I had this shirt at one time, as well as the front page of the Times proclaiming the that the Giants would be calling the Trop home. Both deals to bring the White Sox (beforehand) and Giants to Tampa Bay fell through. A cautionary tale for bay area baseball fans?
I had this shirt at one time, as well as the front page of the Times proclaiming the that the Giants would be calling the Trop home. Both deals to bring the White Sox (beforehand) and Giants to Tampa Bay fell through. A cautionary tale for bay area baseball fans?

Rays 8/3/13 Starting Lineup

Jennings CF
Zobrist 2B
Longoria 3B
Myers RF
Rodriguez LF
Escobar SS
Loney 1B
Lobaton C
Roberts DH
Archer

Noteworthiness

  • Don’t forget, you can read our series preview (including information on the upcoming pitching match-ups) here.
  • Chris Archer’s last four starts: 4-0, 0.29 ERA, 31 IP, 15 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 17 K.
  • The Rays have not lost a series since June 18-19 at Boston (lost 2 of 3). They’re 10-0-2 since then.
  • The Rays have won 11 of their last 13 against LHP, are MLB-best 23-12 against LHP, and are hitting a MLB best .286 against LHP.
  • Wil Myers is in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak. The team rookie record is 13, shared by Delmon Young (2007) and Rocco Baldelli (2003).

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