Rise of the Rays

The Rays had a chance to get within one game after the Orioles took care of the Red Sox, but the offense couldn’t come through for the Rays. They had plenty of chances, leaving TWENTY-TWO runners on base. They only had 6 hits, but they were getting runners on base. What they were missing was [...]

The Rays find themselves in the same place they were a the start of yesterday, 2 games back of the Red Sox. The Orioles split yesterday’s doubleheader with the Red Sox, not allowing to gain any ground. Now all we can do is hope that the Orioles will win the next two games and the [...]

The Rays got the win yesterday, arguably their most important win of the season. With a loss the Rays would be 4 back with 10 to play. Instead they are 2 back with 10 to play. The Rays have a great chance to make the playoffs, especially if the Red Sox keep going the wrong [...]

The Rays bounced back after their tough loss Friday night, beating the Red Sox 4 to 3 yesterday. Ben Zobrist got it all started in the first with a 2 run homer that put the Rays ahead. They kept their lead to beat the Red Sox for the 7th time in the last 8 meetings. [...]

The Rays took a tough loss last night, 4 to 3 to the Red Sox. The Rays successfully scored some runs off of Josh Beckett, but James Shields wasn’t on his game last night, allowing 4 earned on 7 hits in 7 innings. The Rays needed the victory last night and now they definitely need [...]

The Rays knew what they needed to do: win game 1 against the Red Sox. They certainly did that, taking game 1 9 to 2. BJ Upton, Evan Longoria, and Casey Kotchman all had great games. BJ went 2 for 5 with a 2 run homer, 3 RBIs, and 2 runs. Evan Longoria was 2 [...]

Matt Moore made his long-awaited MLB debut last night in Baltimore, coming in in relief for Wade Davis. Moore’s first inning certainly went better than his second, getting his two outs in order in the 7th. He ran into some trouble in the 8th, allowing 3 hits and a 2 run homer to Matt Wieters [...]

The Rays returned to their old ways last night, getting no offense and having the bullpen spoil a great start. Sounds a lot like what the Rays were doing mid-season. The Rays did manage 7 hits, but they could only push across two runs. Evan Longoria was the star, going 2 for 4 with a [...]

BJ Upton and the Rays kept their hot streak going, defeating the Orioles 5 to 2.  The Rays are now three games behind the Red Sox in the suddenly close Wild Card race. The Rays have two games left with the Orioles before 4 games with the Red Sox, where the Wild Card could be [...]

The Rays got their all-important sweep yesterday at the Trop, beating the Red Sox 9 to 1. BJ Upton had a huge game, going 4 for 4. He was a triple away from the cycle. BJ drove in 4 runs on a grand slam and also scored three runs. Johnny Damon was 2 for 4 [...]