Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Casali’s walk off RBI single, lifts Rays past Jays.

Chris Archer didn’t have his best stuff Saturday night versus Toronto. Despite walking 4 and throwing 100 pitches in only six innings of work, Archer allowed only one hit, a 2-run home run off the bat of Joey Bautista which hugged the left field foul pole in the bottom of the third. Archer had command …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Throttle Tigers, 10-2

For the second consecutive game, the Tampa Bay Rays scored five or more runs which allowed the team to shellack the Detroit Tigers by score of 10-2. In short, led by Curt Casali and Asdrubal Cabrera, the Rays’ bats came to life. Previous to Monday night, the team hadn’t scored more than four runs in a game since July 8. The two consecutive wins allowed Tampa Bay to get back to .500 (51-51), retake sole possession of third place, and clinch a series win against Detroit.