The Tampa Bay Rays confirmed speculation by Marc Topkin (Tampa Bay Times), LHP Drew Smyly is behind schedule, with concern that he may start the season on the DL due to tendinitis in his left shoulder.
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Rays Spring Training Update, Day 12: Rays Beat Twins, 2-1
The Tampa Bay Rays logged their first win of the Grapefruit League season Friday, edging out the Minnesota Twins by a 2-1 score. If you’re keeping count, the Rays are 1-0 in this year’s Knutson Classic. Jake Odorizzi started the game and worked a scoreless inning, Steven Souza racked up his first RBI as a Ray — the first of many — and Kevin Kiermaier got another assist in his second consecutive game. A few highlights follow.
Rays Spring Training Update, Day 11: Rays Fall 3-2, Joey Butler is a Masher
Despite a two-out, ninth inning solo blast off the bat of Joey Butler, the Tampa Bay Rays dropped the Grapefruit League opener to the Baltimore Orioles by a score of 3-2, Thursday afternoon. All is not lost, however; Nathan Karns was solid in his two innings of work, there were more than a few defensive gems in the game that stayed scoreless into the seventh inning, and Butler turned out to be the Rays offense.
Rays Spring Training Update, Day 10; Spring Opener, Alex Cobb Opening Day Starter, Longoria Hitting Cleanup, Etc
The Tampa Bay Rays concluded the bulk of their pre-Grapefruit League action, full squad workouts ahead of Thursday’s Spring Training opener against the Minnesota Twins. Yes, friends, the Knutson Cup starts early this year. Asdrubal Cabrera returned to the fold after being sent home the day previous with stomach virus like symptoms. And while there wasn’t much of a buzz regarding Wednesday’s shortened workout, there is quite a buzz ahead of Thursday’s game. I’ll delve into that below.