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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
In The Field 1B Triston Casas was removed from Friday's game with a knee injury. After the game, manager Alex Cora described the injury as significant. Testing revealed a ruptured patellar tendon, which means his season is likely over. The Red Sox are likely to give 1B Romy Gonzalez most of the at-bats at 1B while Casas is out. The Red Sox are going to have a lot of important roster decisions c...2025
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• Rays 3, Yankees 2: Rays Snap Skid

Wendell Cruz-Imagn Images 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, T...2025
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• Player of the Series: Mason Englert

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Mason Englert provided some much needed coverage from the bullpen The Tampa Bay Rays did not play well during their past series against the Kansas City Royals. They lost all three games and only managed to score a total of three runs during the series. The pitching did what it could to keep the games close with the exception of Thursday...2025
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• Rays 2, Royals 8: Royally swept

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images This game was not fun. The Rays were facing off against the Royals in the final game of a three-game outing, just hoping to avoid being swept at home before heading to the Bronx to take on red-hot division rivals in the Yankees. Shane Baz was on the mound for the Rays up against Seth Lugo for the Royals. In the first, Bobby Witt Jr. got a one-out walk, bu...2025
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The debutant took a no-hitter into the seventh. Noah Cameron was outstanding in his big league debut for the Kansas City Royals, while the bullpen provided enough support to shut out the Tampa Bay Rays in a 3-0 game. Kansas City quickly got started in the first against Drew Rasmussen. With one out, Bobby Witt Jr. singled the other way to run his hit stre...2025
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• Lorenzen sharp, Fermin tough as Royals beat Rays 3-1

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Royals have won 7 of 8. Michael Lorenzen was sharp over six innings and the offense did just enough to defeat the Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night. The Royals have won seven of eight and have climbed back to .500 on the year. The Royals jumped on the board in the first inning. Leadoff hitter Jonathan India singled to start the game, then advanced to second on...2025
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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
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• Rays series preview: Outdoor baseball in Tampa

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images How will Steinbrenner Field play? The Royals have sought to emulate the Rays in many ways, poaching manager Matt Quatraro and bench coach Paul Hoover from the organization. Owner John Sherman has talked about having a more sustainable approach to competitiveness, like the Rays have done despite a shoestring budget. The team has won fewe...2025
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• Padres held scoreless for second consecutive game

Xander Bogaerts | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Xander Bogaerts strikes out twice with runners in scoring position For the second time in three days the San Diego Padres were kept off the scoreboard by an opposing starting pitcher. Shane Baz completed seven innings against the Padres and helped the Tampa Bay Rays earn a 1-0 win at Petco Park, Friday. Baz used a combination of fastb...2025
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• Player of the Series: Chandler Simpson

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images One of the top prospects in baseball notched his first big league hit during the series It didn’t take long for Chandler Simpson to prove he was the fastest player in baseball. Simpson’s game shattering speed made waves around the game on Sunday as he scorched a ground ball to the right side of the infield. Yankees first baseman, Paul Goldschmidt, knew he ha...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
In The Field OF Willi Castro (oblique) was out of the lineup on Friday. This comes on the heels of him leaving Wednesday's game early due to tightness in his right oblique. He is considered day-to-day. 3B D.J. LeMahieu (calf) is expected to start a rehab assignment on Tuesday. He has not had a spring, so he will need a length rehab assignment prior to making his season debut. OF Josh Lowe (obliq...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 19, 2025

Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images We’ve run out of ways to describe how crappy the offense has been. Anne Rogers writes about the struggling Royals offense. “This is a game of routines,” manager Matt Quatraro said. “It’s a game of consistency. If there was something glaring that we thought we could do, I think we would do that. But I think we have to trust our guys. We believe in this ...2025
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• Rays promote Chandler Simpson

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The fastest man in baseball has arrived The Tampa Bay Rays are reportedly calling up outfielder Chandler Simpson to the big leagues. The 24-year old has received national attention for his game-changing speed, or at times breaking the game altogether. There are videos that have gone viral in baseball spheres of Simpson beating out groun...2025
• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List

Carson Williams #65 and Brayden Taylor #93 of the Tampa Bay Rays run off the field during the first ever spring training Spring Breakout game | Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Eleven new players enter the annual top prospect list. Welcome back to the annual DRaysBay Community Prospect List, a treasured tradition at the site where our community diligently votes ...2025
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• Rays Opening Day roster for 2025 appears set

Mason Englert wins the bullpen competition. | Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Pending no further injuries, the Rays roster is ready for Opening Day. After several roster moves, the Rays lineup appears to be set. Here’s the latest projection for Opening Day. * left-handed hitter** switch hitter Starting Lineup C — Danny Jansen 1B — Yandy Diaz 2B — Brandon Lowe* 3B ...2025
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• Are the Rays Changing the Cooking Time for Prospects?

