Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Blown Save, Rays Fall 4-3

In a terrific pitching duel on Friday between Tampa Bay Rays’ hurler Jake Odorizzi and the Mets’ Jacob deGrom, the bullpens ultimately decided the fate. Jake McGee and Brad Boxberger squandered one run leads in the eighth and ninth innings, and despite late homers from Evan Longoria and James Loney, the Rays fell 4-3 to New York. The Mets have won seven straight, while the Rays have dropped the last two in their final at-bat.

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

The Tampa Bay Rays returned home from a moderately successful six-game road trip having won three against the Red Sox and White Sox. They’ll welcome the New York Mets into the Trop for a rare three-game interleague series.

On Cabrera, Boxberger, Nava, Smyly and More

Despite coming back from a five run deficit, the Tampa Bay Rays couldn’t complete the three-game sweep of the Chicago White Sox, falling 6-5 in extra innings. On the bright side, the Rays have now scored at least five runs in eight of the last nine ballgames. For your reading pleasure a few, brief updates on this the first of three off-days over the next eight days.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Crush Sale and the ChiSox, 11-3; Claim Nava Off Waivers

The marquee matchup between Chris Archer and Chris Sale did not live up to billing on Tuesday night, after the Tampa Bay Rays put together a five run sixth — after previously tagging the left handed hurler for three runs — and belted four homers to back Archer in a 11-3 victory.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Rally Late Again, Win 5-4 Over the ChiSox

The Tampa Bay Rays rallied late on the road for the second straight day, scoring against the opposing bullpen to beat the Chicago White Sox on Monday night by a 5-4 margin. At 53-54, Tampa Bay is 2-for-2 on its current six-game road trip, and two games back in the Wildcard race.