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The Rays knocked off the Red Sox 8-5 at the Trop last night in a very sloppy game — for the Red Sox, that is. The Rays simply took advantage of Boston’s sloppy play and did what good teams do. Coupled with another Yankees loss to the Angels, and the Rays finish August eight games ahead of their closest competitor.
.@RaysBaseball is the first team to have 2 calendar months with 21+ wins in the same season since the 2002 Athletics.
— MLB Stats (@MLBStats) September 1, 2021
If you played the Rays in August, you probably didn't have a great time. https://t.co/ZtjnLimPvu pic.twitter.com/66nllzFkyb
— MLB (@MLB) September 1, 2021
Topper on the Rays rolling into September.
#Rays head into September sharing best record in majors (84-48, with #SFGiants) and holding a franchise-high 8-game AL East lead over #Yankees after beating #RedSox again. https://t.co/9CYL7UXp1P
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) September 1, 2021
Someone left a present for Brett Phillips.
Someone put this in @Brett_Phillips8 locker.
— Tricia Whitaker (@TriciaWhitaker) August 31, 2021
He does not know who.
He is now walking around BP staring people down, questioning them trying to figure out the culprit. pic.twitter.com/VoqTMSM9V2
Reliever David Robertson will be joining the Rays today as rosters expand...by two.
And here is the picture new #Rays reliever David Robertson jokingly asked us not to use: https://t.co/KKq1PXTlb5 pic.twitter.com/pUitOcsk0c
— Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) August 31, 2021
The Slegend is coming home!
Rays Sign Aaron Slegers To Two-Year Minor League Deal https://t.co/QePrkV0e1b pic.twitter.com/URte2gzdYZ
— MLB Trade Rumors (@mlbtraderumors) August 31, 2021
A really good podcast from Neil Solondz. Talked about working on baserunning and teaching players to read the situation to be able to take the extra base, mentioned Mike Zunino as a surprisingly good base runner despite lack of speed, amongst other juicy tidbits.
Thanks to all our guests on This Week in @RaysBaseball on @RaysRadio @Drew_Rasmussen_ @oltwizard @kevinburkhardt @thisisdspan @dspanfoundation Ian Seymour of @RaysPlayerDev & Brian Anderson of @BallyRays
— Neil Solondz (@neilsolondz) August 29, 2021
The show will be archived at https://t.co/nDAFWLrPSY & on Apple podcasts
John Romano on Willy Adames, and why you shouldn’t fret that he’s doing well in Milwaukee.
This is fun.
Javy Baez just scored the winning run for the Mets - on April (suspended) 11.
— Jayson Stark (@jaysonst) August 31, 2021
He also scored the only run for the Cubs - on April 11.
Baseball!
Also after scoring the winning run, apparently Baez lost his earring. This led to an thorough scouring of the home plate area. Among the search party was Mets President Sandy Alderson.
Mets president Sandy Alderson joined the search Javy Baez's lost earring from the walk-off celebration https://t.co/Y6riEVx4jV pic.twitter.com/td1PDquWw1
— For The Win (@ForTheWin) September 1, 2021
The Onion reporting on the Mets “thumbsgate.”
Javy Báez Wishes He’d Found More Tactful Way To Express Desire For All Mets Fans To Eat Shit And Die https://t.co/QFqdtGqUgh pic.twitter.com/db5faDpfxt
— The Onion (@TheOnion) August 31, 2021
Obvious shirt is obvious.
NOW AVAILABLE: https://t.co/Br2T6sZVBv pic.twitter.com/GNHZqfzhEv
— OBVIOUS SHIRTS® (@obvious_shirts) August 30, 2021
FWIW, Baez and Lindor both offered apologies.
Báez and Lindor both offer apologies for the thumbs-down celebration
— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) August 31, 2021
(via @SNYtv) pic.twitter.com/2g1yG0uWQK
John Smoltz and Al Leiter will not be appearing in the MLB Network studios.
Al Leiter, John Smoltz won't appear at MLB Network studios after refusing vaccine https://t.co/ykeZ1iZY2D pic.twitter.com/6BcPGvOOlk
— New York Post Sports (@nypostsports) September 1, 2021
The Red Sox, already in the middle of a COVID outbreak, pulled shortstop Xander Bogaerts in the second inning for a positive test.
And Xander Bogaerts was removed from tonight's game due to a positive COVID-19 test result. Just when Red Sox fans thought it couldn't get any worse...
— Steve Carney (@stevecarney) September 1, 2021
Evan Drellich of the Athletic on MLB’s blackout policy and the streaming future of baseball.
What could have been a very ugly brawl in Sunday’s AAA Lehigh Valley / Scranton Wilkes-Barre game was short circuiting by an excellent take down and de-escalation by catcher Tyler Heineman.
Benches clear in Lehigh Valley after David Paulino hits Max McDowell in the head with a pitch … Only Paulino and McDowell were ejected … Give catcher Tyler Heineman two points for a quality takedown pic.twitter.com/aOM5eiwTxV
— Mitch Rupert (@Mitch_Rupert) August 29, 2021
Jeff Passan with the latest Trevor Bauer news.
News at ESPN: Trying to answer questions about Trevor Bauer's future, including the length of the suspension history suggests is coming, why this process will be long and drawn-out, and the feeling around the game that Bauer may never again play in MLB. https://t.co/f1GeWKz6mf
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) August 31, 2021
Palate cleanser:
This doggo chose relax today#dogs #dogsoftwitter #dogsofinstagram pic.twitter.com/PHtmooDuS4
— dog fans (@dogfans4) August 31, 2021
Go Rays!