A little hope and a little despair. On the day that Alex Cobb was officially placed on the 60-day DL, Nathan Karns put together a solid seven plus inning outing, as the Tampa Bay Rays rolled to an 8-2 win over the Texas Rangers. Brandon Guyer extended the Rays lead with a sixth inning, pinch hit homer to back Karns’ solid start. Yet the night ended on a sour note, with news of another Ray who was placed on the DL.
Category Archives: Lineups
Rays 5/8/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.05 ERA) will take the ball against Yovani Gallardo and the Texas on Friday. Karns has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, compiling a 2.93 ERA in his last 27-2/3 innings of work. Gallardo has lost three consecutive starts while positing a 4.56 ERA and a .229 opposing batting average.
Rays 5/7/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 5/7/15 Starting Lineup Kiermaier CF Forsythe 3B Loney 1B DeJesus LF Butler DH Souza RF Beckham SS Elmore 2B Wilson C Archer RHP Noteworthiness — Evan Longoria is a late scratch due to flu like symptoms. Jake Elmore gets the start tonight at second having had two at-bats since April 25. — Haven’t read our …
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Smyly Was Sharp Yet the Offense Wasn’t, Rays Fall 2-0
Mookie Betts was the offense for the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. The outfielder homered to lead-off the sixth inning — the first hit off Rays starter Drew Smyly — and added another in the eighth to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Snap Skid, 5-1; Cobb Has A Partially Torn Elbow Ligament
Jake Odorizzi battled through seven innings on Monday night, helping the Rays bounce back from a pair of losses by beating Boston at Fenway Park, 5-1.