The New What Next: Rays vs. Tigers ― A Series Preview

The Tampa Bay Rays capped off a miserable 2-5 week with a hard to watch 5-2 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. I can scarcely remember all of the good feelings at the end of the first half, when the Rays swept the then first place Houston Astros. They’ll welcome David Price and the Detroit Tigers into the Trop for a three-game series, starting Monday.

The New What Next: Luck Dragonesque, Rays 7/26/15 Starting Lineup, Smyly Rehab Assignment

Rays 7/26/15 Starting Lineup

Guyer CF
Souza RF
Longoria DH
Forsythe 2B
Butler LF
Loney 1B
Beckham SS
Elmore 3b
Casali C
Moore LHP

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Come From Behind to Win, 3-1

Tampa Bay Rays’ manager Kevin Cash told the media that it was time for a “gut check” after Wednesday’s ugly loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. If ever there was such a thing as a “gut check” win, Friday night’s 3-1 come-from-behind victory against the Baltimore Orioles was it. Tampa Bay ended the night with a 49-49 record, and — thanks to losses by the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays — tied for second place in the AL East.

The New What Next: Rays vs. Orioles, Part Four — A Series Preview

Two struggling teams will take on one another, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Baltimore Orioles on Friday to open a three-game set. Both squads are 2-4 since the All-Star break after Tampa Bay dropped two of three at Philadelphia — which owns the worst record in baseball — while Baltimore was swept in three games in the Bronx.