Category Archives: Lineups

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Smyly, Arencibia and the Rays Pile It On the Orioles, 11-2

J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in six runs to back a dominant start by Drew Smyly, as the Tampa Bay Rays breezed past the free-falling Baltimore Orioles 11-2 Tuesday night. For the second straight game, the Rays knocked out the Orioles’ starter in the fifth inning, and Tampa Bay (66-66) was able to move back to .500 ahead of the series finale Wednesday, when they’ll go for the sweep.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Orioles, 6-3; Announce First Round of Callups

Faced with not having his best stuff, Chris Archer still tossed six shutout innings en route to the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-3 victory over the fading Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. The Rays hit three homer runs in the contest, while Logan Forsythe went a homer shy of the cycle. With the win at Camden Yards, the Rays are now 65-66 on the season, and 3-1/2 games out in the Wildcard race.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 6-3; More on the September Callups

The Kansas City Royals continued their dominance over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, winning by a 6-3 margin. Kansas City is an AL best 80-49 on the season, and 6-0 against Tampa Bay. Ever the relentless bunch, four of the Royals six runs came with two outs.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Cash Ejected in Contentious 3-2 Loss

Tampa Bay Rays skipper Kevin Cash was tossed in the third inning of Friday night’s game, and his team was unable to rally past the Kansas City Royals (79-49), despite a handful of opportunities. The Rays are now 0-5 this season against the Royals after a 3-2 loss.