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• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline

Photo by Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The 2025 trade deadline has passed and the Tampa Bay Rays were certainly one of the more active teams. After acquiring Bryan Baker from the Baltimore Orioles in early July, the Rays were involved in numerous discussions, especially after the team’s free fall in the standings. However, they stood their ground in trade talks until the dea...2025
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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Aranda stood out as the Rays dropped another series The Tampa Bay Rays engaged the New York Yankees in several high contested games but unfortunately dropped three of the four and had their playoff hopes dwindle even further. The Rays pitching and offense had their bright spots but no one performed better over the four games than Jonathan Aranda, our Draysbay Playe...2025
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• Pain and rain in the Bronx: Yankees 7, Rays 4

Brad Penner-Imagn Images Three players left injured in a rain-shortened finale in New York The Rays were one of only three games taking place today, and they were wrapping up their series against the Yankees. Having taken only one game of the series so far, the Rays were hoping to come away with a true split of the four-game outing in the Bronx. The Rays turned to Ryan Pepiot as their star...2025
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• Cubs 10, Brewers 3: Moises Ballesteros and Kyle Tucker get it done

Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images The Cubs got their offense going and won the final game of the three-game series. You knew this Cubs team was in there somewhere, and it came out at the time everyone needed it most. The Cubs put together a varied offense, including nine hits, a home run and five walks, went 5-for-12 with RISP, and defeated the Brewers 10-3, moving back to within a game of...2025
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• Player of the Series: Ryan Pepiot

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Pepiot didn’t allow an earned run over six innings of work The Tampa Bay Rays did not play very well at all during their three game series in Cincinnati as the Reds swept them out of Ohio. Only one position player has positive fWAR and that was Taylor Walls, who also happened to make a couple of costly errors that led to the Reds taking an early advantages...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 28

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Carmelo Martinez*, the Chicago blackout, Kingman’s clouts, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images The road to the playoffs is through an upgraded outfield. The Tampa Bay Rays are at a crossroads as the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline approaches on July 31. Sitting at 53-49 and 0.5 games out of the last AL Wild Card spot, their +66 run differential suggests they’re better than their record indicates, and could be in position for a playoff push. With that in mind, here ...2025
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• No lead to blow tonight: Tigers 5, Rays 1

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images Sometimes it’s better to never have a chance. The road trip continues as the team with the league’s best record welcomed the struggling Rays Kevin Cash went into this game without two of his middle infielders available; Ha-Seong Kim is still nursing a calf injury that he picked up in his Rays debut, and Brandon Lowe left Sunday’s game with side tightness, a move...2025
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• Rays series preview: The small market model of success?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images The Rays have a sustainable winner...but no ring. The Rays have been a model for sustainable success on a budget, although they are still seeking the first title in club history. They made five consecutive playoff appearances until they regressed last year to have their first losing season since 2017. This year, they have bounced back and the turnaround has...2025
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• Feels like old times (in a bad way): Orioles 4, Rays 1

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images When the Rays were struggling earlier in the season, we saw many games like this one. A scuffling starter, a bullpen implosion, and hitters who could scatter a handful of singles but not do much else. Before we get to the game, let’s also mention a very frightening moment that occurred off the field. A foul ball off the bat of an Orioles hitter went straight bac...2025
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• Rays 7 Twins 2: Did Zach get pulled a Littell too soon?

