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Rays 6, Phillies 7

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Bullpen proves to be futile as Rays lose their 10th home game in their last 11

The Rays had tonight’s contest as good as sealed against the Phillies — until it wasn’t.

With what became a four run lead going into the eighth inning by way of a three-run Yandy Diaz opposite field home run, the freight train to Fairbanks had been initiated.

Edwin Uceta came on as the setup man to face the bottom of the Phillies order. What transpired was the 7-9...

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Phillies rally from four-run deficit to repel Rays in extras

Brandon Marsh ripped an RBI double and scored in the 10th inning, helping the visiting Philadelphia Phillies record a 7-6 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep.

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Pepiot has had a nice little run

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If he becomes a solid #3 starter we’ve made out like bandits

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Austin_reimann

Rays 0, Phillies 7: Is the home stand over yet?

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Rays drop another home game behind just two hits and fourth inning implosion by Baz.

Well... at this point we could probably start just reposting the same recap for every home game the Rays play at the house of horrors some call George M. Steinbrenner Field. It would go something like this:

“Rays drop another game at home and fail to score behind just (Insert number hits less than 5) and a lackluster start from (Insert Starting Pitcher).”

That is exactly...

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Wish the Rays had a pitcher like Christopher Sanchez

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...traded??? For who???

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Yandy Diaz in question as Rays prepare for rematch vs. Phillies

The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to have their hottest hitter back in the lineup when they host the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday in the second contest of their three-game series.

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Brett Rutherford

Phillies 8, Rays 4: Bleak start to the home stand

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Did we ever stand a chance against Wheeler?

Another series opener at home after a big series win on the road. These are the games meant to be won on momentum. Playing winning baseball in front of the home faithful. For the Rays so far this year, that has not been the case. Red shirts and caps filled the stands at George Steinbrenner Field as the Phillies came to town to open a three-game set.

Notably, Taylor Walls got the start at shortstop for the third...

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Phillies drill three opposite-field homers to pain Rays

Zack Wheeler allowed two runs and four hits over seven innings to help the visiting Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-4 win against the Tampa Bay Rays Tuesday night in the opener of their three-game series.

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Ready for some home cookin’?

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Because I’m a terrible chef.

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Rays place RHP Hunter Bigge (lat strain) on 15-day IL

The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Hunter Bigge on the 15-day injured list on Tuesday because of a right lat strain. The move is retroactive to Friday.

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Adam Sanford

Series Preview: Rays vs Phillies

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Thirty-four games down, one-hundred twenty-eight to go

The Tampa Bay Rays snapped out of a four game losing streak and took two out of three against the New York Yankees over the weekend. Entering play on Tuesday, the Rays are now 16-18, sitting in third place in the AL East and are 2.5 games back of the Yankees for the division lead.

The Philadelphia Phillies come into town with a record of 19-15, having won their past three series and are 3 games back of...

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Adam Sanford

Player of the Series: Taylor Walls

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The best defender in all of baseball came through offensively for the Rays

It’s only May, but it seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays had to win this series against the New York Yankees in order to keep their season hopes alive. After a crushing 3-0 defeat on Friday, it seemed like those hopes were dashed. However, thanks to our Player of the Series, the Rays were able to overcome the Yankees for the final two games of the series.

Taylor Walls proved...

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Adam Sanford

Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 6

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Suddenly Seymour is leading the Rays organization in homeruns

This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday.

This was the sixth week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of pla; the Complex League just played their game on Saturday (I’ll include their stats in next week’s recap).

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Highest averages from Challenge Tour 15 including Jurjen van der Velde, Michael Flynn and Keane Barry

Jack Tweddell claimed victory at the 15th event of the 2025 PDC Challenge Tour, defeating fellow Englishman Mervyn King 5-1 in the final to lift the title.

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Elizabeth Strom

Rays 7 Yankees 5: We’re Swinging in the Rain

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On a rainy day in the Bronx, the Rays hit and fielded and the bullpen just managed to hold on enough to win the game and the series.

The Rays first run, in the top of the second innings, was what we are now calling a Simpson Speed Run (defined as a run where Simpson’s speed played a deciding role at some point in the sequence leading to said run).

The bases were loaded after a single, a one base error, and a walk, and Simpson hit a perfect double...

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Gimme some Taj!

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First-pitch strikes are the name of the game today.

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ElijahFlewellen

Rays 3, Yankees 2: Rays Snap Skid

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Taylor Walls and Curtis Mead pack the punch as Rays win in the Bronx

New York, New York.

“That’s Life”, by Frank Sinatra would play as patrons leave Yankee Stadium today, as the Rays win a nail-biter 3-2.

The scoring started with Aaron Judge homering on the first Zack Littell offering he saw to get the Yankees jump-started 1-0.

In the following half inning, Taylor Walls hit a sacrifice fly to plate Jose Caballero, evening the game at 1-1.

Austin...

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Littell has had a bit of a homer problem

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Will it come into play today at Yankee Stadium? Hope not!

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Jamal Wilburg

Bronx Bummer: Rays 0, Yankees 3

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Goldschmidt homers, Rays’ offense remains silent.

In a game where scoring opportunities were sparse, one swing by Paul Goldschmidt for the Yankees turned out to be decisive, as the Tampa Bay Rays fell to the New York Yankees 3-0 at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night.

Ryan Pepiot started for Tampa Bay and battled through early innings without allowing the Yankees to capitalize on their initial opportunities. Pepiot looked good in the early frames, notably...

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Brett Phillips

GDT: Out of the frying pan...

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And into the fire of Yankee Stadium

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