Going into Friday night’s game, two stats jumped off the page as I typed the series preview: Max Scherzer was 11-0 with a 3.05 ERA. And though Scherzer wasn’t as dominant Friday night as he had been the last time the Tigers starter faced the Rays, he was good enough. Scherzer struck out nine, walked just …
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Price Is Back!
Reposted from Ian/The Rays Tank: Tuesday, when Tampa is in Houstan, David Price will be coming off the DL and making his first start since he May 16th. He showed some good stuff in his rehab starts. Looking like old DP. Over seven innings in Charlotte, he had 12 strike outs, three walks and 2 …
Rays 6/28/13 Starting Lineup
Joyce LF Jennings CF Zobrist 2B Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF Scott DH Lobaton C Escobar SS Colome P Noteworthiness You can read about tonight’s pit…
The New What Next: Rays vs Tigers, A Series Preview of Sorts
The Rays will welcome the AL Central leading Detroit Tigers into the Trop for a three game set Friday, following their last off-day before the All-Star break. Le Tigre has cooled down somewhat following the last meeting between the two teams, at the beginning of June. As of June 27th, the Tigers have lost eight of their last 15 games while averaging just under three runs per game. The Rays haven’t fared much better. Tampa Bay has lost nine of their last 15 games, though they’ve averaged over three runs per game in that stretch.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Moore, Rays Win Second Consecutive Game 5-1
The Rays took the second game of a three game set against the Blue Jays Tuesday, on a very stormy night in St. Petersburg. With the sound of thunder echoing inside a 2/3 empty Tropicana Field, the Rays — led by Matt Moore — lowered a 5-1 boom of their own on the hottest team in baseball, scoring runs in the second, fourth, and seventh innings, while stifling a Blue Jays team who could get runners on, but couldn’t get them over and home.