Evan Longoria belted the first of three homers Friday night in the Tampa Bay Rays’ second consecutive win over Oakland, this time by a score of 5-2. Steven Souza Jr. and Tim Beckham also homered, moving the Rays to five games over .500 for the first time this season. They now lead the division by 1-1/2 games over the Yankees.
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The New What Next: Rays vs. Yankees, Part Three — A Series Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays split their first of two consecutive four-game sets on Sunday, and they’ll welcome the New York Yankees into the Trop on Monday.
Rays 5/8/15 Starting Lineup, Etc
Nathan Karns (1-1, 4.05 ERA) will take the ball against Yovani Gallardo and the Texas on Friday. Karns has allowed two runs or fewer in four of his last five starts, compiling a 2.93 ERA in his last 27-2/3 innings of work. Gallardo has lost three consecutive starts while positing a 4.56 ERA and a .229 opposing batting average.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Rangers — A Series Preview
There’s just something about facing the Boston Red Sox that makes you feel better about things. Despite hitting just .231 with runners in scoring position, the Tampa Bay Rays walked away from Fenway Park with a series win under their collective belts. The Rays are now 4-2 against the Red Sox and 15-13 overall (14-14 Pythagorean Expectation). The team will return to the Big Top on Thursday where they’ll start a four-game set against the Texas Rangers.
Rays Successful After the First Month of Play, and Other Odds and Ends
The Tampa Bay Rays capped off a successful month of April with a 3-2 victory against the New York Yankees in 13 innings. At 12-10 on the season, first year manager Kevin Cash did something with the Rays that hadn’t been done since 2012 — put together a plus .500 record in the first month of play. Compare that with last season, under the watchful eye of Joe Maddon, when the team went 11-16 with a -12 run differential. Not bad skip, not bad at all.