A day after David Price dazzled the baseball world with an excellent one run, one hit complete game against his former team, it was Drew Smyly’s turn to dazzle. Smyly turned in a sensational performance to call his own, a two hit (both singles), no walk complete game shutout against the Blue Jays — just two starts after setting his own major league career record by finishing seven and two-third innings.
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Rays 8/22/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 8/22/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Zobrist 2B Joyce LF Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers DH Escobar SS Casali C Kiermaier RF Smyly LHP Noteworthiness Don’t forget to check out our series preview. If you already have, make it a two’fer! Ryan Hanigan (left oblique strain) is scheduled to begin his rehab stint tonight with …
The New What Next: Rays Head to Toronto for Three — A Series Preview of Sorts
The Rays will start a three game series against the Toronto Blue Jays, Friday. Tampa Bay has been disappointing of late, dropping four of its last six games to the Yankees and Tigers (respectively) in two ugly, ugly series losses. Yet things in Toronto haven’t been all that peachy for the Jays either — John Gibbons’ ball club has won only one series in the month of August.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Blanked, 6-0
I argued, though a team — say the Rays — will invariably be judged on its overall record, that overall records isn’t enough to give an accurate impression of a team at any place and time. The overall record doesn’t speak to a teams’ peaks and valleys, it doesn’t take into account hot and cold streaks, and it doesn’t take into account consistent and inconsistent play.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Extra Innings, 8-6
Optimism will make you suffer fools gladly. I’m holding out for you to do the right thing, emphatically.
– American Steel