home runs from Rajai Davis โ€“…

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Yankees go long to come back against Rays’ Chris Archer

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For two-thirds of the game, the Tampa Bay Rays appeared to be on their way to a significant victory over the New York Yankees. And then the ball was on the other side of the fence, and the Rays were on their way to another defeat. The Yankees came from behind to beat the Rays, 6-4, behind home runs by Brian McCann (his 25th of the year) and Alex Rodriguez (his 28th). Chris Archer had a 3-0 lead for the…

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Rays get by Yankees; Evan Longoria hit by pitch

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When the Tampa Bay Rays’ pitching is on, it can compare to anyone’s. Just as the New York Yankees. The Rays managed to slip past the Yankees 3-2 Saturday afternoon, stopping the hottest pitching in the majors along the way. Starter Nathan Eovaldi has been 9-0 with a 3.32 ERA in his previous 13 starts, but he fell behind 3-0 in the first three innings as Asdrubal Cabrera had a two-run single and Kevin Kiermaier an RBI single. The Rays…

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