The Tampa Bay Rays look to salvage a game in New York before they head home for a weekend away series against the Baltimore Orioles. Drew Smyly will take the hill opposite of Michael Pineda, as the previously scheduled pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, was placed on the 15-day DL last night.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall Hard 9-0, Balfour DFA’d
Most of you are well aware of the 9-0 lashing suffered by the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday night. Ouch! In the words of our web guy Adam, that game was no bueno. To put it bluntly, Jake Odorizzi was good though you’d never know it by merely taking a glance at the final score. Rather CJ Riefenhauser and Grant Balfour (with a little help from Steven Souza Jr.) teamed up to allow seven runs (six earned) in just one inning.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Yankees — A Series Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays return home on a massive wave of momentum after collecting a pair of series wins against the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays. The team welcomes* the New York Yankees into Tropicana Field for a three game set, starting Friday. While Tampa Bay is riding high, New York has maintained its rightful place in the bottom of the AL East. At 3-6 thus far, New York has not won a series in this still young 2015 season, due in part to a combined .227 batting average and a 5.07 ERA among their starters.
Rays Spring Training Update, Day 15: Rays Fall to Yankees 4-3; Karns’ Change-up, Injury Update, Colome Returns
Nathan Karns continued his bid for the fifth starter spot with a three inning, 49 pitch outing, relinquishing two runs (one earned) on two hits and a walk. Karns told Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times) was pleased to go three innings and get in work on his change-up; a pitch he wants to improve. His change, though not wholly consistent, was effective enough to get Carlos Beltran to whiff. In an ideal world, the outcome of that at-bat will resonate with Karns as a growth moment.
Rays 9/9/14 Starting Lineup, Etc
Rays 9/9/14 Starting Lineup Zobrist 2B DeJesus DH Longoria 3B Loney 1B Myers RF Joyce LF Escobar SS Kiermaier CF Hanigan C Archer RHP Noteworthiness Evan Longoria’s 12 career home runs at this Yankee Stadium are the most by a visiting player in the park’s six-year history. Rays starters have a 3.46 ERA this season …