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David DeJesus shows the Rays he’s worth keeping

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For an extra piece, David DeJesus is proving to be fairly appreciated. DeJesus, who has heard whispers about being traded since spring training, led the Tampa Bay Rays to a victory Thursday night that gave them control of first place in the American League East. DeJesus hit a home run and a run-scoring double in a 3-0 victory over the Oakland As Thursday night. The way the Rays’ pitching has been going as of late, that was plenty. Alex Colome…

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Not many witnesses as Rays stop Yankees

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Maybe it’s because the New York Yankees suddenly draw (or do not) like just another team, the Tampa Bay Rays are treating them that way. The  Tampa Bay Rays drubbed the first-place Yankees Thursday night, cruising to a 6-2 lead before an unlikely hero named Erasmo Ramirez, who won for the first time in 13 ½ months. For Tampa Bay, it was a welcome sight after the team had lost both Alex Cobb and Drew Smyly from their pitching rotation…

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Rays play to three smallest crowds ever vs. Yankees

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The seats are still lonely at Tropicana Field. Still isolated. Still blue. Still empty, too. The Tampa Bay Rays, and stop us if you’ve heard this one before, are struggling at the gate once again. Over the last three nights. They have played the lowest crowd they have ever had against the New York Yankees (Tuesday), and the second lowest (Monday), and the third lowest (Wednesday). Blame who you wish, and feel how you want about another story about the…

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For a weekend, the O’s are the home crowd

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Of all the athletes in the history of Tampa Bay, of all the competitors who have walked in the shadow of the Skyway, has there ever been any to compare with… Cal Ripken? He was ours, you know, glove, bat and work ethic. He represented the hard-working men and women of this area. He went to work every day, and he took a piece of all of us with him. And citrus, too. Then there was Brooks Robinson. And Jim…

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Three Tampa Bay teams draw well on Saturday night

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As it turns out, no one was keeping score at at home. Saturday night, everyone was at the ballpark. As an area, Tampa Bay gets beaten up a lot. But three games on Saturday night drew a total of 44,437 fans which, as things go, wasn’t a terrible night at the turnstiles. The Rays, surprisingly, won the night with 19,772 fans, their fourth-largest crowd of the year behind Opening Night and two games against the Yankees. The team won its’…

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Rays get a little healthier, and the results show it

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Suddenly, the Tampa Bay Rays are starting to look the way they are supposed to look. Again. Suddenly, they are starting to play to way they are supposed to play. Again. Why, it’s April, and just like that, the Rays are starting to look like the Rays. Again. Slowly, steadily, things are starting to look up for the Rays, who won 12-3 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Injured players are coming back, and the hitting is coming around, and the…

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Gary Shelton: Little guys provide the spark as Rays come back against Sox

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Sometimes, it is the bugle-sounder who leads the charge. Sometimes, it is the guy you least suspect. Brandon Guyer? Jake Elmore? Steve Geltz? Just between you and me: Who? It was the faceless ones, the support players, who were the ringleaders as the Tampa Bay Rays broke a small losing streak Wednesday night, beating the Boston Red Sox 7-5 and proving that a team has to rely on all available parts to get to the finish line. Those were the…

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