Category Archives: Lineups

Rays 4/22/14 Starting Lineup, Etc.

Rays 4/22/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist 2B Jennings CF Joyce DH Longo 3B Loney 1B Myers RF DeJesus LF Escobar SS Molina C Price LHP Noteworthiness After more pre-game work (testing his groin) at the Trop, CF Desmond Jennings is back in the lineup tonight, hitting second. Sam Fuld, who’s returning to the Trop for the …

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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Crush Yankees, 16-1

Just a day removed from the Rays’ come from behind victory against the Bronx Bombers Friday, Tampa Bay absolutely destroyed the Yankees Saturday night, handing Derek Jeter and company a crushing 16-1 loss — a score worthy of a football game. The Rays will walk into the series finale Sunday, having scored 29 runs in three-games — more than they scored in the previous 11 games combined. The 16 runs matched the club’s most since April 4, 2011 in Boston, and are the second most at home in franchise history (17 vs Baltimore, Sep 5, 2007). Wil Myers (3-4, 4 R, 4 RBI) and Ryan Hanigan (3-4, 2 R, 6 RBI) each homered twice, while Evan Longoria smacked career homer number 164. Longo now owns the franchise record for home runs. Archer was credited the win (2-1) while Ivan Nova, who gave up eight earned runs, was charged with the loss. Nova left the game in the fifth inning with what was reported as a partial tear of ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow. He’ll be placed on the DL Sunday.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Tagged the Yankees For 11 Runs, and the Sun Came Out Again

The Rays came from behind to beat the New York Yankees in grand fashion Friday night, beating up on the Bronx Bombers by a score of 11-5 in front of 26,079 fans at Tropicana Field. The Rays put a halt to their four game skid, while the offense reasserted itself. Since I live blogged the game from section 143, the following recap will be of the game peripherals sort.