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5/23/2013 |
Rays keep growing arms down on their farm
Any team with a pitcher like David Price is going to feel the loss. But unlike most clubs, the Rays are able to withstand the loss based on the long line of arms that runs through the organization like one continuous thread.
5/22/2013 |
Surprising AL East-leading Yanks visit rival Rays
One year ago on May 22, the roles were reversed: The Rays had a 26-18 record and a 3 1/2-game lead over the Yankees for second place in the American League East. Yet it was the Yanks who ended up taking the division title. As the two teams prepare to start a three-game series Friday, the Yankees find themselves in first place with a four-game lead over the fourth-place Rays.
5/22/2013 |
Rodney, bullpen can't contain Blue Jays late
The Blue Jays took a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Rays on Wednesday afternoon at Rogers Centre to claim the rubber game of the three-game series.
5/22/2013 |
Longoria credits consistent health for success
Joe Maddon recently commented that Evan Longoria was playing better than he had ever seen him play. Longoria downplayed the Rays manager's compliment
5/22/2013 |
Joyce downplays hamstring tightness
Matt Joyce left Tuesday night's game with the Blue Jays due to right hamstring tightness. On Wednesday, the Rays outfielder said what he experienced was only tightness and nothing more, so he did not see the problem lingering.
5/22/2013 |
Rays swap Cobb, Odorizzi in rotation
Rather than have rookie Jake Odorizzi start Sunday's game against the Yankees' CC Sabathia, the Rays have moved up Alex Cobb to take the spot. Odorizzi will now start the opening game of a two-game series against the Marlins.
5/22/2013 |
Rays Minor Leaguer Yepez suspended
The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced Wednesday that Rays Minor League right-hander Angel Yepez has received a 50-game suspension without pay after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program.
5/22/2013 |
Today's MLB starting lineups: May 22
Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
5/21/2013 |
Hellickson aims to relieve Rays' bats vs. Blue Jays
Jeremy Hellickson recently allowed the most earned runs by a winning pitcher since Yankee Andy Pettitte in 2007. He hopes for a better showing Wednesday against Mark Buehrle and the Blue Jays.
5/21/2013 |
Rays hold on after Cobb's solid start
Tampa Bay used some early offense and a solid effort by closer Fernando Rodney to back Alex Cobb and achieve a 4-3 win over Toronto on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre in front of 15,802.
5/21/2013 |
Joyce leaves game with hamstring tightness
Matt Joyce left Tuesday night's game with the Blue Jays because of right hamstring tightness. The Rays are calling the move precautionary.
5/21/2013 |
Wright's heart with tornado-ravaged Moore
Jamey Wright hails from Oklahoma City, where his parents and sister live near tornado-ravaged Moore.
5/21/2013 |
Maddon backtracks on celebration critique
After Monday's game, Joe Maddon remarked that he planned to talk to shortstop Yunel Escobar about the way Escobar gave a safe signal after hitting a two-run homer. Maddon did talk to Escobar, but he did not tell him to stop making the sign.
5/21/2013 |
Maddon admits error but wants rules revisited
Rays manager Joe Maddon allowed that he was wrong in his interpretation of the home run rules where reviews are concerned, but he voiced a strong sentiment that the rules needed to be modified.
5/21/2013 |
Original Roberto Hernandez to represent Rays at Draft
Roberto Hernandez, the former Rays relief pitcher -- not the current Rays starter -- will represent Tampa Bay at the 2013 First-Year Player Draft.
5/21/2013 |
Baseball dignitaries will represent at '13 Draft
A star-studded cast of accomplished baseball legends will be on hand for the first day of the First-Year Player Draft on June 6, as the league welcomes its next crop of top prospects.
5/21/2013 |
Today's MLB starting lineups: May 21
Every lineup, every day, as they are made public by the clubs.
5/20/2013 |
Escobar's revelry has new meaning in Toronto
With the Rays trailing the Blue Jays, Yunel Escobar homered off his former team, going on to celebrate his fourth homer of the season. Rays manager Joe Maddon clearly did not care for Escobar's gesture.
5/20/2013 |
Odorizzi solid in debut, but Rays fall to Blue Jays
Edwin Encarnacion's bases-loaded double in the seventh led the Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Rays on Monday afternoon at Rogers Centre. It was the Rays debut for starter Jake Odorizzi.
5/20/2013 |
Longoria playing as good as Maddon has seen him
Even before his second-inning leadoff single Monday against the Blue Jays, Evan Longoria was riding a career-high 13-game hitting streak.
5/20/2013 |
So far, Cobb can't help but rack up K's
Earlier this year, Alex Cobb noted that getting rid of hitters in two or three pitches, or pitching to contact, would go a long way toward lasting more innings. Alas, his strikeouts are up this season.
5/20/2013 |
Maddon seeks clarification on home run review
Before a ruling came, Joe Maddon argued that Matt Joyce's home run Sunday, originally called a double, could not have been ruled a foul ball. Umpire Gerry Davis disagreed.
5/20/2013 |
Ortiz aims to capitalize on return to Majors
Ramon Ortiz will take the ball for the Blue Jays on Tuesday night as they play the second of a three-game series against the Rays at Rogers Centre. Alex Cobb will go for Tampa Bay, which dropped Monday's opener but still has won nine of 12.
5/19/2013 |
Joyce's contested hit ruled a homer after review
Rays outfielder Matt Joyce hit his eighth home run of the season Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards, after an official review gave Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead over the Orioles.
5/19/2013 |
Odorizzi to take Price's spot in rotation on Monday
Jake Odorizzi joined the Rays on Sunday as the guy the Rays have tabbed to try and fill injured David Price's shoes, and the plan is to wait until the end of Sunday's game to activate the young right-hander. More Results > |
