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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.
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.
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Tyler Alexander flirts with perfection in series-opening win against the Jays.
The Rays are in the Great White North to begin a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays. Continuing on their seven-game road trip, the Rays will sent out Tyler Alexander to face off against Jays’ starter Chris Bassitt.
Starting a new series north of the border. pic.twitter.com/nVrO4DEFDa
— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 17, 2024Bassitt set down the Rays...
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Tom Dakers of Bluebird Banter, our sister site for the Toronto Blue Jays, did a quick Q&A with each other ahead of this weekend’s series.
Enjoy!
1. The Jays are in last place in the very competitive AL East. Did you expect this is them or do you think they will start playing better and get into a race for a playoff spot?
Well, they really could barely play worse, so I’d like to think they will play better. But getting into...
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Drinks on me after the game
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These jerseys have turned the whole season around
In our Rays Reacts poll for May we asked you to grade the City Connect and let me say I’m thrilled to see the vast majority of y’all LOVE em!
The biggest contribution from the new threads have been good vibes, and that extends from the team to the fanbase too:
And even though the Rays have been playing at a .500 clip, most of y’all are unphased in your expectations for this season:
...The start of the 2024 MLB season has been a rocky one for the Tampa Bay Rays. Through 44 games, the Rays sit at 22-22, a far cry from the division-leading 32-12 start in 2023.
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Rays advance to 23-22 after four game series at Fenway Park
“Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 14th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the New York Yankees from May 13 through May 16, a...
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 Tampa Bay Rays have acquired pitcher Derrick Edington from the Windy City Thunderbolts. The 24-year-old is a right-handed pitcher from Pickford, Michigan.
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This entire four game set was a back and forth affair and Thursday night’s finale was no different. The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox faced off for the final time this week in an exciting game that was decided in the 9th inning.
Zach Littell got the start for the Rays opposite former Rays pitcher Cooper Criswell. Neither pitcher was necessarily sharp, but Littell gutted it out over five innings while Criswell only made it through 3.2 innings, throwing 100...
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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 to finish the game.
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Rays bullpen secures tight win in the rain
The Rays defeated the Red Sox 4-3 to advance to 22-22. The win gives them a 2-1 series lead over the Sox in this four game affair.
Pitcher Taj Bradley took the mound for his second start of the season. The young right hander had another solid performance, going five innings allowing two runs and striking out six.
The Red Sox wasted no time getting on the scoreboard in this one, with Jarren Durran scoring on a sacrifice fly...
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They’re such a weird in-between thing
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How does Paredes hit all those homers?
On this week’s episode of Rays Your Voice we take a look at Baseball Savant’s new bat speed leaderboards and try to make sense of the data for Rays players. For example, how does Isaac Paredes hit all of those home runs despite having the slowest swing on the team?
We ‘Rays’ our voices about the importance of this data being public now, and how it might shape the way we evaluate players and...
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Well, what did you think?
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Tampa Bay Rays fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys.
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The Rays lost it thanks to a rough 11th (and 12th), after getting the lead back in extras. Boo.
Howdy Rays fans. Let’s bypass the preamble and jump right into how this game went.
Aaron Civale was on the mound for the Rays, Nick Pivetta was up for the Red Sox.
The Rays wasted no time getting on the board as Josh Lowe hammered his first home run of the season with two outs in the top of the first inning. In the bottom half, the Sox went 1-2-3.
The second was...
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