After putting together a shaky start against the Rangers, Drew Smyly bounced back to posit his first win in 358 days. Smyly tossed 5-2/3 innings of scoreless ball, while Desmond Jennings homered and drove in both runs, as the Tampa Bay Rays survived a challenging ninth and beat the Oakland Athletics by a 2-1 margin, on Friday. Tampa Bay now is back at .500, only two games out in the Wildcard race.
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The New What Next: Rays vs Athletics, Part Two — A Series Preview
It would a massive understatement to say that the Tampa Bay Rays westward trip has been disappointing. First they were swept by the Rangers in three games, then, after piling on the runs in Monday’s series opener with the Astros, Tampa Bay dropped the next two games in walkoff fashion. The team closed out their stint in Houston with a big one-hit shutout of the Astros to split the series. That’s all in the past now, as the Rays prepare for the third (and final) leg of this western excursion in Oakland, where they’ll take on the Athletics in a three-game weekend series.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall Again in Extras, 3-2
The Tampa Bay Rays had a chance to hand Dallas Keuchel his first loss of the season at home, but for the second consecutive game the team couldn’t collect insurance runs late, and the bullpen lost a lead late. The Rays fell 3-2 in 13 innings, and are now 2-10 in extras this year. What follows isn’t a complete recap of the game, rather a few brief points of conversation to mull over.
Jake McGee to Receive Left Knee Surgery
Jake McGee’s status on the active roster could be jeopardy, as the left handed reliever departed Houston prior to Wednesday night’s contest against the Astros. Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash told the media that McGee felt something on the second to last pitch of his extended 1-2/3 IP outing Tuesday night, although he didn’t inform the training staff until after the game. As of now the extent of the injury is unclear.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Up on the Astros, 9-2
The Tampa Bay Rays snapped their three game skid on Monday, beating up on Scott Kazmir and the Houston Astros by a score of 9-2. Tampa Bay starts the day at 59-59 with 44 games left, and tied with the Minnesota Twins just 2-1/2 games back in the Wildcard race.