{"id":239678,"date":"2026-04-21T00:22:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239678\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T00:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T00:22:13","slug":"game-thread-not-the-greatest-day-for-tampa-bay-sports-yesterday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/239678\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Thread: Not the greatest day for Tampa Bay sports yesterday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"PITTSBURGH, PA - APRIL 18: &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10849\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Cedric Mullins;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cedric Mullins&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;Cedric Mullins&lt;\/a&gt; #31 of the &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/tampa-bay\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Tampa Bay Rays;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Rays&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;\/a&gt; celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the thirteenth inning during a baseball game against the &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/pittsburgh\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Pittsburgh Pirates;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;Pittsburgh Pirates&lt;\/a&gt; at PNC Park on April 18, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Layton\/Getty Images) | Getty Images\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"fill\" class=\"cropped-img\" style=\"position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1a37bf63d89a69e7f6aec378f2f9be9c.jpeg\"\/>PITTSBURGH, PA &#8211; APRIL 18: <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10849\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cedric Mullins;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Cedric Mullins&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cedric Mullins<\/a> #31 of the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/tampa-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Rays;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Rays&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> celebrates with teammates after hitting a two-run home run in the thirteenth inning during a baseball game against the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/pittsburgh\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Pittsburgh Pirates;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Pittsburgh Pirates&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> at PNC Park on April 18, 2026 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 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