Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Lose to the Twins, Kyle Farnsworth Gets Brusied, and Another Round of Roster Cuts

The Rays dropped their fourth consecutive Grapefruit League game Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Tampa Bay is now 14-13 on the spring with only seven games left to play until opening day. David Price got the start Saturday and put together a solid performance early on, though things started to slip …

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 …

A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words; Rays Come Up Big Against the Phillies

Tampa Bay beat Philly for second day straight Saturday, this time by a score of 15-7. The Rays hitters seem to be coming into their own at the plate, scoring 15 runs on 16 hits, while stranding only seven on the base paths. You can see the box score, pitching and batting lines, and a …

Tying Up A Few Loose Ends (Rays 3/5/13 Starting Lineup Included)

There’s not a whole heck of a lot going on at the moment, so I figured that there’s no time like the present to tie up some loose ends. It’s true, the Rays lost to the dreadful Red Sox today by a score of 5-1. But all’s not lost, Jeremy Hellickson looked great today, striking …

The New What Next: The Rays Pound the Pirates, and Other Random Nuggets to Chew On (Including the Rays 2/28/13 Starting Lineup)

I’m feeling rather lazy so expect the bare minimum – bulleted highlights and lowlights, and other random musings. First though, a brief statement of the obvious; the Rays pounded the Pirates, and are now 5-1 on the spring. Bulleted Highlights and Lowlights, and other Random Musings: Tim Beckham was 2-2 on the day, including a …