The Tampa Bay Rays put their three-game skid to bed Thursday night, salvaging the series finale against the The Tampa Bay Rays put their three-game skid to bed Thursday night, salvaging the series finale against the Minnesota Twins by a 5-4 margin. Tampa Bay ended the series against Minnesota 2-½ games back in the AL Wildcard race, as the team prepares for another critical three-game series against the Kansas City Royals, starting Friday.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 5-3 Amidst Scoring Opportunities Aplenty; Jennings to the DL
The Tampa Bay Rays squandered not one or two bases loaded opportunities on Wednesday night, but three, as the Minnesota Twins went on to win 5-3. Minnesota has won the first two games of the three-game series, while Tampa Bay has fallen two games under .500, and three games back in the AL Wildcard race.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Pitching Staff Failed in 11-7 Loss; Casali Headed to the DL
Normally when the Tampa Bay Rays collect 13 hits, score in three different innings, and put a crooked number the board, you expect to see a tally in the win column. Yet in spite of the fact that they were able to battle back from a pair of three-run deficits against the Twins, the pitching staff let the team down in an 11-7 loss. Starter Nathan Karns and long reliever Matt Andriese combined for 10 runs on nine hits and five walks, and the loss in the series opener found Tampa Bay back under .500…once again.
Rays 8/24/15 Starting Lineup, Loney Suspended, Etc
Rays 8/24/15 Starting Lineup
Sizemore RF
Jennings LF
Longoria 3B
Jaso DH
Forsythe 2B
Cabrera SS
Loney 1B
Kiermaier CF
Casali C
Karns RHP
The New What Next: Rays vs. Twins, Part Two ― A Series Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins are both still fringe contenders in the American League Wildcard race, and neither can afford to lose a series. The Rays will try to push their four-game home win streak to five at the expense of the Twins when they open a three-game series against Minnesota, beginning Tuesday.