For the second consecutive day, the Tampa Bay Rays fell behind the opposing ball club before their first at-bat, this time in a 4-1 losing bid to the Mariners on Monday. It was also the third straight loss for AL East leading Rays, whose lead over the second place Yankees was cut to a half game in the division.
Category Archives: Lineups
Rays 5/25/15 Starting Lineup, Roster Moves, Etc
Rays 5/25/15 Starting Lineup
Guyer RF
Butler DH
Longoria 3B
Forsythe 1B
Beckham SS
Elmore LF
Kiermaier CF
Franklin 2B
Rivera C
Odorizzi RHP
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Blanked 5-0
The Oakland Athletics broke the Tampa Bay Rays’ two-game win streak Saturday afternoon, thanks to Eric Sogard’s sixth inning two-out single with Xavier Cedeno on the mound. At 24-20, Tampa Bay still leads the AL East by 1-1/2 games over New York.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Win Second Straight, 5-2
Evan Longoria belted the first of three homers Friday night in the Tampa Bay Rays’ second consecutive win over Oakland, this time by a score of 5-2. Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham also homered, moving the Rays to five games over .500 for the first time this season. They now lead the division by 1-1/2 games over the Yankees.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Blank A’s 3-0, First in the AL East
The Tampa Bay Rays took over sole possession of first place in the AL East on Thursday, beating the Athletics by a score of 3-0. With New York idled by an off-day, Tampa Bay is now a half-game ahead of the division after Alex Colome and four relievers combined to blank Oakland.