It’s up to debate whether the Rays would/could have eked out a 2-0 win against the White Sox Sunday — that is, assuming the five run, four error sixth inning, and the four run seventh never happened. For one thing, David Price sailed, efficiently, through the front five innings. And though the offense failed to tack on more than two runs — that is, when they had opportunities to do so in three other innings — they seemed in line for another one of their patented one or two run victories (see: the games on April 8, April 11, and April 12). Overall, they went 1-5 wRISP, stranding six men on the bags. Instead, they were embarrassed by the soft tossing, 29 year-old rookie (and the rest of the south-siders for that matter), falling 9-2.
Category Archives: The New What Next
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Ramos, Rays Blank ChiSox, 4-0
Many have suggested that Cesar Ramos is not fit for the starting rotation. I’d imagine some of you reading this might be one of those who may feel this way. I, on the other hand, feel as though he got the short end of the stick coming out of Spring Training — a feeling that’s bolstered every time he’s taken the mound since. Sure… He flubbed his first start of the season against the Reds. Since however, he’s tossed 10 innings of one run ball, including his impressive start Saturday night against the White Sox. Ramos put together an efficient 5 IP/4 H/0 R/2 BB/0 K/65 pitches (39 strikes, 60% K/BB)/9 GO/6 FO outing, in the Rays three-game, skid-ending, 4-0 win against the White Sox.
Rays 4/25/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 4/25/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist 2B Jennings CF Joyce LF Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF DeJesus DH Escobar SS Hanigan C Archer RHP Noteworthiness Little victories… As it relates to enforcement of the Transfer Rule, Major League Baseball made changes Joe Maddon (and assuredly other mangers around the big leagues) sought. Beginning with the …
The New What Next: Rays Head to Chicago to Face the “Other” Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays hit the road Friday ahead of a long 10-day, 10-game road trip. First stop, the south side of Chicago for a four game wrap-around series against the 11-12 White Sox. The Rays are coming off a 3-4 home stand — one in which they dropped two consecutive games to the Twins, the first home series loss against Minnesota since 2006. Thursday marked the AL-leading 11th time a Rays starter didn’t work more than five innings — the eighth time in the last 10 games since Cobb went on the disabled list. That’s not an achievement I’m comfortable touting.
The New What Next: Rays vs Twins — A Series Preview of Sorts
The Rays will try to get their bats going again after a 5-1 loss in 12 innings to the Yankees on Sunday. They totaled 32 hits while outscoring New York 27-6 on Friday and Saturday following Price’s loss in the series opener. However, Tampa Bay managed only one run on six hits Sunday, striking out 14 times after fanning a combined 10 times in the previous two contests. Matt Joyce’s seventh-inning sacrifice fly provided the lone run. The Twins avoided a sweep Sunday with an 8-3 win in Kansas City. Minnesota was 6-for-14 wRISP after going 6-for-34 in their previous four games.