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Drew Rasmussen sharp again as Rays beat Royals, 5-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen wasn’t going to threaten perfection for a second straight start, as he walked Kansas City catcher MJ Melendez to open Saturday’s game at Tropicana Field.

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Jorge Mateo’s leadoff double in 9th spoils Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen’s bid for perfect game in Orioles’ 4-1 loss

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The anticipation of the moment grew around Tropicana Field. As Drew Rasmussen trotted to the mound for the ninth inning, Tampa Bay Rays fans rose to their feet, cell phones in hand, waiting to document history.

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Rays walk their way to ninth-inning rally, beat Tigers

DETROIT —The Rays and Tigers went back and forth for eight-plus scoreless innings Sunday waiting for someone to get a big hit.

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Even with new additions, Rays’ bats quiet again in loss to Blue Jays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Maybe the Rays should have traded for more hitters.

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Rays blow late lead again, then rally to beat Orioles in 10

BALTIMORE — Manager Kevin Cash has talked repeatedly about the need for his Rays to be more productive offensively, especially early in games. So when they scored three runs over the first two innings Wednesday, they seemed to be on the right track.

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Rays rally to complete a sweep of Red Sox

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Shut down and shut out through six innings Thursday, the Rays rallied for five runs in the seventh and beat the Red Sox, 5-4, to complete a four-game series sweep.

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Byron Buxton's two home runs just part of onslaught as Twins pound Rays, 9-4

MINNEAPOLIS — Two home runs from Byron Buxton spurred the Twins to a 9-4 victory against Tampa Bay on Friday.

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Rays’ bullpen fails them in 3-2 loss to White Sox

ST. PETERBSBURG, Fla. — The Rays have known the ongoing series of injuries to their bullpen was going to catch up to them at some point.

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Rays come up short in series opener against Rangers

A leaping catch to rob Ji-Man Choi of a three-run homer in the first inning gets the night off to a bad start.

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Rays sweep Marlins, and it’s time for ‘a battle’ with Yankees

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays have done well, especially given a slew of injuries, to this point. With Wednesday’s 5-4 win over the Marlins, they improved their record to 26-17, moving to a season-best nine games over .500 and on pace for 98 wins.

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John Romano: The Rays still miss Willy Adames, but they are a better team today

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — By now, we know better than to immediately pounce on the wisdom/insanity of any trade made by the Rays. Today’s inexplicable deal can turn out to be tomorrow’s saving grace.

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Drew Rasmussen sharp as Rays beat Tigers again

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen delivered another strong start as the Rays beat the Tigers 6-1 Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field.

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Rays return home and flash the leather in win against Blue Jays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sometimes, it’s easy to overlook how good Tampa Bay plays defense.

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Rays fall short at the end, lose to Mariners in 10 innings

SEATTLE — The Rays were two outs from completing a sweep of the Mariners and crowning Manuel Margot’s latest late-game heroics on Sunday afternoon.

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The Sweeper Is MLB’s Trendiest Pitch, But It’s Not Entirely New

Slider-curve hybrids have been around for decades. Corey Kluber won two Cy Youngs with one. Why is this catching on now?

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Drew Rasmussen makes amends, leads Rays past Mariners

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Drew Rasmussen admitted to being frustrated after his previous start, having pitched his way out of an April 20 game in chilly Chicago after just three innings by throwing too many pitches — 79, to be exact.

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Rays lose Luis Patino to injury, ugly game to A’s

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The outcome was ugly, but these type of games are going to happen, even to a team that opened the season with three straight wins.

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Francisco Mejia leads way again as Rays improve to 2-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Catcher Francisco Mejia came to the Rays last year and got adjusted to both his role as the backup to starter Mike Zunino as well as the Rays’ way of using bench players often and sometimes unpredictably.

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Rays’ remaining decisions? To get some relief

NORTH PORT, Fla. — With a week until the season starts, the Rays are down to filling the final spots in their bullpen.

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