For better or worse, gritty games have become par for the course for the Tampa Bay Rays over the last week or so. Nevertheless, a wise man once said, “A win, is a win, is a win.” The Rays won a hard fought 7-4 game against the Orioles Tuesday night — marking their fourth consecutive win and their third consecutive series win. The Rays success can largely be credited to the pitching staff, helmed by Alex Cobb, and a huge five-run ninth inning.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat O’s 4-3 (Updated)
Let’s take a trip back in time. We’ll set the time machine to June 7th 2012 when the Rays faced the Yankees in the Bronx, with David Price on the mound. Price faced a formidable challenge on that hot, summer, night — in a game where the Yankees kept their collective feet on the throat …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Walk-off For the Second Time This Week
For the ninth time this season, the Rays won in dramatic fashion, with catcher Jose Lobaton hitting the game winning one out RBI triple up the right field line. The icing on the cake? New York crushed Boston, allowing Tampa Bay to gain a game on the Red Sox, putting the Rays just a game out of first place in the AL East. The Rays 5-4 walk-off win was the second of the week.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Do the Walk-off! Rays Win, 5-4
Despite stranding 12 men on the bags and David Price’s relative rough outing, the Rays came from behind to beat the Mariners in grand fashion Wednesday night — defeating Seattle by a score of 5-4 thanks to a game ending Jason Bourgeois walk-off single. This, my friends, felt like a Rays win. I live blogged the game from the $9.53 seats — you can read the blow-by-blow account at our Tumblr site. Otherwise, it’s time for another edition of The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle: A Bulleted game summary.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Sixth Straight, 5-4
The Rays dropped their sixth consecutive game Tuesday night, losing to the sub .500 Seattle Mariners by a score of 5-4. Tampa Bay did not lose more than six games in the entire month of July. The Rays now sit four games behind the first place Boston Red Sox, and only a game and a half in front of Baltimore for the second wildcard spot.