James Shields was at it again yesterday afternoon, pitching a complete game shutout. This was his second complete game victory in a row. He allowed 4 hits and struck out 7 while throwing only 95 pitches. All the offense in this game came in the first inning on a 2 run homer by Ben Zobrist. [...]
Archive for April, 2011
What’s Important Now: Big Game James Does It Again
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Devon Rogers in What's Important Now0
Rays Farm Report for Sunday, April 24
Posted: 25th April 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Alex Cobb, Desmond Jennings, Matt Moore
Durham Bulls 5, Norfolk Tides 6 (11 innings) The Bulls scored one in the top of the 11th, but were unable to hold the lead, giving up two in the bottom half to fall to 11-7 on the season. Desmond Jennings had a good game, going 3 for 6 with a double and two runs [...]
The legend continues. The amount of press that Rays outfielder Sam Fuld is generating is amazing. Yes, he’s off to a great start. And, newspapers all over the country are falling all over themselves to capture part of the story. The La Velle E Neal III of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune writes See the Legend Un-Fuld. [...]
What’s Important Now: Rays Fight Back
Posted: 24th April 2011 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays were able to fight back after Friday’s tough loss to get the win yesterday. The Rays took this one 6 to 4 after some Blue Jays late inning heroics. David Price had another great game, going 8 innings and allowing 8 hits and 4 earned while striking out 5. Two of the runs [...]
Rays Farm Report for Saturday, April 23
Posted: 24th April 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Brandon Guyer, Dirk Hayhurst, Robinson Chirinos
Durham Bulls 6, Norfolk Tides 4 (14 innings) The Bulls got two runs in the top-half of the 14th inning to pull this one out as Robinson Chrinos and Omar Luna drove in the decisive runs. LF Brandon Guyer had a big game, going 4 for 7 with his fourth home run of the season. [...]
Rays Farm Report for Friday, April 22
Posted: 23rd April 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Brandon Guyer, Jake Thompson, Leslie Anderson
Durham Bulls 6, Charlotte Knights 5 JJ Furmaniak (1) and Brandon Guyer (3) homered and the bullpen allowed one run on three hits over six innings to lead the Bulls to this win. The winning pitcher was reliever Dane De La Rosa who pitched two perfect innings, striking out three. Guyer, Chris Carter and Leslie [...]
What’s Important Now: Bullpen Gives It Up
Posted: 23rd April 2011 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays had the lead heading into the 8th with Joel Peralta on the mound, but Peralta was unable to hold the Jays behind. Peralta gave up the tying run that sent the game into extras and led to the 6-4 loss. Adam Russell allowed the other two runs on a John McDonald walk off [...]
What’s Important Now: How Much Will He Give Up?
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowJeff Niemann had yet another bad start last night, allowing 6 runs on 6 hits in 4.2 innings. My question is, how much will he give up before he is sent down or demoted to the bullpen? What is it Joe sees that keeps him in the rotation? Sure, the bullpen was not great in [...]
Rays Farm Report for Thursday, April 21
Posted: 22nd April 2011 by Michael Emdeyar in Rays Farm ReportTags: Alex Torres, Cody Rogers, Robinson Chirinos
Durham Bulls 4, Charlotte Knights 6 Starter Alex Torres was the hard-luck loser in this one, allowing just two hits and two runs (one earned) over five innings while striking out ten. He falls to 1-1 on the season but has a 0.59 ERA in three starts. At the plate, Robinson Chirinos is rebounding from [...]
What’s Important Now: Rays Get Another Win
Posted: 21st April 2011 by Devon Rogers in What's Important NowThe Rays picked up their third straight victory last night against the White Sox. The pitching staff once again came through, with Wade Davis pitching an amazing game. Davis lasted 7 innings, allowing 6 hits and 1 earned while walking 2. Joel Peralta and Kyle Farnsworth each pitched scoreless innings, with Farnsworth getting the save. [...]