This is going to be an easy game synopsis. Tampa Bay got shutout by a score of 13-0 by the Cleveland Indians Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. With a 3-3 record on this young season, the Rays will embark on a 10-game road trip starting Monday in Arlington, where they will take on the Texas …
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: The Oof Edition
The philadelphia Phillies romped the Rays…urm, shellacked the Rays…hmph, thwacked the Rays by a score of 10-1 in Clearwater Tuesday. This was truly a tale of two Roberto Hernandez’s, as the veteran RHP sailed through the first four innings, but struggled in the following two. As Marc Topkin put it, “Roberto Hernandez’s outing went from …
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The New What Next: The Remix Edition (Rays 3/21/13 Starting Lineup Included)
Update: Due to last nights rain out, we re-purposed this piece, adapting it for today’s game against the Blue Jays. The Rays reasserted themselves Tuesday, handing Doug Fister and the Tigers an 11-5 loss thanks in part to a fourth inning Luke Scott grand slam, and a two-run, sixth inning, Shelley Duncan blast. Tampa Bay’s …
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The New What Next: Looking Backward While Moving Forward, Wil Myers, and Lids to the Left (3/15/13 Starting Lineup Included)
The Rays put the brakes on their three-game losing skid with a 4-3 win over the Orioles on Thursday. Tampa Bay caught a break, scoring the winning run when Baltimore catcher Luis Exposito was called for using his mask to pick up the ball. That ninth-inning call allowed Wil Myers to score after he doubled and …
The Rays Take the Orioles 4-1, and the New What Next (3/3/13 Starting Lineup and Noteworthiness Included)
The Rays are back on the right side of things, beating the Orioles by a score of 4-1. Alex Cobb had an overpowering outing, allowing only one hit in three innings of work while striking out five and allowing no walks. Of the 36 pitches Cobb threw, 28 went for strikes. The right hander showed …