Rays 7/26/15 Starting Lineup
Guyer CF
Souza RF
Longoria DH
Forsythe 2B
Butler LF
Loney 1B
Beckham SS
Elmore 3b
Casali C
Moore LHP
Rays 7/26/15 Starting Lineup
Guyer CF
Souza RF
Longoria DH
Forsythe 2B
Butler LF
Loney 1B
Beckham SS
Elmore 3b
Casali C
Moore LHP
Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Kevin Cash told the media that it was time for a “gut check” after Wednesday’s ugly loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. If ever there was such a thing as a “gut check” win, Friday night’s 3-1 come-from-behind victory against the Baltimore Orioles was it. Tampa Bay ended the night with a 49-49 record, and — thanks to losses by the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays — tied for second place in the AL East.
Rays 7/24/15 Starting Lineup
Souza RF
Jaso DH
Longoria 3B
Loney 1B
Beckham 2B
DeJesus LF
Elmore 2B
Kiermaier CF
Rivera C
Archer RHP
Two struggling teams will take on one another, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles on Friday to open a three-game set. Both squads are 2-4 since the All-Star break after Tampa Bay dropped two of three at Philadelphia — which owns the worst record in baseball — while Baltimore was swept in three games in the Bronx.
Let’s take a look at the Rays’ offensive output at the first half of the season, and compare it to each of the previous two seasons — 2014 when they posted a disappointing 77-85 record, and 2013 when they made their last postseason appearance.