Joe Maddon preserved the front four in Friday night’s starting lineup with Desmond Jennings leading off, followed by Kelly Johnson in left-field, Ben Zobrist in right-field, and Evan Longoria at third. Sean Rodriguez will get the start at first with Ryan Roberts handling second base.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “This Is Getting Rather Annoying” Edition
Let’s be clear. We absolutely cannot blame Thursday night’s loss on the Rays hitters. Sure, there were some missed opportunities; They went 0-6 wRISP, and they’re now 0 for their last 12 (0-14 extending back to last season) with the bases loaded. But for a team that is built on pitching and defense, six runs should have been enough for the Rays to walk out of Baltimore with a series win, not a loss.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The “That Was A Disappointing Loss” Edition
Let’s sum up Saturday’s game as a series of bulleted observations: Price looked much better. Forget for a second that he walked two batters and allowed five base runners to reach with two outs in every inning except the fourth, Price posted a 6.0 IP/4 H/1 R/1 ER/2 BB/8 K/1 HR slash line on 106 …
The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays make their way into Boston for a four game wrap-around series against the Red Sox, following a series salvaging 2-0, five hit, shutout of the Texas Rangers Wednesday, in Arlington. Matt Moore did not have the most sparkling of outings, posting a 5.1 IP/1 H/0 R/0 ER/6 BB/5 K slash line …
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Blank the Indians…Again
The Rays shutout the Cleveland Indians for the second consecutive day by a score of 6-0 in front of a loud 32,217 attendees at Tropicana Field Saturday. Alex Cobb pitched an impressive outing, pitching into the eighth inning while allowing only four hits. The Rays recorded back-to-back shutouts for the just the second time since 2008 and …
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