Friends, I’d put myself into category number three. I willingly watched as Jake Odorizzi gave up for homers in four plus innings. I willing watched as the Orioles put together their 49th multi-homer game of the season — they’re now 39-10 in those games. And I willingly watched as the Rays hitters did nothing with the scoring opportunities they put together against Chris Tillman. Four plus innings (and eight runs) later, I regretted my decision and turned on Bizarre Foods as penance.
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Rays 8/25/14 Starting Lineup, Etc.
Rays 8/25/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist CF Joyce LF Longoria DH Loney 1B Myers RF Forsythe 2B Escobar SS Molina C Rodriguez 3B Odorizzi RHP Noteworthiness Though Marc Topkin doesn’t believe the Rays will trade Yunel Escobar to the Oakland Athletics, I wrote about the possibility of a trade, and what the Rays could look like …
The New What Next: Rays Head to Baltimore For A Four Game Series with the O’s
The Tampa Bay Rays are back at it Monday night, when they start a four game series against the Orioles in Baltimore. While the Rays are coming off a series win against the Blue Jays, the Orioles faced a power outage of sorts on the north side of Chicago, where the Cubs held them a total of four runs over the course of a three-game sweep — their first road sweep of the year. The Rays will try to flush out the odd procedural inconsistencies that plagued the previous series, while the Orioles attempt to get back on the winning side of the ledger.
Rays Roster Moves: Oakland Athletics Claim Yunel Escobar On Revocable Waivers
The Athletics have claimed shortstop Yunel Escobar from the Rays on revocable waivers, FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal tweets.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Here, Under Protest
There’s a certain irony when you compare Saturday’s game against Mark Buehrle and the Toronto Blue Jays, with Buehrle’s last start against Tampa Bay on July 11. In both contests, the Rays were able to tag Buehrle for a crooked number of runs. In both contests, the Rays knocked Buehrle out of the game early. And in both contests, a reliever relinquished the go-ahead runs to give the Rays an unfortunate loss.