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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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
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall to New York, 3-2
The New York Yankees put the Tampa Bay Rays’ meager three-game winning streak to rest, behind a 3-2 victory Saturday afternoon. Drew Smyly and Shane Greene went toe-to-toe, and while Greene racked up 10 strikeouts, Smyly was able to hold the Yankees to only four hits. The Rays, once again, are one game under .500, though they can turn the tide this afternoon.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: .500
They didn’t win the World Series or clinch a playoff berth Friday night, but there was reason to celebrate — the Tampa Bay Rays became only the fourth team of the modern era to team to get back to .500 from 18 games below (joining the 1899 Louisville team, the 2004 Rays, and the 2006 Marlins). They did so by putting together their 15th shutout of the season, tagging the New York Yankees with a 5-0 loss in the series opener.
Rays 8/15/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 8/15/14 Starting Lineup
Jennings CF
Zobrist LF
Joyce DH
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Forsythe 2B
Escobar SS
Casali C
Kiermaier RF
Cobb RHP