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[Saby]

Is Joyce cost-controlled? I know he didn't sign an extension and this is the last year of his contract.

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O's return the shutout favor 6-0.

Brad Bergesen throws the 4-hitter.Wade Dais takes the loss to fall to 4-3.

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Orioles take 2 of 3 with a 9-3 win.

JJ Hardy's 6th inning GS off Cesar Ramos put the game out of reach. Andy Sonnanstine allows 4 runs in 5 innings to take the loss. Eliot Johnson and Matt Joyce each hit solo HR's to pace the offense.

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Rays score 5 in the 6th to come back to beat Yanks 6-5.

Sam Fuld and BJ Upton each had 2-run HR's. Johnny Damon also added a solo HR. Juan Cruz gets the win with Kyle Farnsworth earning his 8th save.

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Rays fall to Yanks 6-2.

James Shields gives up 2 A-Rod HR's in 7 IP in getting the loss (8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K). Johnny Damon had 3 of Tampa's 6 hits. Eliot Johnson (solo HR) and Ben Zobrist drove in the runs.

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Rays score 3 in the 2nd and 3 more in the 3rd and hang on beat the Jays 6-5.

Matt Joyce's 2-run HR and Eliot Johnson's 3 RBI paced Tampa's offense. Jeremy Hellickson (5-2) gets the with Kyle Farnsworth earning 9th save, despite giving up a run in the 9th.

Edited by drtooth, 19 May 2011 - 05:33 AM.

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Tampa falls to Jays 3-2.

Wade Davis pitches well but still falls to 4-4 (7.2 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 3 k). BJ Upton and Kelly Shoppach homer for the Rays runs.

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Rays call up Justin Ruggiano and activate JP Howell off the DL. To make room, Tampa options RHP Rob Delaney back to AAA and DFA's 1B Dan Johnson.

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Tampa falls to Marlins 5-2.

Joel Peralta gets the loss allowing 2 runs in the 8th. Matt Joyce had 2 3B and 2 RBI to pace the offense. Casey Kotchman drove in the other TB run. BJ Upton left the game in the 2nd inning with soreness in his left gluteus.

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Rays lose 2nd straight to Marlins 5-3.

David Price struggles in the loss as he allows all 5 runs in 6.2 IP. Rays score 3 in the 8th on a based loaded walk by Kelly Shoppach and a 2-run single by Johnny Damon.

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Rays take finale over Marlins 4-0.


James Shields throws a CG 3 hitter with 13 K's. Eliot Johnson, Matt Joyce, Evan Longoria and Shields drove in the Tampa runs.

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Tigers rally to top Rays 6-3.

Detroit scores single runs in the 5th and 6th and 4 in the 8th. Jeremy Hellickson pitches well but still gets the loss (6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 4 BB, 4 K). Evan Longoria drove in one run with a SF and Sam Fuld drove in the other TB runs in the 9th. Eliot Johnson left the game with a sprained left knee

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Tampa falls late in Detroit 7-6.

Cesar Ramos allows a 2-run 8th inning HR by Alex Avila to lose it. Matt Joyce had 3 hits with a HR and 2 RBI to pace the offense. John Jaso, BJ Upton and Casey Kotchman had the other RBI.

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Game with Detroit rained out. Eliot Johnson placed on the DL.

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TB shuts out Indians 5-0.

Rays score 4 in the 2nd on 2-run HR's by Casey Kotchman and Sam Fuld. Matt Joyce drove in the other run. David Price gets the win, allowing 4 hits over 7 innings with 12 K's.

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Rays fall to Tribe 7-3.

Cleveland scores 4 in the 8th off JP Howell to put the game away. James Shields gets the loss to fall to 5-3. Evan Longoria homered as he lead off the game in an attempt by Maddon to get Longoria out of his slump. Sean Rodriguez had the other TB RBI

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Rays shut out Indians 7-0

Jeremy Hellickson throes 7 innings of 3 hit ball to go to 6-3. John Jaso had 2 hits, including a 2-run HR. Evan Longoria and Johnny Damon each had 2 hits as well.

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Rangers blast Rays 11-5.

Worst outing of the year by Wade Davis as he fails to get out of the 3rd (2.2 IP, 12 H, 7 R). Justin Ruggiano's 3-run HR and Ben Zobrist's solo HR paced the offense.

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Rays rally late to top Rangers 5-4.

Evan Longoria's 2-run 8th inning HR put Tampa ahead to stay after Matt Joyce's 2-run 7th inning HR had pulled the Rays closer. Sean Rodriguez's solo HR accounted for the other run. Joel Peralta gets the win with Kyle Farnsworth earning his 10th save.

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Texas blanks Tampa 3-0.

Rays manage only 5 hits, 2 by Ben Zobrist. David Price throws 8 solid innings (5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 K) but still falls to 6-5.

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Rays fall to Seattle and King Felix 8-2.


