As if things wouldn’t be tough enough for the Rays having to play a tiebreaker game in Arlington on Monday night, now the Rangers will have an extra All-Star in their lineup with the return of Nelson Cruz, the Rangers announced today. Cruz was hitting .269 with 27 home runs […]
The Rays tried hard to blow a 7-0 lead, but they held on in the end and are guaranteed at least a tie-breaker game on Monday. Both the Indians and Rangers also won their games. That means Cleveland is the first Wild Card team and the Rays and Rangers will […]
With the Rays threatening to blow a 7-run lead in Game 162, Joe Maddon had had enough of umpire Paul Schrieber’s strikezone. To say the strikezone has been inconsistent would be an insult to inconsistent things. So when Maddon went to the mound to talk to Joel Peralta he was […]
Playing A Little Pepper… The Rays are 12-5 in their last 17 games. At this point, all you can do is tip your cap to the Indians who have gone 14-2 over the same stretch. And yes, they played the White Sox, the Royals, the Astros, and the Twins. But […]
Blue Jays 7, RAYS 2 (boxscore) With one day to go in the regular season, all three teams are still alive in the hunt for the two AL Wild Card spots. Ultimately, there are eight possible scenarios remaining from the 64 that began the weekend (see full list below). But […]
