Rays 8/11/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Zobrist LF Joyce DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Figueroa 2B Escobar SS Casali C Kiermaier RF Smyly Noteworthiness Jake McGee was unavailable Sunday and is questionable for tonight after being hit on the right leg by a ball in Saturday’s game. Per Marc Topkin, “LHP Drew Smyly makes his second start …
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The New What Next: A Rays and Rangers Series Preview of Sorts
Despite falling to the Cubs in extra innings Sunday afternoon, the Tampa Bay Rays will head to Arlington for a four game set against the Rangers with a series win under their belts. The Rangers, like the Cubs, are a team the Rays can — and should — beat. Suffice it to say, though still …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Odorizzi, Rays Blank Cubs 4-0, Take Series
On a cool and windy day on the north side of Chicago, the Tampa Bay Rays walked away from the friendly confines of Wrigley Field with their second consecutive win — a combined 4-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs. Jake Odorizzi, Kirby Yates, and Jake McGee were dominant, limiting the Cubs to five hits, while posting a staggering 15 strikeouts. I, one of X-Rays Spex’s field documentarians, took in the sights and sound of the game from the left hand side of Wrigley. You can read a realtime account* of Saturday’s contest at out Tumblr page. Otherwise, what follows is a recap from Michael Nazarro, and a few game peripherals from yours truly.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Cubs in Extra Innings, 4-3
Let me preface this by saying that trying to watch a baseball game on ESPN’s Livecast is incredibly difficult when you’re also trying to speak to parents at the summer camp you work at. It’s an awkward situation when you utter an obscenity under your breath after you see the Chicago Cubs take an early lead, as a parent walks up to pick up their kid. That being said, I have to now ask, where has the offense — or rather the clutch offense — been? Coming into this game, since what is more and more beginning to seem like one of the darkest days in recent history (the Price trade), the Rays are 2-6. And save for the Odorizzi’s five run first inning Sunday, the pitching has been all in all solid.
Rays 8/8/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 8/8/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Zobrist RF Guyer LF Longoria 3B Rodriguez 1B Escobar SS Casali C Archer RHP Forsythe 2B Noteworthiness From the game notes: The Rays’ pitchers are 1-for-14 (.071) in 2014, but own 2 of the 6 RBI recorded by AL pitchers (Odorizzi sac bunt, Cobb RBI double). Today marks only …