Rays 8/3/12 Starting Lineup Jennings LF Upton CF Joyce RF Zobrist 2B Pena 1B Keppinger DH Roberts 3B Lobaton C Johnson SS Moore LHP Noteworthiness: Matt Moore is 6-2 with a 3.32 ERA in his last 10 starts. According to Joe Smith of the Times, “RHP Jeff Niemann is getting ready to throw a simulated game this …
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A series preview of sorts, Rays vs. Orioles
Here we go kids. The Rays will start a six game home stand tonight, with a very important three game series against the Baltimore Orioles. The good guys find themselves with a 55-50 record, five games over .500, and tied for second place in the AL East with, you guessed it, the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa …
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Road trip = Great success
The Rays can saunter into the Trop this weekend on a huge wave of momentum following the 4-1 victory over the A’s yesterday. Finishing the road trip on the winning side of the coin was huge, and the Rays are in a great position to make up some ground against the Orioles, who the Rays …
Shields dominates, the offense comes alive, and other random nuggets to chew on (Rays 8/1/12 starting lineup included)
The Tampa Bay Rays, with Complete Game James Shields at the helm, closed out the month of July in dominant fashion, crushing the A’s with an 8-0 three hit complete game shutout. Shields was masterful, posting a 9 IP/3 H/0 R/0 BB/11 K line, throwing only 98 pitches (66 for strikes). Shields Pounded the zone …
Rays vs. A’s 7/31/12 (starting lineup included)
Tampa Bay looks to bounce back from a disappointing 4-3 marathon loss to the A’s last night and, well…this morning. The Rays weren’t without scoring opportunities last night. Yet, they again squandered those opportunities in sloppy fashion, ultimately giving up the final run on a bases loaded Jemile Weeks sac fly in the 15th inning. …
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