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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays End Series with 8-0 Throttling of Le Tigre

Jake Odorizzi entered Wednesday’s game with the lowest amount of run support in the American League. However, he was given run support in spades on this night, as the Tampa Bay Rays (68-71) tied a season-high, hitting four homers en route to an 8-0 win over the Detroit Tigers, completing a 4-5 road trip. With the win, Tampa Bay split the season series with Detroit at three games apiece.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Third Straight, 8-7 in Extras

The Tampa Bay Rays took a 7-7 tie into extras Tuesday night, and walked away with an 8-7 loss in 13 innings. It was an eventful game to say the least, chocked full of ugly pitching from both sides, a couple of awkward fielding gaffes, too many replay reviews, and more pitching changes than I have fingers on both hands. The Rays are now four games under .500 for the first time this season, as their slim playoff hopes continue to whittle away.

The New What Next: Rays vs Le Tigre, Part Two ― A Series Preview

Fighting to stay in the wild-card race, the Tampa Bay Rays should, ideally, be able to walk away from Detroit with a series sweep under the team’s collective belt. Tampa Bay starts the series 4-1/2 games back in the Wildcard race with 26 games left to go, so suffice it to say a series win, in the least, is crucial.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Series Opener, 5-2

The Tampa Bay Rays continued to struggle against the Yankees on Friday night, as Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann, and Greg Bird hit a triplet of homers off Jake Odorizzi to propel New York past the Rays, 5-2. Tampa Bay is now 2-2 on a nine-game road trip, and two games under .500 overall.