Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Orioles, 6-3; Announce First Round of Callups

Faced with not having his best stuff, Chris Archer still tossed six shutout innings en route to the Tampa Bay Rays’ 6-3 victory over the fading Baltimore Orioles on Monday night. The Rays hit three homer runs in the contest, while Logan Forsythe went a homer shy of the cycle. With the win at Camden Yards, the Rays are now 65-66 on the season, and 3-1/2 games out in the Wildcard race.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Orioles, Part Five — A Series Preview

Momentum: something the Rays desperately needed to accrue ahead of their trip into Baltimore, where they’ll start a three-game set against the Orioles on Monday.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 6-3; More on the September Callups

The Kansas City Royals continued their dominance over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday, winning by a 6-3 margin. Kansas City is an AL best 80-49 on the season, and 6-0 against Tampa Bay. Ever the relentless bunch, four of the Royals six runs came with two outs.