Tampa Bay Rays' Game Thread

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Amazing what a difference an error can do huh?

[yankees228]

Really good game. The Yanks have gotten a lot of help the last couple days.

[a700hitter]

Breslow k's Bartlett for the last out. The Yanks, Rays and Sox lose. The Sox don't lose ground, but with Lester on the mound against a bucket of s*** for the Jays (Cecil), they missed another golden opportunity to pick up a game in the standings. Lester looked much worse than Beckett tonight. That's really bad.

[a700hitter]

Oakland leads 2-1 going into the bottom of the second inning.

[Yaz Sideburn]

tampa tied it up in the top of the 6th on a ben zobrist sac fly. the a's are now coming to bat

[Yaz Sideburn]

price is spotted a run and he immediately gives up a leadoff walk

[Yaz Sideburn]

3-2 a's

 

the leadoff walk came around to score on a mark ellis double with 2 outs and an 0-2 count

[Yaz Sideburn]

4-2 a's, a 2 out single drives in mark ellis. these 2 out hits are a back breaker

[Yaz Sideburn]

the rays just went up 5-4 on a 2 run home run by sean rodriguez in the top of the 8th

[a700hitter]

Sean Rodriguez with a 2-run PH HR to take the lead 5-4 in the 8th inning. We'll gain no ground tonight.

[Yaz Sideburn]

Sean Rodriguez with a 2-run PH HR to take the lead 5-4 in the 8th inning. We'll gain no ground tonight.

 

it's not over yet, the a's just answered with a leadoff single to open their half of the 8th

[Yaz Sideburn]

this one's a bit of a headscratcher. madden just brought in qualls (8.20 era on the season, 7.36 era since the all-star break) to try to prevent the a's from rallying back

[a700hitter]

this one's a bit of a headscratcher. madden just brought in qualls (8.20 era on the season' date=' 7.36 era since the all-star break) to try to prevent the a's from rallying back[/quote']It's only the 8th inning. Benoit threw 37 pitches last night. He's not available tonight. Soriano will pitch the 9th.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Looks like we're not going to get any closer to the wildcard. We can never catch a break.

[Yaz Sideburn]

Looks like we're not going to get any closer to the wildcard. We can never catch a break.

 

we've gotten plenty of breaks. the yankees and rays have both played .500 baseball over the last 24-25 games and we didn't do anything to take advantage

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Hope Braden throws a no hitter

[a700hitter]

Tampa 1-0 in the 1st.

[Yaz Sideburn]

Tampa 1-0 in the 1st.

 

that was fast. i have to be up early so can't watch this one but i'll be sending bad juju towards the rays in my sleep

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

Yeah, I won't be watching this one either. Hopefully when I wake up tomorrow the Rays have lost.

[jacksonianmarch]

How far Kazmir has fallen. Once his fastball became touchable, he lost all effectiveness.

[a700hitter]

4-2 Rays in the top of the 4th.

[a700hitter]

Rays win 4-3

[a700hitter]

Angels bringing the suck tonight. Santana got hammered in the second inning and Aybar SS for the Angels did a brain freeze. 5-1 Tampa in the 3rd inning.

[Yaz Sideburn]

this is starting to get frustrating. we haven't lost in a game in four days and we haven't gained any ground in the wild card

[boston22407]

Its making this series with the rays this weekend all more and more important

[a700hitter]

Its making this series with the rays this weekend all more and more important

A sweep is becoming imperative.

[boston22407]

A sweep is becoming imperative.

 

I knw. I wonder when the last time we went down there and did it.it had to be when they were the DEVIL RAYS

[Yaz Sideburn]

there's no way we're going to sweep the rays with 1/3 of our lineup on the dl

[a700hitter]

I didn't realize that Tampa was playing an afternoon game today. They are down 4-1 in the second inning. If Paps doesn't do a Papelblown, we have a shot of gaining ground, although the Tampa game has a long way to go.

[RedSoxfanforlife305]

I didn't realize that Tampa was playing an afternoon game today. They are down 4-1 in the second inning. If Paps doesn't do a Papelblown' date=' we have a shot of gaining ground, although the Tampa game has a long way to go.[/quote']

 

I hope the Angels can hold on to the lead. The Rays have scored early the last two games so anything can happen.