With the hot bat of Brandon Guyer and tremendous pitching of Matt Moore, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Sunday afternoon. This is the first series win of the season for the Rays. Brandon Guyer tied a career high with four hits in the game. He singled to …
Read More »Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Welcome the Chicago White Sox for Weekend Series
The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …
Read More »Rays Knock off Indians 5-1 Behind Great Start from Matt Moore
While it was only Matt Moore’s second start of the season, the pitcher from Fort Walton Beach, Florida was in full midseason form Tuesday night. The 2013 All-Star allowed one run in seven innings of work in Tampa Bay’s series opener against the Cleveland Indians, leading the Rays to a 5-1 victory at Tropicana …
Read More »Rays Off to Slow Start this Season
The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t gotten off to the start they wanted to so far this season. Tampa Bay is currently 2-4 to start in 2016 despite not giving up more than six runs in any contest. Tampa Bay’s last loss comes at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles, who have …
Read More »New Rule, Strong Pitching Lead to Rays First Win
When second baseman Logan Forsythe’s throw skipped past first baseman Steve Pearce’s glove on an attempted double play, things seemed to be going south for the Rays. With the bases loaded, it seemed like Toronto had scored two runs to take a 4-3 lead in the ninth inning. One review …
Read More »Rays Try To Get In Win Column Against Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will be hosting the defending division champions Toronto Blue Jays for the third night and hope to get a different result from the first two games of the series. The Jays have taken the first two games of the series and on Monday night, lefty Drew Smyly started for …
Read More »Baseball is Back, and in “Late” Fashion
As the beginning of the baseball season excites fans at heart and allows them to scream at their TVs for the next seven months or so, some teams are still waiting to hit the diamond. Two games were postponed due to snow, with the Astros and the Yankees having to …
Read More »MLB Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Hosts Toronto Blue Jays
Tampa hosts Toronto for game two of a four game home stand starting tonight at 7:10. 6’3” lefty Drew Smyly takes the mound for the Rays. Smyly posted a 3.11 ERA on the way to a 5-2 record in 2015. Rays manager Kevin Cash says he’s extremely confident in Smyly’s arm. .@SmylyD's season debut. …
Read More »Rays drop Opening Day game to Blue Jays
Sunday marked the official start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays were one of three games to start the season early. The Blue Jays made it to the top of the AL East, making it all the way to the ALCS …
Read More »Ray’s Defeat Cuba in Historic Day for MLB, U.S.
It was a historic moment, not only for Major League Baseball, but for the United States of America Tuesday afternoon. With U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro sitting side by side behind home plate, Dayron Varona swung at the first pitch of an exhibition game between the …
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