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Slow and low is no longer how the Rays do things. Editor’s Note: Please join me in welcoming Jason Collette back to DRaysBay. He has written across the blogosphere at Baseball Prospectus, Rotowire, and more. We’re lucky to have him! - DR It is truism accepted by many that the Rays slow cook their prospects like brisket on a smoker. An...2025
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"Chandler Simpson popped up a bunt to Pasquantino, Yandy Díaz was robbed of extra bases on a lovely catch at the wall by Hunter Renfroe, and Christopher Morel grounded out 5-3 on the first pitch."

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"Here is the the top ten: Carson Williams, SS Brayden Taylor, 3B Tre’ Morgan, 1B Xavier Isaac, 1B Gary Gill Hill, RHP Trevor Harrison, RHP Santiago Suarez, RHP Chandler Simpson, OF Brailer Guerrero, OF Theo Gillen, OF Here are some of the fun tool grades given by Baseball America: Carson Williams: 70 Field | 70 Arm Tre’ Morgan: 65 Hit | 80 Field Xavier Isaac: 55 Run Santiago Suarez: 70 Control Chandler Simpson: 70 Hit | 80 Run Carson Williams has been the Rays consensus top prospect for over a year now as he is a five tool player with above average power and elite defense."

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"SS Chandler Simpson (6’2” 170, 22 in 2023) The Rays drafted Chandler Simpson out of Georgia Tech with their competitive balance round B pick (70th overall) in the 2022 draft."

• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
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• Rays 3, Yankees 2: Rays Snap Skid
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• Rays 4, Padres 2: The sweep smell of success

Denis Poroy-Imagn Images The Rays closed out their series in San Diego with a sweep. The Padres are heavily considered to be one of the hottest teams in baseball this season, but between dropping two of three to the Detroit Tigers during the week, then losing the first two games of the series to the Rays, they’re not quite living up to the hype they were generating a couple weeks ago. Toda...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
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• Webb Whiffs a Dozen - April 19, 2025
Logan Webb, SP, Giants Logan Webb looked great on Friday, striking out 12 batters over six innings in an unlucky 2-0 loss against the Angels. He allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and no walks. He induced 16 whiffs on the night with 11 coming in his signature changeup. The 11 whiffs came on 14 swings (79% whiff rate) and had a CSW% of 52%. This is especially encouraging considering that he...2025
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• The Rays’ Emerging Core

I was just 15-20 minutes into writing this when the Rays placed Richie Palacios back on the injured list and selected the contract of prospect Chandler Simpson, widely regarded as the fastest player in the sport. Simpson swiped 104 bags in 110 minor league games last year. He was caught only 13 times. He's 8-for-11…...2025
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• Chandler Simpson promotion: Rays reportedly call up speedy prospect who stole 104 bases last season

Tampa Bay drafted Simpson in the second round of the 2022 MLB Draft...2025
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• Rays promote speedy outfielder for MLB debut

The Rays announced that they have selected the contract of outfielder Chandler Simpson....2025
• Rays Minor League Roundup: Week 3

Photo by Ethan Lowe/Minor League Baseball via Getty Images Some strong early season performances are gaining players notice This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. This third week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of play. According to FanGr...2025
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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
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• Rays 1, DBacks 5: (No) Good Luck, Babe

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Rays lose the typical way for TB in 25: bats failing to finish rally, SP gives up HRs, and bullpen adds even more runs. The Rays are in such a weird spot right now. It’s easy to claim that they are just a bad team. It’s easy to just lament this is the same song and dance from 2024. But the reality is far stranger. Tonight, much like the rest of the...2025
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• AL Week 4 Strategy-April 19, 2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for April 19, 2025
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• Preseason Prep - February 18, 2025
Cardinals: Changing of the guard at catcher - two viable fantasy options? It was announced during the offseason that veteran catcher Willson Contreras will be making the switch from Catcher to First Base full time. Contreras has delivered 10+ home runs every year (other then 2020) while his career .814 OPS has made him a valuable commodity behind the plate. I love the switch here from a fantasy ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 6

Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images Speeds Chandler Simpson runs up the list. Previous Winner 5. Chandler Simpson, OF24 | L/R | 5’11” | 170A+ | .364/.431/.372 (138 wRC+) 147 PA, 0 HR, 31 SB, 10.2% BB, 10.9% KAA | .351/.401/.407 (141 wRC+) 358 PA, 1 HR, 73 SB, 8.1% BB, 7.5% K Simpson graduated to Double-A pitching without missing a beat and eclipsed 100 SB with only 17 caught ...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 5

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Tre Morgan leaps up the board. Previous Winner Tre’ Morgan, 1B22 | L/L | 6’0” | 215 A | .320/.398/.440 (149 wRC+) 115 PA, 2 HR, 9 SB, 8.7% BB, 11.3% KA+ | .371/.447/.558 (184 wRC+) 231 PA, 6 HR, 10 SB, 11.3% BB, 7.8% KAA | .211/.322/.342 (102 wRC+) 91 PA, 2 HR, 1 SB, 13.2% BB, 18.7% K The inverse of Xavier Isaac, and a year ahead develo...2025
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• 2025 DRaysBay Community Prospect List: Vote for No. 4

Xavier Isaac #23 of the Tampa Bay Rays reacts as he returns to the dugout after hitting a two run game tying homerun in the top of the sixth inning during a spring training game against the Minnesota Twins at Lee County Sports Complex on March 16, 2024 in Fort Myers, Florida. | Photo by Christopher Pasatieri/Getty Images Xavier Isaac moves up to three! Previous Winner 3. Xavier Isaac, 1B/O...2025
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• Rays 7, D-Backs 6: A Thriller in the Desert

Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images Local stingray goes through a roller coaster of emotions This game had everything: Multiple lead changes Three hits from Yandy Diaz Dingers Kameron Misner getting tagged out after popping up from a slide MTV’s Dan Cortez Jokes aside, this win did not come easy. A dramatic double play with the bases loaded in the top of the 11th inning is what it took to cap this...2025
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• Rays 1, DBacks 5: (No) Good Luck, Babe
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• Player of the Series: Chandler Simpson
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• Rays 10, Yankees 8: So You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance..?

Jonathan Aranda’s eventful day caps off a four-run rally in the ninth What. A. Game. wheeeeeee! pic.twitter.com/hJnJOfPWJG— Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) April 19, 2025 From start to finish, Tampa Bay had to gut today’s ballgame out. Chandler Simpson made his debut, as he started in centerfield and hit leadoff. Simpson had about 10 family and friends that he left tickets for, and a few more...2025
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• Outside The Confines: An ‘intriguing’ winter

Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images The Reds and Royals make a deal. Chinese Taipei wins Premier12 in a shocking upset. A survey of the free agent market and other news from around baseball. Good morning. Thanksgiving week is officially underway. Have an intriguing holiday. We had one trade this past Friday as the Reds traded Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer to the Royals for Brady Singer...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Final: Chinese Taipei stuns Japan, wins gold medal

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Chinese Taipei pulled off an upset against the heavily-favored Samurai Japan in the gold medal final The final day of the WBSC Premier12 featured a repeat of the last day of the super round, with the United States and Venezuela matching up for the bronze medal and Chinese Taipei and Japan capping the tournament with a gold medal game. For those following the...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin’s big day sparks United States win

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Drake Baldwin got the start for USA baseball, and he excelled to help them to a close win Drake Baldwin got the start in the United States final super round game, and Baldwin showed up to play for the United States. Baldwin found himself in a key spot in two United States rallies, the first coming in the first inning when he drew a walk and came around to sc...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin pinch hits, USA loses again

Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images Drake Baldwin struck out to end the United States’s 8-2 loss Drake Baldwin was once again left on the bench against Chinese Taipei, and the United States lost a big one as they will now likely find themselves in the bronze medal game unless they can pull off a huge win over Venezuela on the final day of the super round. Baldwin had an at bat with two runners on in...2024
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Ehire Adrianza leads Venezuela to Group A win

Photo by Matthew Grimes/Atlanta Braves/Getty Images Adrianza’s two home runs helped Venezuela claim the top spot, while the United States blew out Mexico to move on to the Super Round. The United States were off on Wednesday, meaning we weren’t treated to the play of Drake Baldwin. USA Baseball and the rest of Group A have an important set matchups on Thursday to determine the two teams th...2024
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0
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• Six Rays prospects featured among Baseball America’s Top 100

