Albert Pujols and company make their way into the Trop tonight to start a three game set against the 9-7 Tampa Bay Rays. Tampa Bay is coming off of back to back series wins against the Blue Jays and Twins, and look to do some damage to a slumping Angels team. The Rays are now …
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Rays Take Two Out of Three From the Twinkies
The Rays were able to take the second and third games of this weekends series against the Twins to improve their record to 9-7 on the year. They’ve also won three out of five series thus far, including the opening weekend sweep of the Yankees. Jeff Niemann (5.1 IP/5 K/3 H/2 ER) was finally able …
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Catching woes, 4/22/12 starting lineup, etc.
According to Rays beat writer Marc Topkin, the Rays need some serious help behind the plate. Because of it, they may be in the market for another catcher. According to me, duh. Odds are they’ll be looking later not sooner though. A lot of that will be predicated on how strongly Lobaton comes back next …
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Rays win 4-1, the rubber game is tomorrow
The bad: 9 LOB, including those stranded in a bases loaded situation where Luke Scott ground into a double play. The good: a 4-1 win which finds them 4-1 at home this season, and 14-3 in their last 17 regular season games at home…not to mention 31,000 plus in the stands for the fourth time …
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Rays vs. Twins, 4/21/12 (starting lineup included)
What a bummer of a loss last night. 14 games in to the season, and I’m growing tired of saying that the pen lost the game. I’m also growing agitated at hearing the pitching will come around. Interestingly enough, according to the Star Tribune’s La Valle Neal, the Twins had it on their scouting report …
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