Category Archives: Lineups

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Three Homers Power Rays to a 4-1 Win; Rays Roster Moves

Matt Andriese put together his best big league start on Saturday, and the Tampa Bay Rays hit three home runs to maintain their 1/2 game hold on first place in the AL East with a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Walks Prove Costly in Rays 4-3 Loss

Boston took advantage of five walks from Tampa Bay Rays’ hurler Alex Colome, converting the free passes into a pair of runs en route to the Red Sox 4-3 victory over the Rays. While Tampa Bay had the opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the ninth, thus ending the game, Craig Breslow and Alexi Ogando managed to escape the high leverage wRISP situation unscathed. The Rays start the day at 41-34, with just a one-game lead over Toronto and Baltimore in the AL East.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: King Chris Dominant Again, Rays Win 4-3

Chris Archer was again dominant against Toronto on Tuesday night, in the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 win against the Blue Jays.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall to Jays, 8-5

Toronto showed why it’s one of the hottest teams in the majors on Monday, as the Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 8-5. The Rays fell for just the second time in eight meetings this season with Toronto, a team that continues to chug along in the month of June. All is not lost, however, Tampa Bay remained a game in front of New York in the AL East, thanks to the Yankees’ 11-8 loss to Philly.