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Author: Tom Layberger

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The way Tyler Glasnow threw during the first three innings Saturday against the Dodgers, one would have thought he was in the Rays’ rotation all along.
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Tyler Glasnow Fans Eight In Season Debut; Rays Fall To Dodgers

Tom Layberger May 27, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The way Tyler Glasnow threw during the first three innings Saturday against the Dodgers, one would have thought he was in the Rays’ rotation all along. The 6-foot-8 righthander, making his season debut after recovering from a left oblique strain sustained…

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CLEARWATER, Fla. – Mike Maroth was the busiest man in Clearwater on Thursday afternoon. The UCF pitching coach, a former Knights pitcher and major leaguer who returned to his alma mater this year, wore a path to the mound in the fifth inning to remove four pitchers in the space of five batters.
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USF Baseball One Win Away From Conference Championship Game Appearance

Tom Layberger May 25, 2023

CLEARWATER, Fla. – Mike Maroth was the busiest man in Clearwater on Thursday afternoon. The UCF pitching coach, a former Knights pitcher, and major leaguer who returned to his alma mater this year, wore a path to the mound in the fifth inning to remove…

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With McClanahan and St. Louis’ Miles Mikolas (eight-inning complete game) locked in, the game took all of 1:54, tied for the second shortest nine-inning game in team history. The Rays’ record is 1:53 against Kansas City in 2011.
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Rays’ Shane McClanahan Dazzles In MLB-Leading Eighth Win

Tom Layberger May 25, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Leave it to Shane McClanahan to restore order. A night after the Rays endured the worst loss in team history, the 26-year-old lefty limited the Blue Jays to one run and four hits in seven sparkling innings of a 7-3 win…

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Following Tuesday night’s 4-0 win over the Marlins in which he hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run, Kevin Kiermaier said that he jokes with the coaching staff over his approach as a leadoff batter.
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Rays’ Homestand Continues Against Blue Jays, Kevin Kiermaier

Tom Layberger May 22, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla – Rays fans at the Trop got a chance to welcome back Kevin Kiermaier when the center fielder made the short bus ride from Dunedin with his Blue Jays teammates March 9 for a Grapefruit League game. Still, when the Rays begin…

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Rays Wander Franco
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Lengthy Homestand Follows Rays’ 4-6 Trip

Tom Layberger May 18, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – At some point the Rays were going to run into a speedbump or two. Their 10-game trip, which concluded with a 3-2 loss to the Mets in Queens on Thursday afternoon, certainly served as an impediment to what had been a…

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The Rays and Yankees certainly entertained in their two series so far this season, haven’t they? Jason Adam’s heartbeat has returned to normal and the Rays were able to leave the Bronx with a series split.
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Resilient Rays Conclude Road Trip With Three-Game Series Against Mets

Tom Layberger May 15, 2023

The Rays and Yankees certainly entertained in their two series so far this season, haven’t they? Jason Adam’s heartbeat has returned to normal and the Rays were able to leave the Bronx with a series split. Kevin Cash’s team has a much-needed day off Monday…

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In losing two of three in Baltimore, the Rays lost a series for only the third time in the season’s first six weeks. The other series losses were at Toronto (April 14-16) and at home against Houston (April 24-26).
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Rays Look To Take Bite Out Of Big Apple Following Series Loss In Baltimore

Tom Layberger May 11, 2023

In losing two of three in Baltimore, the Rays lost a series for only the third time in the season’s first six weeks. The other series losses were at Toronto (April 14-16) and at home against Houston (April 24-26). The Rays allowed only six runs…

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Gerrit Cole entered Sunday afternoon’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field not having allowed a home run in his first 46 2/3 innings this season.
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Down Six Runs To Gerrit Cole, Rays Battle Back To Take Series Against Yankees

Tom Layberger May 7, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Gerrit Cole entered Sunday afternoon’s game against the Rays at Tropicana Field not having allowed a home run in his first 46 2/3 innings this season. He had not allowed more than two runs in any of his seven starts. Given…

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Rays Sweep Pirates; Yankees Next

Tom Layberger May 4, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Rays keep winning and a three-game sweep of the Pirates in a matchup of teams with the best records in the majors raised their record to 26-6. The Rays, who held on with a 3-2 win Thursday afternoon, outscored the…

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It is no secret that bats are mostly cold, or at least chilly, throughout the majors. The Rays are no exception. They head into Monday night’s game in Oakland hitting a paltry .240. Yet, that figure is good for 10th in the majors.
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Rays Host Surprising Pirates, Yankees This Week

Tom Layberger May 2, 2023

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Even with Sunday’s ninth-inning letdown against a White Sox club that had lost 10 straight, the Rays completed March/April 23-6 to set an MLB mark for most wins before the month of May. Tampa Bay leads the majors in virtually every…

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