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images 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 Littell for the Rays and Chris Paddack for th...2025
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• Player of the Series: Drew Rasmussen

Photo by Megan Briggs/Getty Images Six shutout innings helped pave the way to the Rays lone victory of the series The Tampa Bay Rays lost a series to the Miami Marlins for the first time since 2018. Nothing really went right for the team and even in the game they won, Chandler Simpson’s face paid the price. When looking for a player that performed the best, only two hitters had a wRC+ over...2025
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• Player of the Series: Brandon Lowe

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images Lowe capped off an eventful series with a two homerun game on Thursday During the Rays three game series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays, veteran second baseman Brandon Lowe broke out of a weeks long slump. Entering play on Tuesday, Lowe had seven hits over his last 52 PA and was hitting .152/.250/.304 over that span (13 games); during this series aga...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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• Player of the Series: Zack Littell

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images I wish I could give it to all three starters! With Adam on vacation this week, I’ve had the opportunity to write this week’s Player of the Series articles, and the power is thrilling. I can choose anyone! Maybe I could even choose the fans! Because, in addition to the great bucket hat catch on Memorial Day, we were treated to this bro who celebrated catchin...2025
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"Dansby Swanson and Christopher Morel did it the first day; Ian Happ and Cody Bellinger, the second."

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"One other thing I’d like to address is the rumors that began to fly when Christopher Morel didn’t make it to the convention."

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"Christopher Morel led off with a ground ball to the usually reliable Willy Adames at short."

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"Here’s the greeting he gave to plate umpire Gary Cederstrom that afternoon: That’s somewhat reminiscent of what we saw from Christopher Morel when he made his MLB debut earlier this year, and Morel definitely has looked to Contreras as a mentor."

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"The Cubs have added a pair of right-handers, Cory Abbott and Keegan Thompson, as well as infielder Christopher Morel to their 40-man roster, Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune was among those to report."

• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline
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• Cubs 10, Brewers 3: Moises Ballesteros and Kyle Tucker get it done
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 28
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Player of the Series: Christiopher Morel

Photo by Mark Taylor/Getty Images I was over ruled in trying to give it to Evan Longoria When the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Christopher Morel at the 2024 trade deadline, the hope was for some immediate thump to be added to their lineup. After Morel homered in his first two games as a Ray, it seemed like they had made a good decision in trading Isaac Paredes to Chicago in order to obtain More...2025
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• Player of the Series: Zack Littell

Troy Taormina-Imagn Images Littell did we know we knew so little In a series that featured the Tampa Bay Rays plating double digit runs twice and out scoring the Houston Astros, 30-9 there are several players worthy of receiving this accolade. There was Junior Caminero doing something that only a few other 21-year olds in baseball history have done. Taj Bradley was excellent over 7 IP in a...2025
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• Player of the Series: Drew Rasmussen
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• Player of the Series: Travis Jankowski

Photo by Kelly Gavin/Getty Images The journeyman outfielder made his presence known this past weekend A month ago, the Chicago White Sox, a team that was historically awful in 2024 and off to an abysmal 2025 start, didn’t believe having Travis Jankowski on their active roster made them a better team. He was designated for assignment on April 6th, cleared waivers, and accepted his assignmen...2025
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• Get to know the South Bend Cubs

Yovanny Cabrera | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK The Cubs high-A affiliate features some strong pitching this year. The final of our four minor league affiliates is the closest one to Chicago, the High-A South Bend Cubs of the Midwest League. The South Bend Cubs start their season tonight at Beloit. Their home opener at Four Winds Field is on Monday at 7:05 Eastern T...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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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda
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• Pain and rain in the Bronx: Yankees 7, Rays 4
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• Cubs 10, Brewers 3: Moises Ballesteros and Kyle Tucker get it done
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• Player of the Series: Shane Baz

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images The Rays starting rotation as a whole was masterful Prior to the game on Thursday, I was fully set to name Taj Bradley as the Player of the Series for his Tuesday performance, but he was surpassed by Shane Baz who delivered an incredible outing. Shane Baz started out the 2025 season on a strong note and looked like he could be emerging as an ace, but then...2025
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• One Pitch, Three Runs, No Reward: Rays 1, Blue Jays 3

Photo by Cole Burston/Getty Images One swing erased five innings of brilliance from Pepiot in a painful loss. One strike away. That’s how close Ryan Pepiot was, not once but twice, to escaping the sixth inning unscathed on Wednesday night in Toronto. Instead, one 0-2 pitch turned a night of promise into another gut-punch loss for the Tampa Bay Rays. Alejandro Kirk, down to his final strike...2025
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• Should I go for three?

