The Rays will attempt to win the rubber match of this three game set against the Fish today at the Trop. The anemic offense reared it ugly head last night, with Tampa Bay scoring three runs on nine hits, and going 1-5 wRISP. The Rays would ultimately strand 10 on the bags. 14 men reached …
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By: Sam Bliesner http://www.bliesnermlb.mlblogs.com (Just as an initial note: some advanced statistics are used, so I have linked each to an explanation through FanGraphs.com; all stats are taken from FanGraphs.com) After Friday night’s one-hit 11-0 knock out of the Marlins, in which Zobrist went 2-3 with a HR, RBI and 2 runs on the night, …
How I wish the Rays could butt heads against the Marlins every night! The Rays, lead by a 7 IP/1 H/0 R/3 BB/8 K line posting Matt Moore, absolutely destroyed the Fish in a one hit 11-0 blow-out at the Trop. Maybe the Rays should get all Dickey on things and challenge the one hit …
I, for one, am glad that this three game abomination against the Mets is kaput. The Rays gave up 29 runs over the course of the series, 15 of which coming when Tampa Bay needed just one more out. Was it the pitching? Yes. The Rays pitchers were very predictable. However, it was more than …
Matt Cain pitched the first perfect game in Giants franchise history last night. We think that’s pretty awesome! And save for a first inning BJ Upton hit, RA Dickey would have thrown a no-hitter against the Rays. Depending on your perspective, that’s not so awesome. Sheesh, Dickey’s knuckle-ball danced in and around the strike zone, …
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