Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Price Kills, Luke Runs, and Hernandez Starts

The Rays left Ed Smith Stadium Thursday night with a 4-4 tie to Buck Showalter and the Baltimore Orioles who they’ll face next week in the first three games of the season. David Price looked sharp in his final start of the spring, one last tune-up before Opening Day if you will. Posting a 4 …

The New What Next: Rays Beat the Pirates 6-2 and Head to Clearwater to Take on That Other Team From Pennsylvania

After dropping five consecutive games, the Rays got back on the right track Monday night, beating the Pirates by a score of 6-2. The Rays will make the hour and a half trek north today to take on the Phillies in Clearwater. Matt Moore had another shaky outing Monday night, lasting only 4-2/3 innings and …

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Lose to the Twins, Kyle Farnsworth Gets Brusied, and Another Round of Roster Cuts

The Rays dropped their fourth consecutive Grapefruit League game Saturday in a 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins. Tampa Bay is now 14-13 on the spring with only seven games left to play until opening day. David Price got the start Saturday and put together a solid performance early on, though things started to slip …

The New What Next: Rays Drop Two, Prepare for Another Round of the Knutson Cup

The Rays had an opportunity to walk away with a pair of W’s Friday, however they’ll head into Saturday’s game against the Twins in Port Charlotte with a pair of L’s instead. Alex Cobb got the start in the 6-4 loss to the Pirates. Cobber threw 103 pitches in six-and-a-third innings, allowing three earned runs on five …

The New What Next: Rays Take on the O’s and the Pirates in Split Squad Games, and More

Following a tough 3-1 loss at the hands of the Blue Jays Thursday, the Rays will take on both the Orioles and the Pirates in a pair of split squad games in Port Charlotte and Bradenton respectively. Thursday’s game had more to do with a weak offensive showing — the Rays went 1-6 wRISP, with …