So I grabbed a blaster of 2025 Heritage when I was at Dave and Adam's last week. I know they're not called "blasters" anymore but it's still the word I use when I want people to know what I am talking about. Buying Heritage is instinct at this point. We're at the designs during my first years of collecting. While I could pick-and-choose whether I was going to collect Heritage 10-15 year...2025
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• Rays 3, Angels 4: Rays beat themselves, drop fifth straight

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images Rays unable to get the big hit as they drop 5th straight. The Tampa Bay Rays played host to Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels Tuesday evening in Tampa as they began a 13-game homestand. Despite their best efforts to overcome Youtuber Zack Hample and the Halos, the Rays fell in the series opener by a score of 4-3. While some on social media might place the bl...2025
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• Cubs 7, Athletics 4: The baseballs keep flying out of Sutter Health Park

Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images The Cubs smashed more home runs against the A’s Tuesday night. The Cubs smashed four home runs in their 18-3 blowout of the A’s Monday night. Two more Cubs left the yard Tuesday at Sutter Health Park, Kyle Tucker and Seiya Suzuki, and the Cubs rode those home runs to a 7-4 win over the Athletics. That is, I suspect, going to be a theme in Sacramen...2025
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• All Gas, No Breaks: Rays 2, Reds 7

Katie Stratman-Imagn Images Chandler Simpson’s hustle wasted as Rays falter. That was not an aesthetically pleasing game for the Tampa Bay Rays in any shape. The Rays wore retro 1998 black caps, with the old-school "TB" Devil Rays logo and a Hall of Fame side patch as part of Major League Baseball's celebration of this weekend's Hall of Fame induction. Instead of conjuring nostalgia, Tamp...2025
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• Springs and Baz battle, Rays fall in extras: Rays 3, A’s 4

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, the A’s did just eno...2025
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• Keeping the momentum going: Rays 8, Tigers 3

Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images A strong first inning set the tone for yet another Rays victory. The Rays are hosting the Detroit Tigers in the second game of this weekend’s three-game matchup, looking to secure the series victory after last night’s offensive-driven win. Saturday Starters pic.twitter.com/DTdXJBCldE— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) June 21, 2025 Ryan Pepiot takes th...2025
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• Feels like old times (in a bad way): Orioles 4, Rays 1
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• Player of the Series: Junior Caminero

Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images Caminero busted out of a brief slump to bombard the Mets For those who didn’t know, on their current road trip the Tampa Bay Rays allowed players to invite wives and children along with them. In 21-year old Junior Caminero’s case, he invited his father to travel with the team. For the first four games of the trip, Caminero struggled as he went hitless in 19 con...2025
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• The Short Porch has a look at Cubs rookie walkoffs

Matt Shaw and Pete Crow-Armstrong celebrate last night’s walkoff win | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images Matt Shaw notched the first walkoff of his career last night at Wrigley Field. The 2025 Cubs are relentless, especially at scoring runs. That characteristic has been on display time and time again through this early season that has them leading the league in runs per game ...2025
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• Rays 1 Marlins 5: Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain

Jim Rassol-Imagn Images The Wizard of Baz was not sharp, Caminero adds to his MLB leading stat (in a bad way), and Rays drop series to cross state Marlins. Shane Baz not only looks like a haggard Confederate general on his back heels having to retreat while Tecumseh Sherman and his Union troops barrel down on his position, he’s lately pitching like one too. In May for Baz:19.2 IP 30 hits...2025
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• One Pitch, Three Runs, No Reward: Rays 1, Blue Jays 3
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• Yelich, Contreras homer as Brewers top Rays 4-2

