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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Third Straight, 4-1

For the second consecutive day, the Tampa Bay Rays fell behind the opposing ball club before their first at-bat, this time in a 4-1 losing bid to the Mariners on Monday. It was also the third straight loss for AL East leading Rays, whose lead over the second place Yankees was cut to a half game in the division.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Mariners — A Series Preview

Despite falling 7-2 in the series finale with the Athletics, the Tampa Bay Rays are set to kickoff a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners on Monday, with a 1-1/2 game lead in the AL East. All is not well in Mudville though; not only have the Rays dropped two straight against the AL worst Oakland while scoring just two-runs in the last 19 innings of play, they start the series amidst injury concerns — yes, again.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Blanked 5-0

The Oakland Athletics broke the Tampa Bay Rays’ two-game win streak Saturday afternoon, thanks to Eric Sogard’s sixth inning two-out single with Xavier Cedeno on the mound. At 24-20, Tampa Bay still leads the AL East by 1-1/2 games over New York.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Win Second Straight, 5-2

Evan Longoria belted the first of three homers Friday night in the Tampa Bay Rays’ second consecutive win over Oakland, this time by a score of 5-2. Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham also homered, moving the Rays to five games over .500 for the first time this season. They now lead the division by 1-1/2 games over the Yankees.