Hernandez allows 1 run in 7 innings while striking out 11. James Shields has one of his worst outings of the year in falling to 5-4 (4 IP, 7 H, 8 R, 7 ER, 3 BB, 4 K). Shields allows 4 HR's. Matt Joyce has 2 hits including a 8th inning solo HR (his 10th). Felipe Lopez drove in the other run.

Jeremy Hellickson was named AL Pitcher and Rookie of the Month for May. 4-1, 1.36 ERA

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Another struggle offensively in a 7-0 loss to Seattle


TB manages only 4 hits, 2 by Ben Zobrist. Andy Sonnanstine gives up all 7 runs in 5 innings for the loss.

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Rays hang on to beat M's 3-2.

Johnny Damon drove in 1 and Ben Zobrist 2 in a 3 run 2nd inning. Jeremy Hellickson (7-3) continued his strong pitching allowing only a run (came home on Migel Olivo's 2-run PH HR off Joel Peralta) in 7.1 (3 H, 1 BB, 4 K). Kyle Farnsworth finished it off for his 11th save. Evan Longoria left the game in the 4th with tightness in his left side. He listed as day to day.

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Rays fall late to Seattle 9-6.

The Mariners score 4 in the 8th, topped off by Migel Olivo's 3-run HR off Joel Peralta (2nd day in a row Olivo has victimized Peralta). Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist and Kelly Shoppach each had 2 hits to pace the offense.

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Rays top Angels 5-1.

David Price (7-5) gets the win with 7 solid innings (5 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 7 K). Justin Ruggiano had a HR and 3 RBI. Matt Joyce drove in the other 2 runs.

[SoxFanSince57]

Family friend, Garret Smith got selected in the 20th round by the Rays. My sister is having dinner with the family to celebrate. Garrett played SS, Catcher and Pitcher for BC. Amazes me how a kid could play all those positions at the level of the ACC.

I wish him the best!

Edited by SoxFanSince57, 08 June 2011 - 01:05 PM.

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Tampa gets the win over Halos 4-1.

Alex Cobb gets his 1st ML win (6.1 IP, 7 H, 1 R, 0 BB, 3 K). Johnny Damon and Casey Kotchman each had 3 hits. BJ Upton added a solo HR. Kyle Farnsworth earns his 12th save

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Rays sweep Angels 4-3 in 10 innings.

Ben Zobrist had 2 hits and 1 RBI along with Reid Brignac hitting his 1st HR with 2 RBI to pace the offense. Juan Cruz gets the win and Kyle Farnsworth closed it out for his 13th save.

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O's wax Rays 7-0.

Jeremy Hellickson allows a solo HR in the 1st and a grand slam in the 2nd as Tampa manges just 3 hits on the night

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Rays slip past O's 7-5 in 11 innings.

Evan Longoria has 3 hits and 3 RBI. Ben Zobrist (1 RBI) and Casey Kotchman (2 RBI) each had 4 hits. Juan Cruz gets his 2nd win this week in relief while Kyle Farnsworth closes it out for his 14th save.

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Rays hang over Baltimore 9-6.

Johnny Damon leads off the game with a HR and drives in 2. Evan Longoria had 3 RBI (including an inside the park HR in the 8th) while Kelly Shoppach had 2. Wade Davis labors through 6 inning ( 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER 1 BB, 3 K) to even his record at 5-5. JP Howell closes it out for his 1st save.

Felipe Lopez was DFA'd after last night's game to make room for Eliot Johnson returning from the DL.

Edited by drtooth, 12 June 2011 - 05:19 PM.

[terrynever]

Rays hang over Baltimore 9-6.

Johnny Damon leads off the game with a HR and drives in 2. Evan Longoria had 3 RBI (including an inside the park HR in the 8th) while Kelly Shoppach had 2. Wade Davis labors through 6 inning ( 8 H, 5 R, 4 ER 1 BB, 3 K) to even his record at 5-5. JP Howell closes it out for his 1st save.

Felipe Lopez was DFA'd after last night's game to make room for Eliot Johnson returning from the DL.

Damon tied a franchise record yesterday by reaching base in his 37th consecutive game, tying Ben Grieve's 2001 record. He's 0-for-2 tonight so far.

Is he in the twilight of his career yet?

[terrynever]

Damon singles, breaks Grieve's streak. 38 straight games on base. And his OBP is a paltry .323.

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Rays fall in 10 to Tigers 2-1.

Kyle Farnsworth (2-1) allows a triple to Ramon Santiago for the walk-off. Justin Ruggiano had 2 hits and drove in the only TB run with an 8th inning SF. Johnny Damon had 2 hits to reach base for a team record 38 straight games.

[Clemente38]

So RIck, how about a down and dirty synopsis of the current state of affairs with the Rays as we head into this 3-game series. How is the revamped bullpen holding up the past two weeks, hot hitters and starters who are on a roll or not.

I know that Damon has his streak going and that Farnsworth blew the 10th last night, but what's your sense of who they are at this moment in the season.

Thanks.

Edited by Clemente38, 14 June 2011 - 06:53 PM.

