Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “First Win of the Season” Edition

The Rays won their first game of this young 2013 season by a score of 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, thanks to Matt Joyce’s walk-off homer in the ninth inning — the first walk-off homer career. And though Jeremy Hellickson didn’t have his best stuff to start the game, having given up a three run homer …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Opening Day 2013 Among Other Things

The Orioles beat the Rays by a score of 7-4, taking the first game of a three game set to open the 2013 season. The Rays had their ace David Price on the mound, toeing the rubber opposite of Jason Hammel in front of a sold out crowd at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. It …

Rays Opening Day Lineup Announced

In a somewhat surprising move, the Rays released their Opening Day lineup a day early. It was also announced that the game is sold out, with the Rays having sold out eight openers in a row Rays Opening Day Lineup: Jennings CF Fuld RF Zobrist 2B Longoria 3B Joyce LF Escobar SS Loney 1B Molina …

Luke Scott to Start the Season on the DL?

Tampa Bay Rays DH Luke Scott may be headed to the disabled list with a calf injury he suffered earlier in the week. In and out of the Spring Training lineup with leg injuries of some sort since early March, Scott was scheduled to get four to eight at-bats in a minor league game this …