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Yankees do maximum damage with minimum hits vs. Rays

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He allowed three hits. All of them left the park. He allowed five baserunners. All of them made home. In other words, it was a frustrating night for Tampa Bay Bays pitcher Jake Odorizzi, who was mostly good in his start against the New York Yankees. But the Yankees did the most damage possible with a little bit of offense, hitting three home runs on their only hits against Odorizzi, blows by Alex Rodriguez, Brian McCann and Greg Bird. Two…

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Rays squander lead, Evan Longoria homers in loss to O’s

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There were times they seemed to have the game in hand. There were times they let it slip through their fingers. The Tampa Bay Rays‘ winning streak ended Wednesday night when they blew a 7-6 defeat to the Baltimore Orioles. The Rays blew a 4-0 lead and a 6-4 lead in the ninth along their way to the loss, squandering a pair of home runs by Evan Longoria along the way. It was Longoria’s 200th and 201st home runs of…

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Of all the Rays, who picked J.P. Arencibia to be a star?

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On a night like this, when the stars align and the Rays play as if they are one of the best baseball teams in the American League, you can pick your stars. Do you want J.P. Arencibia, the kid from nowhere, fresh up from the minor leagues? Arencibia, a career .207 hitter, drove in six runs on a three-for-four night. Or do you want pitcher Drew Smyly, the guy coming back from injury, who struck out 10 and allowed only…

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Rays’ Kevin Kiermaier makes amazing catch to lead victory

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It was one out. Only one out. Heck, the Rays still had to get 26 afterward. So much impact could a caught fly ball have to do with things? Except everything. Kevin Kiermaier made his defensive play of the season, and maybe the defensive play of the season, Monday night to highlight a 6-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles. On the opening at-bat of the evening, Manny Machado hit a potential home run to centerfield. But Kiermaier timed it perfectly,…

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Kevin Kiermaier hits homer as Rays finally beat Royals

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The Rays finally beat Kansas City, a win that left them feeling, well, like royalty. After six straight defeats to the Royals, and being outscored 42-21, the Rays finally salvaged their final game of the year with a 3-2 win over  Kansas City, which allowed them to  come back to within two games of .500. The Rays got a tie-breaking home run from Kevin Kiermaier, who had a strong homestand, and another from Brandon Guyer in the win. Brad Boxberger…

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Rays see what a playoff team looks like in Royals

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Perhaps the Rays should stop talking about this wild-card race. After all, it is moving away from them so fast they can barely see it. The Rays dropped a 6-3 decision to the Kansas City Royals Saturday night, its fifth loss in its last six games. It dropped Tampa Bay to three games under .500. Don’t worry, however. If the Rays want to see what a playoff team looks like, they can merely glance at the Royals, who give up…

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Rays go down arguing, running in loss to Kansas City

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First, they lost the argument. Later, they lost the game. And, one more thing, the Tampa Bay Rays lost a chance to gain in the American League wild-card race. The Rays dropped a 3-2 decision to the Kansas City Royals in a game that will be remembered for the ejection of Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash, who was tossed for arguing that Logan Forsythe was safe on a groundout in the third inning, a play that would have brought home…

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