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Unfortunately, the Sox gave to deal with the 3 best starters the Rays have had this year in Shields, Price and Hellickson. Davis has been up and down and the combo of Niemann/Sonnanstine was a disaster. The Rays are now going with rookie Alex Cobb as the 5th starter.

The pen has been a pleasant surprise given that they turned over the entire pen. Farnsworth has been a major shock as the closer which has allow Maddon to set up the rest of the pen. Joel Perlata and Juan Cruz have been the primary set-up men and they have been getting good pitching from Adam Russell and Cesar Ramos. JP Howell has been getting roughed since his return from the DL after missing all of 2010.

The offense can be hit or miss. Longoria has struggled this year especially after coming back from a strained oblique. Matt Joyce has been a needed surprise. The biggest problem is that this team does not walk a lot (11th in OBP and BB) and they are 11th in avg. This has gone through stretches where they have a hard time scoring runs.

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Catching up from yesterdays game, which the Rays won 5-1

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Rays build a 7-1 lead and hang on to beat the Marlins 7-4.

Alex Cobb gets his 2nd win (6.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 2 K) and then is sent back to AAA to make room for Jeff Niemann. Johnny Damon, Ben Zobrist and Casey Kotchman each had 2 hits. Matt Joyce drove in 2 with 2 SF.

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Rays sweep 2-1 over Marlins.

James Shields (7-4) allows 1 unearned run in a CG 4 hitter (0 BB, 10 K). Ben Zobrist and Casey Kotchman drove in the Tampa runs.

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Tampa flies by Brewers 8-4.

4 in the 7th and 3 in the 8th (on a 3-run Evan Longoria HR) does the damage. Jeff Niemann gets the win in his return from the DL (6 IP, 4 H, 0 R , 3 BB, 5 K). Longoria has 2 hits and 4 RBI while BJ Upton drove in 2 to pace the offense.

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Rays fall to Brewers 5-1.

Zach Greinke strikes out 10 in 7 innings as TB manages only 4 hits. John Jaso had 2 of the hits and the lone RBI. Jeremy Hellickson pitches well (6 IP, 3 H, 2 R 4 BB, 3 K), but gets the loss.

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Rays take finale vs Brewers 6-3.

David Price goes to 8-6 with 8 solid innings (5 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 10 K). Kelly Shoppach's 2-run 4th inning HR and Eliot Johnson's 3-run 7th inning HR paced the offense.

JP Howell was sent to evaluate soreness in his left foot. It is thought (by Howell and Maddon) that this will not land him on the DL.

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Tampa shuts down Houston 5-1.

James Shields (8-4) throws his team record 6th CG (3 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 9 K). Sean Rodriguez has 3 hits (2 runs), Evan Longoria 2 hits (HR, 3 RBI) and BJ Upton added a 9th inning solo HR.

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Tampa takes game 2 from Houston 7-2.

Wade Davis (7-4) throws 7 innings of 1 run ball (5 H, 1 BB, 3 K). Kyle Farnsworth records the last 5 outs for his 16th save. Evan Longoria, Casey Kotchman and BJ Upton each drove in 2 runs.

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Rays sweep Astros in a wild 14-10 games.

Evan Longoria has 4 hits, 2 HR and 5 RBI. BJ Upton homers and drives in 4. Johnny Damon has 4 hits and 3 runs scored while Ben Zobrist has 3 hits and 4 runs scored. Casey Kotchman and Matt Joyce each drive in 2. In spite of allowing a solo HR, JP Howell gets his 1st win since 2009.

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Rays shut out by Reds 5-0.

Tampa manages just 6 hits, 2 each by Ben Zobrist and Matt Joyce.. Jeremy Hellickson gets the loss ( 6 IP, 8 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 9 K).

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Evan Longoria homers in the bottom of the 9th to give Tampa a 4-3 win. Kyle Farnsworth blew a save for only the 2nd time as he allowed a solo HR to Jay Bruce in the top of the 9th. Wasted a good effort from David Price (7 IP, 6 H ,2 R , 1BB, 12 K). Johnny Damon had a solo HR and drove in 3 runs.

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Red top Rays 4-3.

James Shields falls to 8-5 with the loss (7 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 2 BB, 10 K). Evan Longoria drove in 2 with a 6th inning 2-run double. BJ Upton homered for the 4th time in 6 games for the other TB run.

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Rays fall to Cards 5-3.

Wade Davis pitches well, but falls to 7-6 with the loss (7 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 3 K). JP Howell continues to struggle in his return as he allows a 3-run 8th inning HR to Colby Rasmus. Tampa scores all their runs in the 8th on an Evan Longoria 2B and a Matt Joyce 2-run HR, as the Rays manage just 5 hits.

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Rays top Cards 5-1.

Jeff Niemann gets the win to go to 3-4 (6 IP, 9 H, 1 R, 2 BB, 5 K). Johnny Damon goes 4 for while Casey Kotchman drives in 3 and JNustin Ruggiano chips in with a 2-run HR as Tampa scores all of it's runs in the 6th.