Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays fall 6-5, don’t make baseball fun again

Chris Archer, as he is wont to do this season, put the Rays in an early, unrecoverable hole in the first inning of Friday’s contest against Boston.

The New What Next: C’mon Rays, make baseball fun again — a series preview

Mired in a 3-19 swoon — the worst 22-game stretch in franchise history — the Tampa Bay Rays travel to Boston for one last series before the All-Star Break.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Moore, Rays take down Angels 4-2

Matt Moore threw 6-2/3 strong innings on Monday, as the Rays snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 win over the Angels.

The New What Next: Rays vs Angels, part two — a series preview

Coming off yet another disappointing series sweep — this time at the hands of the Tigers — the Rays welcome in the Angels for a four-game series.

The New What Next: Rays to close series with Tigers, pre-game injury notes

The Tampa Bay Rays will try to salvage the last game of a four-game set against the Detroit Tigers, on Sunday. The Rays dropped the first three contests after falling 3-2 to Justin Verlander and the Tigers yesterday.