The Rays head to Houston for a four game set against the Astros, on the heels of two big series wins at the Trop against the Blue Jays and Tigers. The Astros have the second worst record in baseball — they’re just a mere win better than the Marlins. And similar to the Marlins, the Astros tend to be a scrappy team. Yes, the numbers speak for themselves. But I’d imagine that the Rays won’t approach the series lightly.
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This Week in Rays Baseball: A Status Report at the Half-Way Point
The Rays have had an interesting first half of the season. Filled with exceeded expectations and dashed hopes, Tampa Bay has played the role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde well. They’ve been both dominant and anemic offensively, have had good starting pitching no starting pitching whatsoever, and the same can be said about the bullpen. In this edition of This Week in Rays Baseball, we’ll take a brief look at the first 81 games of the season, and see how the 2013 Rays compare to the Rays of the previous two seasons.
Rays Win 3-1, Take the Series From Le Tigre
With that Brayan Pena pop-out to short, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers by a score of 3-1. Jeremy Hellickson was credited with his seventh win of the year and the fifth of the month, while Fernando Rodney pitched in his second consecutive game, accruing save number 17 on 20 pitches (11 for strikes). Rodney is now 8-for-his-last-8 in save opportunities.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Escobar Hits A Walk-off, Miggy Gets Chirpy
As Marc Topkin so eloquently put it, “There was plenty of emotion on the field Saturday night as the Rays raced out of the dugout to swarm Yunel Escobar, whose 10th-inning walk-off single capped a rare late-inning comeback and an impressive 4-3 win over the Tigers.” And for a team that was 2-32 when trailing after seven innings, last night’s win was huge.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Get Scherzered, Longo Leave In A Walking Boot
Going into Friday night’s game, two stats jumped off the page as I typed the series preview: Max Scherzer was 11-0 with a 3.05 ERA. And though Scherzer wasn’t as dominant Friday night as he had been the last time the Tigers starter faced the Rays, he was good enough. Scherzer struck out nine, walked just …