The Tampa Bay Rays, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Rays were founded as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998.
TWINS 3, RAYS 2in Fort Myers, Fla. Monday, March 30 Rays at the plate: Carlos Pena belted a two-run homer in the eighth inning. It was one of two hits that Pena recorded on the day. Jason Bartlett notched two hits and reached once on an error in the contest, bringing his spring batting average [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/30/pgH2tO6a.jpg” alt=”First baseman feels comfortable in final stretch of spring slate” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Carlos Pena hit his first home run of the spring Monday, and now feels like he#039;s right where he needs to be at the start of the season. In the top of the eighth, Pena [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/30/o8baHjHa.jpg” alt=”Rays have options when it comes to final slot for starter, outfielder” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / FORT MYERS, Fla. — Monday marks a week until Opening Day, and decisions need to be made in the Rays#039; camp regarding the fifth starter and fifth outfielder. quot;We have some really good problems, man,quot; Rays manager [...]
RAYS 11, REDS 2at Sarasota, Fla.Sunday, March 29 Rays at the plate: Shawn Riggans, Chris Richard, Ray Olmedo, and Gabe Kapler all had RBI singles in the eight-run fourth that also included an RBI double by Matt Joyce and a two-run double by pitcher Scott Kazmir; Kazmir added an RBI single in the fifth. Reds [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/29/ZvXsPqjy.jpg” alt=”Outfielder impressing Rays after being out with right leg issues” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / SARASOTA, Fla. — Early Sunday morning found Rays outfielder Matt Joyce packing his things for the bus trip from Port Charlotte, Fla., to Sarasota. Outside, the Charlotte Sports Complex felt the wrath of a rain storm, complete with thunder [...]
SARASOTA, Fla. — Scott Kazmir had a good day Sunday — on the mound and at bat. quot;It was just fun out there,quot; Kazmir said. Who wouldn#039;t have had fun if they were Kazmir on Sunday? The Rays left-hander put forth his best outing of the spring, allowing just two runs on four hits, two [...]
TWINS 16, RAYS 2at Fort Myers, Fla. Friday, March 27 Twins at the plate: Justin Morneau belted his third home run of the spring and Michael Cuddyer added a two-run homer as part of a five-run fourth inning. It was one of three innings in the contest that Minnesota scored five runs. Denard Span drove [...]
img src=”http://mlb.mlb.com/images/2009/03/27/RsaJUA7N.jpg” alt=”Some players more worried about health, reps than numbers” hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ align=”left” / PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. — Baseball is driven by statistics. Numbers help define a player#039;s ability, how consistent he is, allowing for a representation of a player#039;s relative worth. So what value can be attached to Spring Training statistics? A lot [...]
TIGERS 6, RAYS 3at Lakeland, Fla. Thursday, March 26 Rays at the plate: Tampa Bay loaded the bases with no one out in the first inning, but managed to plate only one run when Carlos Pena flew out to the warning track in center field for a sacrifice fly. Ben Zobrist tripled and scored in [...]
LAKELAND, Fla. — Tendinitis, for Matt Joyce, is hardly still a concern. His right leg has healed and his sights have shifted elsewhere — namely to center field. It was in center that Joyce made his return to Grapefruit League action on Thursday evening, in what was something of a test for the regular season. [...]