The New What Next: Rays vs Astros — a series preview

The Rays welcome another first place team, the Houston Astros, into the Trop on Friday for the start of a three-game set.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays fall 1-0 in the midst of injuries

Amidst injuries, both on the field and in the stands, the Tampa Bay Rays dropped their third consecutive game, this time by a score of 1-0 to the White Sox.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Bounce Back Against the Nats, 5-0

They say in baseball, you’re only as good as the next starting pitcher…and for the Rays, that pitcher was Steve Geltz.
— Brian Anderson
— Brian Anderson

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 2-1, On Souza Jr. and Cabrera

The Tampa Bay Rays kicked off their 10-game road trip the same way they concluded their recent home stand: dropping a very winnable game to the Baltimore Orioles, 2-1.

Strikeout Percentage — the One Valid Statistic You Should Consider At the Moment; Cobb to Undergo Tommy John’s Surgery

Here we are, a month plus into the season, and the everyday players in the Tampa Bay Rays lineup have racked up anywhere between 55 and 115 at-bats. While it is easy to look at a particular player’s batting average and conclude that he is performing at a certain level, be that good or bad, only one statistic offers a valid measurement at this point in the season — strikeout percentage, or K%.