Rays articles
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Another bad Saturday to be a Rays fan - Rays: 5, O's: 9
On the 59th game of the season, the Rays will face off against the Baltimore Orioles for the second time this season. After yesterday’s tough and frustrating loss, Taj Bradley and the Rays will try to force the rubber match. In the bottom of the first inning, Ryan Mountcastle turned around a 96 mph fastball that was on the inside part of the plate. Siri was close to rubbing another homer, but his efforts weren’t enough. This was Mountcastle’s first homer since May 8th. A couple of pitches later,...
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Rays 1, Royals 8: Rays fail to score after first inning
Happy Friday, friends! It was time for a nacho party in Randyland as Seth Lugo and Shawn Armstrong squared off (with Armstrong only out for two innings), so let’s see how things went down at the Trop tonight. The Royals went 1-2-3 in the top of the first. In the bottom half Brandon Lowe got a one-out single, then Jonny DeLuca was hit by a pitch. An Isaac Paredes single loaded the bases. Jonathan Aranda hit into a force out at second, but a run still scored with Lowe coming home. The Rays were up...
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Rays 4, Royals 7: Rays battle but drop 6th straight in extras
The Tampa Bay Rays entered Saturday’s late afternoon game on the heels of a five game skid hoping to get back in the win column behind a hopefully resurgent Aaron Civale. While Civale was better than he has been in a long time, the Rays would eventually drop their sixth straight game, this time in extra innings, to the Kansas City Royals. Civale worked a scoreless first, but surrendered a second inning solo blast to Nelson Velazquez to open the scoring and give the Royals a 1-0 lead. The...