According to the soothsayers at ESPN, Drew Smyly is getting the start in Friday’s series opener against Toronto. While it’s a good assumption, seeing as Smyly would get the start on normal/five days rest, what ESPN lacks is the foreknowledge of whether he’ll be reactivated from the disabled list.
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The New What Next: Rays vs. Red Sox — A Series Preview of Sorts
Back at it Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays will start a three-game series against the Boston Red Sox following a crushing series sweep at the hands of the New York Yankees. At 1-6 at Tropicana Field, one can’t help but think the Rays are off to a slow start at home, and they’ll look to begin turning things around, starting Tuesday. Despite that lackadaisical start, Tampa Bay has won eight of the last 11 meetings against the Red Sox at home, going 7-3 at the Trop last season.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall Hard 9-0, Balfour DFA’d
Most of you are well aware of the 9-0 lashing suffered by the Tampa Bay Rays Saturday night. Ouch! In the words of our web guy Adam, that game was no bueno. To put it bluntly, Jake Odorizzi was good though you’d never know it by merely taking a glance at the final score. Rather CJ Riefenhauser and Grant Balfour (with a little help from Steven Souza Jr.) teamed up to allow seven runs (six earned) in just one inning.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall to A-Rod, 5-4
The Tampa Bay Rays returned to the friendly confines of Tropicana Field on Friday, after a successful 5-2 road trip. Even though Allan Dykstra and Logan Forsythe went back-to-back with a pair of mammoth homers in the fourth inning (Dykstra’s first in the majors), Alex Rodriguez soured Tampa Bay’s night with two homers and four RBI. The Rays fell in a 5-4 loss to New York to kick off a nine-game home stand.
X-Rays Spex, Green Bench Brewing Company, and the Brewery Bay Present a Rays Watch Party Saturday, May 16th.
On Saturday, May 16th at 2:00 p.m. X-Rays Spex, Green Bench Brewing Co.y, and the Brewery Bay are teaming up to host a Tampa Bay Rays Watch Party, when the Rays take on the Minnesota Twins, in Minnesota. We’re bringing all of the camaraderie of the game and some delicious foodstuffs, all just a stones throw from The Trop.