There isn’t much I can say on the subject of Monday night’s loss. To his credit, Cesar Ramos saved the pen by eating 6-2/3 innings — but that’s the only positive I can cull up.
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Rays 5/12/14 Starting Lineup, Alex Cobb Rehab, Etc
Rays 5/12/14 Starting Lineup DeJesus DH Zobrist 2B Joyce LF Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF Jennings CF Escobar SS Hanigan C Ramos LHP Noteworthiness A good sign in the recovery of Alex Cobb: per a report from Port Charlotte, Cobb tossed a four inning simulated game Monday, giving up only two hits while striking …
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The New What Next: Rays Head to Seattle For Three — A Series Preview of Sorts
The Tampa Bay Rays returned to the Trop, following a grueling 10-game road trip last Monday, riding high on a huge wave of momentum after going 5-5. Yet they just left for the West Coast Sunday after going 1-5 over the six game span of their most recent Tropicana Field residency. In short, they’re struggling to keep their heads above water at the moment. The first stop on their forthcoming trip is Seattle, where they’ll take on the 19-18 Mariners.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall to the Tribe, 6-5
Source: FanGraphs The Rays dropped the final game of their home stand in a 6-5 loss to the Indians, following another fruitless (stop me if you’ve heard this one before) late inning rally. Of the Rays five losses this week, all of them found the Tampa Bay bringing the tying (and/or winning) run to the …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Bedard, Rays Pummel the Indians, 7-1
The Tampa Bay Rays took the second game of their series with the Cleveland Indians Saturday night in convincing fashion, pounding Francona’s boys by a score of 7-1. Erik Bedard put together his second consecutive quality start, an excellent 6 IP/1 H outing — giving Tampa Bay the opportunity to win the series Sunday, in the series finale. Of honesty and hangovers… My attention was divided between watching the game and playing a show in Melbourne. Our staff contributor, Michael Nazarro, wasn’t able to watch any of the game either. What follows is a very rudimentary game recap.