Tag Archives: Kevin Cash

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall in Series Opener, 5-2

The Tampa Bay Rays continued to struggle against the Yankees on Friday night, as Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann, and Greg Bird hit a triplet of homers off Jake Odorizzi to propel New York past the Rays, 5-2. Tampa Bay is now 2-2 on a nine-game road trip, and two games under .500 overall.

Moore returns to the rotation; Rays announce Arizona Fall League participants

The Tampa Bay Rays officially announced the September call ups of six players on Tuesday, a list that also included lefty Matt Moore. Kevin Cash quieted any speculation of how Moore might be used when he set the starting rotation for the upcoming series against the New York Yankees — Moore had been tapped to start Saturday afternoon.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Smyly, Arencibia and the Rays Pile It On the Orioles, 11-2

J.P. Arencibia homered and drove in six runs to back a dominant start by Drew Smyly, as the Tampa Bay Rays breezed past the free-falling Baltimore Orioles 11-2 Tuesday night. For the second straight game, the Rays knocked out the Orioles’ starter in the fifth inning, and Tampa Bay (66-66) was able to move back to .500 ahead of the series finale Wednesday, when they’ll go for the sweep.

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.