The Latest Breaking News from David Peralta

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CLEVELAND — Catcher Christian Bethancourt didn’t need long after his trade from Oakland in early July to get a sense of why the Rays have been so successful, making the playoffs for a fourth straight season.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays did what they could Friday afternoon to tamp down expectations and defuse the hype over the weekend series with the struggling Yankees. Almost to a man, they insisted they were focused only on winning Friday’s game and not the rapidly shrinking margin between them…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Manager Kevin Cash was talking before Thursday’s matinee game about how much better the Rays lineup has been with the addition of David Peralta and the return of injured Manuel Margot and Harold Ramirez.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays made some mistakes that extended Wednesday’s game against the Angels into the 11th inning.

NEW YORK — When the Rays were last at Yankee Stadium for a mid-June series, they pitched very well, didn’t hit much and lost all three games.

DETROIT — They sold out Comerica Park for Lou-lapalooza Saturday night.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Despite their recent hitting struggles and their reappearance on Wednesday, the Rays had a chance to take the lead in the sixth inning. All David Peralta needed to do was maneuver the ball around a Blue Jays infield that was pulled up to the Tropicana Field…