A wise man once said, “A win is a win is a win.” And though Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney made Tuesday night’s 4-3 victory against the Blue Jays interesting, the Rays won and that’s all that really matters. Tampa Bay will walk into the rubber-match against Toronto three games over .500 once more, and 4-1 on their current road trip. You guessed it, it’s time for another episode of The Good, The Bad, and the Argyle: A Game Summary.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Odorizzi Looks Good, Lueke Does Not
The Tampa Bay Rays dropped the first game of their current three game against the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 7-5, in an afternoon game at the Rogers Center Monday. Jake Odorizzi took the mound against RA Dickey, in his debut performance with the Rays.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Rally in the Ninth to Beat the O’s 10-6
Going into Saturday’s game against the Orioles, I almost forgot what it felt like to be on the other end of a blown save win (or loss, depending on your perspective). After all, the Rays have blown so many leads — and subsequently wins — thus far, it almost seemed inconceivable that the opposite could be true. But low and behold the opposite was true this fine day, as the Rays came from behind to score six runs in the ninth to win their second consecutive game against the O’s by a score of 10-6. This summary could be broken into three chapters: The Hernandez Innings, The Torres Innings, and The Ninth Inning. Note: If you’d like a blow by blow account of the game, check out our Tumblr page where our witty repartee can be read.
The New What Next: Rays vs. O’s, A Series Preview of Sorts
The Rays make their way to Baltimore Friday for the start of a three game set against the 23-17 Orioles. To call the Rays series loss to the Red Sox was a disappointment would be putting things mildly. Tampa Bay hoped to leave the confines of the Trop tied for third, yet they enter Baltimore in fourth place — back at .500 — following a pair of losses.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop the Second Consecutive Game to the Red Sox
In short, Fernando Rodney looked horrible, directly contributing to the loss. Rodney walked the bases loaded in the ninth, subsequently giving up the go-ahead three-run double to Will Middlebrooks, handing Boston a one run lead they’d never relinquish. He could not find the zone to save his life, throwing 35 pitches in 2/3 of an inning, only 16 pitches going for strikes.