Unsure that he would even be able to start Tuesday night’s contest after suffering a jammed thumb on Saturday, Kevin Kiermaier hit his first homer since June 3rd, breaking a scoreless tie, and giving the Tampa Bay Rays a two-run advantage they wouldn’t relinquish.
Category Archives: Lineups
Rays 8/11/15 Starting Lineup, On Odorizzi, Etc
Rays 8/11/15 Starting Lineup
Jaso DH
Sizemore LF
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Forsythe 2B
Cabrera SS
Nava RF
Kiermaier CF
Casali C
Ramirez RHP
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Blown Save, Rays Fall 4-3
In a terrific pitching duel on Friday between Tampa Bay Rays’ hurler Jake Odorizzi and the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, the bullpens ultimately decided the fate. Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger squandered one run leads in the eighth and ninth innings, and despite late homers from Evan Longoria and James Loney, the Rays fell 4-3 to New York. The Mets have won seven straight, while the Rays have dropped the last two in their final at-bat.
Rays 8/7/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 8/7/15 Starting Lineup
Jaso DH
Sizemore LF
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Forsythe 2B
Cabrera SS
Nava RF
Kiermaier CF
Casali C
Odorizzi RHP
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Crush Sale and the ChiSox, 11-3; Claim Nava Off Waivers
The marquee matchup between Chris Archer and Chris Sale did not live up to billing on Tuesday night, after the Tampa Bay Rays put together a five run sixth — after previously tagging the left handed hurler for three runs — and belted four homers to back Archer in a 11-3 victory.