Tag Archives: Interleague Play

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Bounce Back Against the Nats, 5-0

They say in baseball, you’re only as good as the next starting pitcher…and for the Rays, that pitcher was Steve Geltz.
— Brian Anderson
— Brian Anderson

The New What Next: Rays vs. Nationals Series Preview; Injury Update

Next up for the Rays, a four-game interleague series against the Washington Nationals, starting Monday evening.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Braves — A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays avoided a sweep by Minnesota on Sunday by amassing 19 hits in an 11-3 win. Their next stop is Atlanta, where they’ll take on the Braves, who are coming off a three-game sweep of the Marlins.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall to the Fish in Extras, 10-9

I could be wrong, yet I can’t help but feel that Rickie offered the best recap of the Tampa Bay Rays 10-9, extra inning loss to the Miami Marlins Friday night — and he did so in only six words. Still for whatever reason, I just couldn’t leave well enough alone. My compulsion, sadly, was to add to his summary. Wordiness is my cross to bear. Whatever the case, it was the best game because the Rays were able to close a seven run deficit in one inning, then rally once again to push the game into extra innings. And let’s be honest, this extra inning game was much more exciting than that six-hour-plus behemoth in the Bronx. Yet in true yin/yang fashion, Tampa Bay got into a huge hole early on, then inevitably lost.