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Series Preview: Rays vs Orioles

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Seventy-one games down, ninety-one to go.

The Tampa Bay Rays went from hitting a brick wall in Boston to obliterating the New York Mets.

Entering the series as the best team in baseball, the Mets were swept away by the Rays over the three game series. Now the Rays are 39-32 with the top wild card spot; the Rays are now just 3.5 games back of the Yankees for the division lead. The Rays will now travel back home to Tampa where they’ll take on the last...

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Top MLB DFS Start‘em/Sit‘em For June 16th

A new week is here, and fantasy players could win cash prizes in today’s top MLB DFS lineups. Monday’s seven-game slate could start the week with a bang in this hot slate of games.

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Adam Sanford

Player of the Series: Junior Caminero

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Caminero busted out of a brief slump to bombard the Mets

For those who didn’t know, on their current road trip the Tampa Bay Rays allowed players to invite wives and children along with them.

In 21-year old Junior Caminero’s case, he invited his father to travel with the team.

For the first four games of the trip, Caminero struggled as he went hitless in 19 consecutive plate appearances. However, Caminero was still hitting the ball hard and only struck...

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Daniel Russell

Rays Reacts Results: Evan Longoria Special

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Getting misty.

This week’s Rays Reacts was an Evan Longoria special following his one-day contract to retire as a Rays player.

He threw the first pitch, but should he have picked up a bat? We asked if y’all, the fans, would have liked to see Longoria on the field again this season for these finally-above-.500 Rays, and y’all said...

YES.

And it’s hard to disagree! If the Rays are trotting Chris Morel out there, they can just as easily get the...

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Darby Robinson

Who’s your daddy?!: Rays 9, Mets 0

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A very happy Father’s day gift for all Rays fan dad’s out there.

The New York Mets had not been swept this season. They had only lost one home series all year, and held MLB’s best home record. In fact, coming into this weekend series, the Mets had the best record in baseball.

Had is the very purposeful word choice there, because all of those need updating after the Tampa Bay Rays finished off an impressive road sweep, putting the flush in Flushing....

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Shane Baz helps Rays complete sweep of Mets

Shane Baz pitched 6 2/3 effective innings and Jonathan Aranda hit a two-run double in the fifth inning after scoring the first run in a three-run second inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays continued their surge with a 9-0 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday afternoon.

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Could really use a Lowe bomb here

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Both Lowe and Aranda are 1-3 with homers against Canning

Go Rays!

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Daniel Russell

Rays rotation leading MLB in consistency

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Surprise!

We are not that many years removed from the moment the Tampa Bay Rays ruined baseball.

After several starting pitchers were felled by injury, the Rays were forced to rush Yonny Chirinos and Ryan Yarbrough to the majors, and in order to protect their young guns, tried one new trick people hated. The Opener.

For many not paying attention, they might think the analytically minded Rays might still on that concept, but those quick to judge the Rays never had...

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The Fastballin’ Rays are the Hottest Team in Baseball!

Although they have been without their permanent home this year, the Tampa Bay Rays have been making themselves at home in the win column as of late. Dating back to May 20, Tampa Bay has won 17 of its last 23, earning them the best record in the Major Leagues.

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Rays' five-run fourth and solid relief stops Mets

Junior Caminero homered to ignite a five-run fourth inning Saturday, while Taylor Walls doubled twice and knocked in two runs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays stopped the New York Mets by an 8-4 count.

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Dominik Vega

Series win in the Big Apple: Rays 8, Mets 4

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The Mets’ league-best ERA has been no match for the Rays offense.

It’s the second game of the Rays’ weekend series at Citi Field, and Drew Rasmussen is tasked with starting this one to try and clinch the series win against the Mets.

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Rain pushed the start of this game back by an hour, but Tylor Megill took the mound for the Mets once the tarp was removed from the field. The...

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Time to buckle down

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Just like we Drew it up

Go Rays!

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Jamal Wilburg

Rays Stun Mets in Friday Night Thriller after Six-Run Sixth: Rays 7, Mets 5

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Down 5-1, Tampa Bay flipped the switch with a furious rally capped by Jansen’s bomb and Aranda’s heroics.

It wasn’t always pretty last night, but a win is a win.

The Tampa Bay Rays found their Friday night groove scoring six in the sixth for a wild 7-5 comeback win over the New York Mets at Citi Field. Jonathan Aranda homered, Danny Jansen went yard, and the bullpen held firm when it mattered most. Let’s walk through this beautiful chaos.

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Rays turn to Drew Rasmussen in bid for series win vs. Mets

The Tampa Bay Rays were sloppy Friday night, issuing seven walks, hitting a batter and committing three errors that led to five unearned runs. But none of it mattered because an offense that has been on a roll since the middle of May stayed in recent form during a 7-5 win over the New York Mets.

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Out of the frying pan...

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And into the fryer

Go Rays!

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Adam Sanford

Rays acquire Forrest Whitley

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Whitley was once the Astros #1 prospect for three consecutive years

The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly acquiring right-handed pitcher Forrest Whitley from the Houston Astros.

Whitley, 27, was once one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball, peaking at #5 by Baseball America entering the 2019 season. Unfortunately injuries have significantly derailed his career. He lost his role as a starting pitcher and had to transition to the bullpen. This move...

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Adam Sanford

Series Preview: Rays vs Mets

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Sixty-eight games down, ninety-four to go.

The Tampa Bay Rays went into Boston and hit a brick wall as they’ve lost two in a row, losing the series. Now the Rays will look to resume their winning ways as they travel to Flushing where they’ll take on the team with the best record in baseball, the New York Mets.

The Mets enter play on Friday with a 45-24 record, in possession of first place in the National League East leading the...

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Identifying Starting Pitching Trade Targets For The Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays received unfortunate news regarding pitcher Shane McClanahan as they departed Boston and prepared to play the New York Mets in Queens.

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Adam Sanford

Player of the Series: Yandy Diaz

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Diaz had hits in all three games, including a game tying homerun

The Tampa Bay Rays just completed a frustrating three games series with the Boston Red Sox, losing two of the three games. On Monday, the Rays blew multiple leads throughout the contest and just narrowly hung on to win the game, 10-8, in 11 innings. On Tuesday, the Rays offense hit the ball really well but had little to show for it and Boston would win, 3-1. Then on Wednesday, Zack Littell surrended...

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Rays' Shane McClanahan pauses rehab, seeking further opinions on nerve issue

The Tampa Bay Rays were dealt a frustrating blow Wednesday evening, as Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports that southpaw Shane McClanahan has paused his throwing progression and is seeking additional medical opinions on the nerve issue in his triceps that’s kept him sidelined since spring training. 

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