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On upswing after tough start, Rays eye sweep of Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays feel they are starting to play up to their own expectations as they go for a three-game sweep of the host Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon.,Tampa Bay overcame a 4-0 deficit Saturday in a 5-4 victory over Toronto that clinched the series. Jonny DeLuca's two-run home run in the...
Rays rally to edge Blue Jays on Jonny DeLuca’s HR
Jonny DeLuca hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the eighth inning and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays rallied to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 Saturday afternoon.,The Rays, who trailed 4-0, have won the first two of the three-game series.,Yandy Diaz had three hits and two walks for the Rays, who have...
Rays acquire LHP Richard Lovelady from Cubs
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired Richard Lovelady from the Chicago Cubs on Saturday in exchange for fellow left-handed pitcher Jeff Belge. ,The Rays transferred right-hander Jacob Waguespack to the 60-day injured list in order to include Lovelady on their 40-man roster.,Lovelady, 28, is 0-1 with a 7.94 E...
Rays look to pick up steam against struggling Blue Jays
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays got more than expected from starter Tyler Alexander on Friday in the series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays.,On Saturday afternoon, Tampa Bay will attempt to clinch the series vs.Toronto.,Friday marked a game that in some ways was typical for the struggling Blue Jays...
Tyler Alexander loses perfect game in 8th as Rays edge Jays
Left-hander Tyler Alexander was perfect into the eighth inning, Richie Palacios hit a two-run home run and the visiting Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 Friday night.,Davis Schneider hit a two-run home run for the Blue Jays, who did not have a base runner until Danny Jansen singled ...
Jays hope to carry momentum back home against Rays
Despite coming off a discouraging loss, the Toronto Blue Jays feel there is reason for optimism when they open a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,The Blue Jays were encouraged by the way they played while splitting two games against the host Baltimore Orioles this wee...
Rays notch two runs in ninth, knock off Red Sox
Isaac Paredes knocked in the go-ahead run in the ninth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed a four-game series victory over the host Boston Red Sox with a 7-5 win on Thursday.,The Red Sox climbed out of a 5-2 deficit to tie the game on Jarren Duran's solo home run in the sixth, but Paredes' base hit...
Red Sox's Cooper Criswell set to face former Rays teammates
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to win the first leg of their season series against the host Boston Red Sox in the conclusion of a four-game series on Thursday.,Timely hitting and a strong pitching performance helped the Rays jump ahead in the series on Wednesday with a 4-3 win. Tampa Bay improved to 8...
Yandy Diaz's 2-run single helps Rays edge Red Sox
Yandy Diaz's two-run single in the sixth inning was the difference as the Tampa Bay Rays edged past the host Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Wednesday.,The Diaz hit highlighted a three-run frame, and the relief trio of Shawn Armstrong, Pete Fairbanks and Kevin Kelly combined to throw three scoreless innings t...
Red Sox, Rays meet again after 12-inning thriller
The Boston Red Sox will look to ride the momentum of a walk-off win in 12 innings when they continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,The teams have split the first two games of the set. Romy Gonzalez's hard single down the first-base line gave Boston the 5-...
Romy Gonzalez's walk-off single in 12th lifts Red Sox past Rays
Romy Gonzalez ripped a walk-off single just inside the first-base line in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Boston Red Sox earned a 5-4 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday.,Before scoring single runs in the 11th and 12th innings, the Red Sox had been held scoreless since Ceddanne Rafa...
Red Sox try to find way to solve rival Rays
The Tampa Bay Rays look to continue their recent dominance of the Boston Red Sox when the American League East rivals play the second of a four-game series on Tuesday in Boston.,Twelve of the 14 games between the teams since the start of 2023 went the Rays' way, including a season-series-opening, 5-...
Amed Rosario powers Rays to win over Red Sox
Amed Rosario doubled, tripled and factored into four of the Tampa Bay Rays' runs in a 5-3 win over the host Boston Red Sox on Monday.,Rosario drove in three runs, Yandy Diaz went 3-for-5 and Jose Caballero also had a pair of hits, with each scoring a run for the Rays.,Both teams scored three runs in...
Kenley Jansen, Red Sox staff feeling good as Rays visit
The Tampa Bay Rays probably won't have to worry about Kenley Jansen when they visit the Boston Red Sox on Monday for the start of a four-game series.,Jansen, Boston's closer, pitched in each of his team's past three games, and he earned the save in the Red Sox's victories on Saturday and Sunday.,"It...
You don’t have to feel sorry about Jose Altuve's 'Thing'
You can if you want. Certainly in this year that’s causing even Satan to tug at his collar we need all the empathy we can get. But there’s something reassuring that karma can exist, when we’ve spent most of the recent past watching shitty people do shitty things and get away with it to the point whe...
David Price's Cartwheeling Home Run Trot Is What All Home Run Trots Should Be
Rays pitcher David Price knocked one into the right field seats during batting practice yesterday, and because pitchers in the American League don't get out much, he took advantage of the moment. We appreciate his cartwheels, his somersaults, and that gleeful flip of the bat, because even Little L...
Game Seven, for the Pennant
They say that there's nothing better than a Game Seven in sports. I'm not exactly sure who "they" are, but whoever they may be, they're some wise bastards. Even the most jaded sports fan can't help but get excited about the ultimate elimination game. Behind the left-handed arm of one Jon Lester, th...
Suddenly, It's the Rays Staring Down Elimination
Things started off well for the Rays in Game Six; a little too well in fact. BJ Upton tied an AL record with his seventh long ball as he took Josh Beckett deep in the first inning, and it appeared for a moment as though Beckett's oblique injury might be Beantown's undoing. Not so. (Of course, most ...