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images No offensive explosion, but encouraging signs Box Score After two demoralizing losses in which the Brewers looked utterly helpless offensively, they did what they needed to do to pick up a win on Sunday. After a 40-minute rain delay, neither starter (Chad Patrick for Milwaukee and former Brewer Drew Rasmussen for the Rays) looked particularly sharp, but neit...2025
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• Cubs 3, Brewers 2: The comeback Cubs do it again

Mike Tauchman scores the eventual winning run in the eighth inning Wednesday afternoon | Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports This game had just about everything, and the best part: A Cubs win! Wednesday’s game at Wrigley Field reminded me why I love baseball so much. Gorgeous weather. Meaningful baseball between two rivals for a playoff spot. Back-and-forth, great pitching, lousy pitching, good f...2023
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• Cubs 6, Tigers 4: The never-quit Cubs pull one out

Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports After a devastating grand slam tied things up, the Cubs got to work and came out on top. All’s well that ends well, and the Cubs ended this series well with a 6-4 win over the Tigers, but I’ll ask you the question, and you can vote in the poll. After Jameson Taillon loaded the bases in the sixth inning, then retired the next two hitters, would you have taken...2023
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• Cubs 10, Red Sox 4: Cody Bellinger is en fuego!
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs brought out the long ball — and a lot more hits — and evened up the series. There is nothing that says more about what the Chicago Cubs should do going forward than what happened in their 10-4 win over the Red Sox Saturday. Cody Bellinger, who has now homered five times in his last six games, hit a grand slam to cap a six-run inning. Marcus Strom...2023
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• In appreciation of Willson Contreras
David Banks-USA TODAY Sports The Cubs catcher moves on, but we remember him fondly. Willson Contreras, as you know, declined the Cubs’ qualifying offer Tuesday and so will likely be moving to another team as a free agent. I actually wrote this article last summer when it appeared Willson would be traded. When he wasn’t, I decided to save it for the time, if it came, when it looked like his...2022
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• Kerry Wood and Aramis Ramirez will join the Cubs Hall of Fame

Chicago Cubs The announcement was made at the Cubs Convention. Generally, not much news is made at the opening ceremony of the Cubs Convention. It’s intended to be a love fest between players old and new and fans. One new thing that’s been done the last couple of years at the ceremony is to reveal the names of Cubs stars who will be added to the team’s Hall of Fame later on this year. Kerr...2024
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• Cubs 5, Rockies 4: The cardiac Cubs come back

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images A ninth-inning rally put this one in the win column. You asked for meaningful baseball in September and by gum, you have got it. Now let’s hope we all survive it. The Cubs fashioned an early lead, got good starting pitching, then the bullpen blew that lead. But then the team put together a stirring ninth-inning rally and held on — barely — for a 5-4 wi...2023
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• Cubs 8, Braves 6: Swingin’ in the rain

Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The Cubs bats came alive on a really bad weather day at the ol’ ballpark. It rained all morning and afternoon in Chicago, and at Wrigley Field, and I’ll have a bit more to say about that later. Keeping with the spirit of the day, the Cubs rained down hits and home runs and evened up the series against the Braves with an 8-6 victory. The Cubs did not was...2023
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• Cubs 9, Rangers 5: Now that’s more like it

Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images The Cubs rallied in the ninth and finally put one in the win column. The Cubs had trouble scoring runs all series against the Rangers, and then they worked a bunch of ninth-inning walks into a game-winning rally. The Cubs thus won their first game of 2024, 9-5 over the defending World Series champions. It was not easy, though. The Cubs began this game wel...2024
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• Fantasy Baseball Draft Prep-March 8, 2025
Around the League Colson Montgomery-White Sox-SS The White Sox are projected to be one of the worst lineups in baseball in 2025. On a macro level this is not ideal for fantasy production but what it does offer is playing time for young players. The White Sox are going to give SS Colson Montgomery every opportunity to figure it out at the major league level. He hit .214 with 18 HR, 66 R, 63 R...2025
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• Pondering the Rays roster after the trade deadline
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• Player of the Series: Jonathan Aranda
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• All Gas, No Breaks: Rays 2, Reds 7
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Rays acquire OF Stuart Fairchild from Braves for cash considerations

