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Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Big win for Littell man. Tonight felt like a Rays game of yore, with yore being seasons in which Tampa Bay was winning a lot of games. This game had it all — great pitching, stellar defense, some timely hitting, and a chance to argue about Kevin Cash’s bullpen management. A real pitcher’s duel prevailed for more than half the game. Zach … [Read more...] about Rays 7 Twins 2: Did Zack get pulled a Littell too soon?

Danny Jansen sends a souvenir into the stands As you might have caught in Lizzie’s excellent recap of last night’s game, a Rays fan was delighted to catch a homerun ball from Danny Jansen — in her HAT! On a 3-2 pitch with two outs in the eighth inning, Danny Jansen launched his fourth homerun of the year into the stands to put the game out of reach on Memorial Day. He had … [Read more...] about Rays fan catches homerun ball in their hat on a fun Memorial Day

Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images DeLuca goes to the 60-day DL to make room. The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired catcher Matt Thaiss, age 30, from the Chicago White Sox in exchange for outfielder Dru Baker. A left-handed hitting backup catcher with a plus walk rate, Thaiss (pronounced “thice”) has hit .212/.382/.294 (18-for-85) with four doubles, one home run, 8 RBI, 23 walks … [Read more...] about Rays acquire catcher Matt Thaiss from White Sox

Matt Krohn-Imagn Images Joe Ryan would be a welcome addition to this lineup... Go Rays! … [Read more...] about GDT: Oh what could have been

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images Rays drop a close one to snap six game win streak The Tampa Bay Rays and Minnesota Twins faced off on Tuesday night in game two of this three game set and played a close, entertaining game. The Twins eventually emerged with the win behind a strong Joe Ryan start and some timely hitting. The Rays got a strong start from Taj Bradley … [Read more...] about Rays 2, Twins 4: Hello .500, my old friend