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The New What Next: Rays vs. Blue Jays, A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays welcome the Toronto Blue Jays into the Trop Friday night for a three-game set on the heels of a big 7-1 throttling against the Mariners, Thursday night. Mired in a funk extending back 12-games, the Rays took the series from the Mariners after dropping two consecutive to the Diamondbacks and Dodgers. Tampa Bay upped their per game runs average back to 5.3, while the pitching — especially the bullpen — seems to be coming back around. In short, the series previous gave the impression that Tampa Bay is once again stabilizing, and none too soon — the Red Sox have dropped two in a row, and the Rays have been able to regain some ground in the AL East.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Do the Walk-off! Rays Win, 5-4

Despite stranding 12 men on the bags and David Price’s relative rough outing, the Rays came from behind to beat the Mariners in grand fashion Wednesday night — defeating Seattle by a score of 5-4 thanks to a game ending Jason Bourgeois walk-off single. This, my friends, felt like a Rays win. I live blogged the game from the $9.53 seats — you can read the blow-by-blow account at our Tumblr site. Otherwise, it’s time for another edition of The Good, the Bad, and the Argyle: A Bulleted game summary.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Drop Sixth Straight, 5-4

The Rays dropped their sixth consecutive game Tuesday night, losing to the sub .500 Seattle Mariners by a score of 5-4. Tampa Bay did not lose more than six games in the entire month of July. The Rays now sit four games behind the first place Boston Red Sox, and only a game and a half in front of Baltimore for the second wildcard spot.

The New What Next: Enter the Mariners, A Series Preview of Sorts

The Tampa Bay Rays return to the friendly confines of the big top Tuesday, kicking off a six game home stand with a three-game set against the Seattle Mariners  — marking the start of a rigorous 46-games-in-48-days schedule leading up to the end of the season. Tampa Bay is slated to go on five more road trips …

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