The Tampa Bay Rays started their home road series well, blanking the Baltimore Orioles 2-0 at Tropicana Field on Friday night. Alex Colome and four relievers combined for dominant a four-hit shutout, and didn’t allow a runner past first base the entire game. Tampa Bay is 13-10 on the season, while Baltimore is 10-11.
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Rays 5/1/15 Starting Lineup, Jennings Injury Update
Rays 5/1/15 Starting Lineup
The New What Next: Rays vs. Orioles Part Deux — A Series preview
As odd as it may sound, the Baltimore Orioles are set to start a three-game home stand at Tropicana Field on Friday. In turn the Tampa Bay Rays, clad in their road grays, will be the visiting team in their home stadium.
Rays Successful After the First Month of Play, and Other Odds and Ends
The Tampa Bay Rays capped off a successful month of April with a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees in 13 innings. At 12-10 on the season, first year manager Kevin Cash did something with the Rays that hadn’t been done since 2012 — put together a plus .500 record in the first month of play. Compare that with last season, under the watchful eye of Joe Maddon, when the team went 11-16 with a -12 run differential. Not bad skip, not bad at all.
Rays 4/29/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
The Tampa Bay Rays look to salvage a game in New York before they head home for a weekend away series against the Baltimore Orioles. Drew Smyly will take the hill opposite of Michael Pineda, as the previously scheduled pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, was placed on the 15-day DL last night.