Tag Archives: AL east

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Three Homers Power Rays to a 4-1 Win; Rays Roster Moves

Matt Andriese put together his best big league start on Saturday, and the Tampa Bay Rays hit three home runs to maintain their 1/2 game hold on first place in the AL East with a 4-1 victory over the Red Sox.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Walks Prove Costly in Rays 4-3 Loss

Boston took advantage of five walks from Tampa Bay Rays’ hurler Alex Colome, converting the free passes into a pair of runs en route to the Red Sox 4-3 victory over the Rays. While Tampa Bay had the opportunity to take the lead in the bottom of the ninth, thus ending the game, Craig Breslow and Alexi Ogando managed to escape the high leverage wRISP situation unscathed. The Rays start the day at 41-34, with just a one-game lead over Toronto and Baltimore in the AL East.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox, Part Three — A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays are setting the pace in the American League East while the Boston Red Sox flounder at the bottom.

— The Sports XChange

Rays Roster Moves: Tampa Bay Acquired 1B/OF Marc Krauss; Option Nick Franklin

The Rays have acquired 1B/OF Marc Krauss from the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In turn, the team optioned utility infielder — and former heir apparent to Ben Zobrist’s roster spot — Nick Franklin to Triple-A Durham in order to make room on the roster.