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Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Rays opened up their short home stand with a frustrating 6-4 loss against the Oakland Sacramento Las Vegas Athletics. Rays starter Drew Rasmussen only went three innings, and Pete Fairbanks couldn’t keep the game tied in the ninth, and the offense could only muster runs in the fourth inning. Jacob Lopez toed the rubber for the A’s. … [Read more...] about Frustrating loss opens home stand: Athletics 6, Rays 4

Photo by Natalie Buchanan/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Brody Hopkins will represent the Rays at the Futures’ Game This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. This was the 14th week of minor league play. According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the … [Read more...] about Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 14

Photo by Dustin Satloff/Getty Images How are the Rays doing in your eyes? 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. Are the Rays good? This is a conversation that keeps cropping up, so … [Read more...] about Rays Reacts Survey: Time for another heat check

Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images Wishing you well, just not today. Go Rays! … [Read more...] about GDT: Hello, old friend!

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images The Rays couldn’t get the big hit late in the game and dropped their third straight. Sometimes in baseball you just have to tip your cap, and tonight the Rays found themselves tipping their cap to the A’s in the third base dugout. Both starters were solid, bullpens sharp (for the most part), and the offenses traded blows. Eventually, … [Read more...] about Springs and Baz battle, Rays fall in extras: Rays 3, A’s 4