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Brandon Lowe goes to the 15-day IL with plantar fasciitis. The Tampa Bay Rays have acquired Stuart Fairchild from the Atlanta Braves for cash considerations following his designation for assignment following their addition of C Sandy Leon. To make room on the roster, the Rays have placed 2B Brandon Lowe on the 15-day Injured List due to plantar fasciitis. According...2025
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• No lead to blow tonight: Tigers 5, Rays 1
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• Player of the Series: Joe Boyle

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images His time in Durham reached its boiling point. When Joe Boyle has command, he might just be the most lethal pitcher in baseball. After decimating the International League with the Durham Bulls, the Rays finally are giving Boyle a spot on the active roster. Boyle rewarded the Rays by hurling five innings and allowing just one unearned run on two hits while he...2025
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• Saved from getting swept: Rays 7, Twins 5 (F/10)

Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images The Rays capitalized on the extra inning to avoid the sweep in Minnesota The Rays and Twins face off one last time in the finale of this weekend’s three-game series. Drew Rasmussen takes the mound against Twins starter Joe Ryan. Sunday Squad pic.twitter.com/FgLXEtKWVx— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) July 6, 2025 The Twins struck early after Byron Buxto...2025
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• Player of the Series: Shane Baz
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• Pain and rain in the Bronx: Yankees 7, Rays 4
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• 2025 MLB Trade Deadline: Fixing the Tampa Bay Rays
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• Rays 0, Red Sox 1: Bright Lights, Dim Bats

Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images A sharp outing from Littell was wasted as the Rays' offense could not get it going against the Red Sox. Jake Mangum may have been mic’d up for the television broadcast, but the Tampa Bay Rays’ offense was muted. After scoring at least four runs in each of their last five games, they could only manage five hits in a 1-0 loss to the Boston Red Sox. The los...2025
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• Baseball Prospectus finds new ways to insult the Rays

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Baseball Prospectus compares the Rays way of operating to the people firing air traffic controllers. We think that insults the reader’s intelligence more than it does the Rays. Sometimes being a Rays fan feels like being part of a dysfunctional and much-maligned family. We are aware — hyperaware! — of our family problems. We resent having to share Thanksgiv...2025
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• Cubs 4, Astros 3: Getting the job done

Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports Dansby Swanson’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first inning that the Cubs made hold up for another win. It wasn’t the best of games. Cubs hitters struck out 12 times. Some sketchy defense helped lead to a Houston run. The Cubs had only one hit after the fourth inning. And yet, the Cubs put a large crooked number on the board in the first inning f...2024
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• Cub Tracks ‘ how tweet it is

Shota Imanaga — lots to like so far. | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Typically acerbic #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus scientific food for thought. The Cubs’ new pitcher is already popular. The Cubs Convention is ON. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, groun...2024
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• Cubs 4, Giants 0: Kyle Hendricks throws a vintage Professor game, four outs short of a no-hitter
Darren Yamashita-USA TODAY Sports Class was most definitely in session Saturday evening in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO — Is it too early to say “I told you so”? Maybe, but I’m saying it anyway. I told you Kyle Hendricks would come back and throw like The Professor again. Was Saturday’s brilliant eight-inning, one-hit outing a one-off? Possibly, but I don’t think so. Hendricks was, as the ...2023
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• The Cubs used to be fun. What happened?
Christopher Morel celebrates a home run on May 23 | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images The team’s struggles continued as they were swept by the Angels The Cubs were swept by the Angels and every loss seemed utterly predictable and inevitable. There was the giving up a four-run lead loss as the bullpen imploded (yet again) on Tuesday, followed by the spectre o...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ next?
Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images All the #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Now we want a catcher and a third baseperson, please Jed? Maybe then even Crane Kenney will shut up for a while. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground fro...2022
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