Rays 8/13/12 Starting Lineup

Rays 8/13/12 Starting Lineup Jennings LF Upton DH Joyce RF Zobrist SS Keppinger 3B Pena 1B Roberts 2B Molina C Fuld CF Cobb RHP Noteworthiness: Longoria isn’t in the lineup tonight, and there’s no word whether he’s available to pinch hit or not. Hey look, Zobrist is at shortstop again tonight, hitting fourth. Sammy takes …

A series preview of sorts, Rays vs. Mariners

The Rays stroll into Seattle for a three game set against the Mariners. Tampa Bay looks to continue their winning ways, throwing Alex Cobb, Matt Moore, and Jeremy Hellickson on the mound in the next three days. It’s questionable which days Joe Maddon will put Evan Longoria in the lineup, following six straight days as …

Another series, another sweep Rays take the Twins series in a sloppy 7-3 win

Tampa Bay won their second consecutive series (ahem, by means of the sweep) Sunday, beating the Twins by a score of 7-3. They are now on a six game winning streak as they make their way to Seattle for a three game set against the Mariners. The Rays end the day five games behind the …

Joyce and Upton unload, Rays take the series, and other random bits of ephemera (starting lineup included)

The Rays won their fifth game in a row last night, edging out the Twins by a score of 4-2. They’ve now won five games in a row, and the last two series. The Rays, behind James Shields, will go for their second sweep in a row this afternoon in Minnesota. Tampa Bay got all …

Looking backward while moving forward, Rays vs Twins 8/11/12 (starting lineup included)

The Rays bats showed up in grand fashion last night, scoring 12 runs on 13 hits and four walks, while handing the Twinkies a 12-6 throttling. It’s a good thing Tampa Bay was able to score those runs, because Helly didn’t quite show up with his A-game. Posting a 5 IP/7 H/ 3 ER/2 BB/3 …