The Tampa Bay Rays took the first game of a three game set against the Cleveland Indians by a score of 4-0 Friday night at Tropicana Field. There was a lot to like Friday, which I’ve culled together below. Pitching, pitching, pitching. The Rays pitchers, led by the young lefty Matt Moore, looked outstanding Friday …
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Well, that was an ugly weekend of baseball. The Rays are coming off back-to-back losses at the hands of the Boston Red Sox. To add insult to injury, Jon Lester and three relievers took a no-no into the ninth inning Sunday in what ended up being a 5-1 loss If Spring training is about preparing …
The Rays walked away from their 10-inning matchup against the Phillies yesterday, with a 3-1 win thanks to a Stephen Vogt two-run walkoff homer. Vogt, who ended the day 1-2 at the plate, took a high meatball over the plate to deep right, driving in Rich Thompson who was pinch running for Cole Figueroa. Matt Moore …
Note: I already wrote about the optioning of three more pitchers on our Tumblr page, but felt it might be worthwhile to re-post it here. The Rays have optioned three more pitchers to Triple-A Durham — Chris Archer, Alex Torres, and Jake Odorizzi. Rays beat writer Marc Topkin noted, “Archer initially was surprised to be …
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The Rays lost for the first time this spring to the Twins , in a 6-4, 10-inning battle. The injury stricken Desmond Jennings and Luke Scott, were both back in the lineup. Jennings doubled in the first inning and seemed to have no issue with the mild left ankle sprain incurred in Saturday’s game. Scott also didn’t seem too hampered …
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