I think it goes without saying, the Rays post-season hopes hinge on their final game against the Yankees today. If they win, they can pick up the game that they lost last night to the Bronx Bummers. If they lose, they’ll fall five games behind those carpetbaggers, making it that much harder to make up …
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CC Sabathia and the Yankees were precisely what the doctor ordered. Following a disappointing series fail at the hands of the O’s, the Rays bounced back and ground out a much-needed win against the Bronx Bummers. Tampa Bay now finds itself three games behind both the Yankees and the O’s, who also lost last night. …
Rays 9/15/12 Starting Lineup: Jennings LF Zobrist SS Longoria DH Upton CF Keppinger 3B Francisco RF Gimenez C Pena 1B Johnson 2B Price LHP Noteworthiness: The Rays will try to bounce back from a disappointing series against the O’s, with a three game set against those dreaded Bronx Bummers. If Tampa Bay hopes to make …
Riddle: What team has bashed out 26 hits over the course of their last 32 innings of play, yet could only muster six runs in that span of time? Yup, you guessed it…your Tampa Bay Rays. You know, the same team that was only a game behind Baltimore prior to the start of the last …
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With any and all momentum from their last home stand all but lost, the Rays dropped their second straight game to the Orioles by a score of 3-2. Tampa Bay has now scored only four runs in their last 41 innings in Baltimore. My opinion? This team isn’t playing like a play-off contender, and the …
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