Rays 9/12/14 Starting Lineup, Etc

Rays 9/12/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist CF Guyer LF Longoria 3B Myers RF Loney 1B Escobar SS Forsythe 2B Hanigan C Rodriguez DH Karns P Noteworthiness The Rays have signed RHP Neil Wagner to a two-year minor league deal. Wagner is recovering from Tommy John surgery. More on him later. Tampa Bay announced a two-year contract extension with …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Set Milestones Amidst 8-5 Loss

There isn’t much to say about the Rays — as a whole — in their 8 – 5 loss to the Yankees. The swarm was in full effect in the first inning when Tampa Bay started the game in fevered fashion by scoring four runs and going 3-3 wRISP – quickly knocking the Yankees’ starter Chris Capuano out of the game after 1/3 of an inning, and 36 pitches. Capuano was charged with all four runs.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Spoiler Alert — Loney, Rays Beat Yankees 4-3

I previously alluded to the idea that the Rays had two reasons to go out Tuesday night and play like they still have a chance in September:

1. To play the role of spoilers.
2. To end the season on a strong, high note.

If Tuesday night’s 4-3 win against the Yankees was indicative of anything, it would be the former.

Rays 9/9/14 Starting Lineup, Etc

Rays 9/9/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist 2B DeJesus DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF Joyce LF Escobar SS Kiermaier CF Hanigan C Archer RHP Noteworthiness Evan Longoria’s 12 career home runs at this Yankee Stadium are the most by a visiting player in the park’s six-year history. Rays starters have a 3.46 ERA this season …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Smyly Solid, Rays Win in Walk-Off Fashion 3-2

Drew Smyly: 3-1 with a 1.70 ERA and 41 strikeouts in seven starts since joining the Rays; Smyly’s ERA is the lowest for any pitcher in their first seven starts in Tampa Bay Rays history.
David Price: 2-3 with a 4.96 ERA and 53 strikeouts in seven starts since the trade.