The Tampa Bay Rays will welcome the Houston Astros into the friendly confines of the Big Top, a mere four days after they last faced them at Minute Maid Park. The Rays are in slightly better shape than they were last week when they first took on the Astros. Tampa Bay has won three out of their last six, averaging just under four runs per game in that span. Still, the last two games were winnable, and therefore left a lot to be desired.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Bedard, Rays Fall to Orioles, 7-5
The Baltimore Orioles, bolstered by a five-run third inning, walked away from the Big Top with a 7-5 win Tuesday night. LHP Erik Bedard befell the axe early (once again) after he gave up five runs on four hits, including a Chris Davis grand slam. The skinny: Bedard was all over the zone. And even when …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Win 5-4, Thanks to Jerry Sands
The Tampa Bay Rays entered The Trop yesterday afternoon, having not won a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Yet they walked out of Tropicana Field with a huge win under their belts, thanks to the second consecutive day of eighth inning, pinch hit heroics by Jerry Sands.
Rays 6/16/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 6/16/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Escobar SS Longoria 3B Zobrist LF Loney DH Rodriguez 1B Forsythe 2B Hanigan C Kiermaier RF Odorizzi RHP Noteworthiness Yunel Escobar is hitting second tonight, while Logan Forsythe hit in the seven hole — why? I cannot say. Meanwhile, Ben Zobrist is hitting cleanup in LF, Loney is getting …
The New What Next: Rays Welcome O’s For Three — A Series Preview of Sorts
I don’t feel comfortable in making broad proclamations; after all, we were wrong on a few different occasions when it looked as though the Rays might slip out of their funk. However, I will say it seems like the Rays may be turning a corner. Over the last few days, the offense has shown a push unseen since the beginning of May — FINALLY complimenting the stabilized pitching staff. Also encouraging, though they’ve fallen behind twice in the last four games, the hitters have been able to bail out the pitching staff and come back for the win. A moderate gain if ever there was one, the Rays have gone 4-6 in their last 10 games. Compare that to their previous 1-9, 10-game span. I’d call that progress.