The Rays will welcome the Red Sox into the Trop Monday, starting a three game set against their AL East rivals. This series, as with the previous series against the Orioles, promises to be an important one — Tampa Bay stands to make up at least a game against the AL East leading Red Sox. Just a few notes on Sunday’s game before we focus our attention on the upcoming series.
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Rays 5/14/13 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays skipper Joe Maddon was back at it Tuesday, brining a Latin band into the clubhouse, and hanging nine bunches of three plantains by the players lockers (specifically by Fernando Rodney and Joel Peralta’s lockers). As you may recall, plantains were the Dominican mascot of the 2013 World Baseball Classic; something Rodney brought to the Rays in May after a rough month in April.
The New What Next: Enter the Red Sox
Come Tuesday, the 19-18 Tampa Bay Rays will welcome the 22-16 Boston Red Sox into the Trop, for the first game of a three game set against their AL East rivals. The surging Rays look to make up some ground in the East against a struggling Red Sox team, who have gone 2-8 over their last 10 games. If Tampa Bay can take the series, they’ll waltz into Baltimore at least three games over .500 and tied with the Red Sox for third place in the East. This promises to be a big series.
Do the Creep! The Rays Sweep the Jays, and Look Forward to Boston
The Rays entered the Trop with yet another very pivotal game on the line, and walked out with a three game sweep of the Blue Jays, and a 5-2 home stand overall. Tampa Bay will head out on a Sox’s kind of trip on Tuesday. They’ll head to Boston for a pair, then make their …
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Rays and Sox 7/15/12 (starting lineup included)
Oh Josh Beckett, how we loathe facing thee. That he’s posted a 10-4 record with a 2.82 ERA in 21 starts against the Rays speaks volumes. It says that Beckett has been a tough nut to crack. He’s not infallible mind you, but he is pretty damn close…against the Rays at least. On the positive …
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