Tag Archives: Tampa Bay

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

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.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Mid-Season Offensive Update

Let’s take a look at the Rays’ offensive output at the first half of the season, and compare it to each of the previous two seasons — 2014 when they posted a disappointing 77-85 record, and 2013 when they made their last postseason appearance.