It was a tough night for the Tampa Bay’s hitters. The Astros rookie Jarred Cosart, making his major league debut, not only no-hit the Rays into the seventh inning, but he also shut them out into the ninth. And even when the Rays put base runners on, he quickly negated the threat, inducing three double plays (Editors note: Jose Veras, the Astros closer, would cull the fourth double play of the night in the ninth).
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The New What Next: Those Astros Once Again, A Series Preview of Sorts
The Rays welcome the Houston Astros into the Trop Friday, a day after they eked out a 4-3 win, completing a four game sweep of the Twins. Tampa Bay has now taken its fifth consecutive series, thanks to an outstanding 7-1/3 inning outing by Matt Moore. The Rays’ lefty snagged his 13th win of the year …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Chris Archer, Rays Post Consecutive Wins
The Rays rolled to their sixth consecutive win by a score of 4-1 Tuesday night, as Chris Archer put together a good 6 IP/3 H/1 R/2 K outing against the Twins. You guessed it, it’s time for another edition of The Good, The Bad, and The Argyle: A Bulleted Game Summary.
In Defense of the Trop (Re-Posted)
I confidently submit that you are a demented crone who probably accidentally dropped his tickets into a blockbuster return slot and who even in your stupefied state if you are able to happen across the towering slanted dome structure, visible from blocks away and whose horizon-stamping vastness is the source of additional bewildering derision, will try to seek admission with six mistakenly toted copies of “Throw Mama From the Train” and a half a stick of gum.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Zobrist, Escobar, and Scott Muscles Tampa Bay Past Minnesota
In the series preview, I wrote, “They’ve (the Twins) averaged almost five runs per game over the last 15 games, while the pitching has given up (on average) almost six. This bodes well for the swarming offense of the Tampa Bay Rays.” I’m not calling myself Nostradamus or anything, but it does emphasize that the Rays 7-4 win against the Twins Monday night is par for the course, for what Minnesota has done over their last 15 games. That’s not to belittle Tampa Bay in any way, shape, or form. Rather, it should show that the Rays are doing exactly what they need to be doing in the pre All-Star Break stretch.