The Tampa Bay Rays once again found themselves with a tally in the win column, after they blasted the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 10-3, Saturday. Led by Kevin Kiermaier’s hitting and Jake Odorizzi’s solid pitching, the Rays reclaimed fourth place from the Red Sox (who lost to Houston), and start the day just 5-1/2 games behind the third place New York Yankees. Odorizzi got the start in place of scheduled starter David Price, who was feeling ill. Price will take the mound this afternoon, opposite of RA Dickey, in series finale.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Ouch Balfour, Ouch!
Less is more today. An 8-5, late inning loss surely wasn’t the most operable way to start an important three-game series against an AL East foe.
Rays 7/11/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 7/11/14 Starting Lineup Noteworthiness Don’t forget to check out our Rays/Jays series preview. Your tweet of the day: Hearing Dan Johnson will be at the Trop tonight, playing against #Rays after being called up by #BlueJays — Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) July 11, 2014
The New What Next: Enter the Blue Jays — A Series Preview of Sorts
When you look at the big picture the Rays are in a good place… That is, relative to their position; 10 games under .500 and nine and a half games out of first place in the AL East. The Yankees start the day (July 11) just one game over .500, and in dire straits after their All-Star ace Mashiro Tanaka was placed on the day DL with a torn UCL.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Last Game of the Series, 5-4
Well, that certainly wasn’t the most operative way to end the series against Kansas City. The Royals took the finale by a score of 5-4, in what should be described as a total team loss.