It’s hard to believe this strange and unique season has almost come to an end. The Rays wrapped up their second-to-last series of the season this afternoon, with only three games left to play until they hang it up until next year (where we certainly hope we’ll get to see them play back in a … Read more
The Blue Jays were giving the Royals every chance to take the game early, but despite all the free passes the Royals couldn’t do anything with them. They didn’t even get a hit until the 5th inning, despite scoring a run in the 4th. Seth Lugo didn’t have his best stuff or control but battled … Read more
Who needs starting pitchers when you have a bullpen game like this? Faced with injuries, the Royals had to go with a “bullpen game” full of relievers today. They were more than up to the task with ten shutout innings, setting up a walk-off RBI single in the tenth by Salvador Perez to give the … Read more
Saturday was a whirlwind for the Atlanta Braves system, with the Futures Game, two pitcher promotions, and two games that went deep into no-hit bids. Samuel Mejia and Adam Maier led the way for those two no-hitters, but both Columbus and Rome ultimately fell short. Down in the Dominican Summer League Diego Tornes had a … Read more
Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images I think he’s cut his ERA in half! Go Rays!
DENVER — After scoring just three runs over their previous two games, the New York Yankees were ready to bust out on Saturday at Coors Field. New York sent 14 men to the plate in a dominating fifth inning, posting 10 runs in the frame on their way to a 13-1 win over the Colorado … Read more
For the third time this season, the Atlanta Braves had a chance to reach .500 and for the third time this season, they failed to do so. This time, their late comeback bid fell short as the Pittsburgh Pirates held on to a 3-2 win over the Braves. Austin Riley was the second batter in … Read more
The Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Angels were all tied at one apiece headed into the top of the ninth. The Angels ran out their closer, Kenley Jansen, to try and keep the game tied headed to the bottom of the ninth. Jansen was rudely greeted by Tigers outfielder Riley Greene, who homered on the … Read more
The Atlanta Braves looked down in the doldrums for the vast majority of this contest. That was until the lineup came alive with five runs in the eighth inning to pull off a major comeback in a 6-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. The first two innings of this game felt like a typical April … Read more
The real problem, from a Rays point of view with tonight’s game had nothing to do with Zach Littell. The real problem was the offense. Coming into this season, I looked at the Rays roster and wondered where the heck the runs would come from. They were largely successful in their first two series by … Read more