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images 2023 1st round selection Brayden Taylor was among the six The Tampa Bay Rays continue to receive excellent grades regarding their farm system. Baseball America released their list of the top 100 prospects in the game entering the 2025 season and it featured six members of the Rays organization. 11. Carson Williams 65. Brayden Taylor 80. Tre’ Morgan 87. ...2025
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• Stolen-base machine Chandler Simpson called up by Rays
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• Lorenzen sharp, Fermin tough as Royals beat Rays 3-1
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• Chandler Simpson beat out a routine one-hopper TO FIRST BASE
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• Baseball America’s top 10 Rays prospects for 2025

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Carson Williams headlines an exciting crop of Rays prospects Baseball America has released their rankings of the Tampa Bay Rays top 10 prospects entering the 2025 season, as well as indicating which players have the best tools in the system. Here is the the top ten: Carson Williams, SS Brayden Taylor, 3B Tre’ Morgan, 1B Xavier Isaac, 1B Gary Gill Hill, RHP ...2024
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• Rays To Select Chandler Simpson
The Rays are going to promote outfielder Chandler Simpson, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Topkin adds that outfielder Richie Palacios is heading back to the injured list with a knee issue. Simpson isn’t yet on Tampa’s 40-man roster, so a corresponding move of some kind will be necessary. More to come....2025
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• AL Week 6 Strategy-May 3, 2025
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• Webb Whiffs a Dozen - April 19, 2025
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• It’s time to believe in Chandler Simpson

Photo by Gene Wang/Getty Images Could he be the center fielder of the future? When Hollywood adapts baseball to the big screen, some screenwriters tried to make the game as realistic as possible while others will present the game with supernatural elements to showcase just how otherworldly their participants actually are. In Twilight, as regularly re-emerges on social media, the vampires ...2025
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• Keith Law’s Top 20 Rays prospects

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Law says that Carson Williams is the most enigmatic prospect in the minors Prospect season continues as Keith Law, the former front office exectuive, big league scout, and current writer for The Athletic, has released his Top 100 prospects entering the 2025 season as well as his Top 20 prospects in the Rays system. Keith Law seems lowe...2025
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• Rays 3, Yankees 2: Rays Snap Skid
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• Player of the Series: Mason Englert
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• Commanding Cameron’s cutters carve, cartilaginous competitors conquered 3-0
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• Player of the Series: Chandler Simpson

Photo by Ryan Levy/MLB Photos via Getty Images Offensively or defensively, there is no stopping Chandler Simpson When a minor league prospect makes that jump to the big leagues, they often take time to adjust. There is a learning period in which they have to figure out how to translate their tools to that next level. However, there has been no adjustment period for Chandler Simpson as the ...2025
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• Padres drop third game to Rays, suffer first sweep of season

Martin Maldonado tags out Jose Caballero. | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images San Diego in the midst of a four-game losing streak The Tampa Bay Rays were looking to add to their 3-2 lead over the San Diego Padres with a sacrifice fly in the top of the seventh inning, but Fernando Tatis Jr. had other ideas. Yandy Diaz hit a fly ball to right field with one out and runners o...2025
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• Padres end scoreless streak at 30 innings, but lose to Rays 4-1

Fernando Tatis Jr. | Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Fernando Tatis Jr. drives in Tyler Wade to help San Diego avoid third consecutive shutout Fernando Tatis Jr. put an end to a 30-inning scoreless streak for the San Diego Padres with a ground ball RBI-single into right field to score Tyler Wade from third base. The run in the bottom of the sixth inning cut the deficit to 3-1, but th...2025
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• Padres held scoreless for second consecutive game
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• Rays 7, DBacks 4: Another extra inning win in the desert

Matt Kartozian-Imagn Images Are things starting to bounce the Rays’ way? It took 10 innings again, but the Rays took the rubber match in their three-game set in the desert on Thursday night, defeating the Diamondbacks 7-4 on the back of Christopher Morel’s go-ahead three-run homer in the 10th. Yandy Diaz was back in the leadoff spot for a second-straight game, with Chandler Simpson slidi...2025
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• WBSC Premier12 Results: Drake Baldwin pinch hits, USA loses again
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