The Tampa Bay Rays snapped their six game losing streak on Saturday, as Erasmo Ramirez and two relievers combined for a seven inning three-hit shutout. The Rays, who supported Ramirez with two solo homers and a sac fly, are now 25-25 on the season.
Category Archives: Looking Backward While Moving Forward
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 2-1, On Souza Jr. and Cabrera
The Tampa Bay Rays kicked off their 10-game road trip the same way they concluded their recent home stand: dropping a very winnable game to the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 3-0 Amid Pitching Duel, Stadium News
The marquee matchup between Tampa Bay Rays hurler Chris Archer and Seattle’s Felix Hernandez lived up to billing. Unfortunately for the Rays, King Felix put together yet another superb outing, and the Mariners won the game 3-0 after Archer departed the game following the eighth inning. At 24-24, Tampa Bay now has dropped a season-high five straight games.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Extras, 6-5
The Rays came within inches of a game-winning grand slam in the ninth inning from Evan Longoria. Yet in spite of a career best four RBI night from utility man Jake Elmore, the Rays fell 7-6 to Seattle in 10 innings on Tuesday. Kyle Seager, thanks to a pair of homers (including an eighth inning grand slam) and six RBI for the Mariners, led Seattle to the winning margin. For Tampa Bay, it was the fourth straight loss, as the Rays dropped a half game behind New York in the AL East. Seager’s solo shot off Brad Boxberger spoiled a fantastic ninth inning rally.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Third Straight, 4-1
For the second consecutive day, the Tampa Bay Rays fell behind the opposing ball club before their first at-bat, this time in a 4-1 losing bid to the Mariners on Monday. It was also the third straight loss for AL East leading Rays, whose lead over the second place Yankees was cut to a half game in the division.