While Erasmo Ramirez was strong in his return to the rotation on Tuesday, Danny Salazar was stronger. The Tampa Bay Rays’ anemic offense couldn’t touch the Indians’ righty until sixth inning, while the bullpen collapsed for the second consecutive night en route to a 6-2 loss. The Rays have now dropped three straight games and seven of nine, falling to 42-37 on the season. Even still, Tampa Bay finds itself in a virtual tie for first thanks to losses by New York, Baltimore, and Toronto.
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Rays Roster Moves: Tampa Bay Signs First Round Draft Pick, Garrett Whitley
According to Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), the Tampa Bay Rays have signed top draft pick OF Garrett Whitley.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Ugly Fashion, 7-1
Cody Anderson continued his dominance over the Rays on Monday, carrying a perfect game into the seventh inning in Cleveland’s 7-1 victory against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Rays 6/29/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 6/29/15 Starting Lineup
Kiermaier CF
Sizemore DH
Longoria 3B
DeJesus LF
Forsythe 2B
Souza Jr. RF
Cabrera SS
Krauss 1B
Rivera C
Karns RHP
The New What Next: Rays vs. Indians, Part Two ‒ A Series Preview
The baseball gods giveth, and the baseball gods taketh away. In my case ‒ and maybe yours too ‒ the baseball gods taketh away the huge chip on my shoulder after the team dropped two consecutive series, and five out of their last seven games overall.