Grant Balfour made things hairy in the ninth, yet the Rays were still able to win the middle game of the series by a score of 2-1 — also winning the series in the process. David Price may have fallen short of his 10-K goal by one — a fact that’s irrelevant in the scheme of things — but he still walked away with a “W” behind a strong outing. Balfour was credited with the save.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Beat Yanks in Extra Innings, 4-3
It certainly wasn’t the offensive onslaught of the previous game, and the more productive bats in the lineup may have been held to 2-15 on the night, but the Rays were able to walk away from New Yankee Stadium with a 4-3, extra innings win under their belt. Chris Archer was pretty damn good, and Logan Forsythe was inarguably the hero of the game for his play on both sides of the field — playing a solid second base while also driving in the go-ahead run in the 12th.
Rays 6/30/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 6/30/14 Starting Lineup Jennings CF Zobrist SS Joyce DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Guyer LF Forsythe 2B Hanigan C Kiermaier RF Archer RHP Noteworthiness Don’t forget to read up on the upcoming Rays/Yankees series in our preview. The last pitcher to win his first five career games against the Yankees was Walter Johnson in …
The New What Next: Rays vs. Yankees — the Gauntlet Continues
Here we go. The second leg of the Rays 11-game road gauntlet commences in the Bronx, Monday, where Tampa Bay will take on the Evil Empire in a three-game set. The Rays are riding a massive wave of momentum following their big series victory against the Orioles, not to mention a pretty damn good second half of June — since June 15th, Tampa Bay has gone 9-6, outscoring their opponents 67-53 in that span, while averaging 4.46 runs per game.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Look For the Series Win Sunday
The eighth inning in Saturday’s may not have been pretty, but the Rays picked up their second win of the series against the Orioles by a score of 5-4, behind solid pitching and timely home runs to earn the victory. Credit where it’s due, Erik Bedard pitched seven solid, efficient innings and earned the win for Tampa Bay. Tagged with the loss, Wei-Yin Chen was knocked out of the game in the fourth inning. Jake McGee stopped a late charge by the Orioles and was credited with a four out save — his third in as many opportunities.