The Tampa Bay Rays completed a 10 game road trip with a 6-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday Afternoon. Rays Manger Kevin Cash says Jake Odorizzi kept them in the game. Odorizzi, the starting pitcher for the Rays in the game, went five innings, allowed three runs on five hits while …
Read More »ESPN Analyst Jessica Mendoza Enjoys Expanded Role
Jessica Mendoza, Stanford alum and Olympic Softball gold and silver medalist, has been busy. In the summer of 2015 she became the first woman to sit in ESPN’s College World Series booth. Two months later she became ESPN’s first female MLB analyst, during the Cardinals-Diamondbacks game. Later on that week, Jessica called the Cubs’ …
Read More »Multiple Gators Expected to Go Early in MLB Draft
The 2016 MLB Draft starts Thursday night, and while the Florida Gator baseball team will be preparing for their Super Regional series against FSU this weekend, some players will be waiting to hear their name called. Several members of the team are projected to go early, including left-handed pitcher A.J. Puk who many …
Read More »Rays, Marlins Both Fall Tuesday Night
Tuesday night was not a good night for the state of Florida’s professional baseball teams. The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins both lost; the Rays were shut out by the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-0, and the Marlins fell to the Minnesota Twins 6-4. For the Rays, Tuesday night’s game seemed …
Read More »Rays Look to Finish Road Trip Strong; Braves Continue To Fall Mightily
The Tampa Bay Rays did not start their 10 game road trip the way they wanted. They dropped the first four games, but now they have won their fourth game in a row with the help of ace Chris Archer. As for the Atlanta Braves, they continue to be the …
Read More »Marlins and Rays on the Road
The Miami Marlins and the Tampa Bay Rays are on the road this week. The Marlins head to Minnesota after shutting out the New York Mets 1-0 Sunday night. Jose Fernandez says he is learning how to control his pitches which was clear Sunday night when he pitched seven innings, allowing four hits, …
Read More »MLB: Rays and Marlins On Opposite Paths
Professional baseball in the state of Florida has always been a fickle thing. More often than not, one team trends towards mediocracy while the other tries to put together a decent season. That trend looks like it will continue this year. The Tampa Bay Rays are eight games under .500 and …
Read More »Marlins End Home Series Against Pittsburgh
The Miami Marlins end their home series against the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night. The Marlins currently lead the series 2-1. After starting off with a blowout loss against the Pirates, the Marlins look to end this series with three straight wins. For the Marlin’s, Wei -Yen Chen is scheduled to start on …
Read More »Rays Can’t Get Out of Funk
The Tampa Bay Rays lost to the Kansas City Royals last night 6-3, which completed the sweep for the defending champs on their home turf. The Rays now travel to Minnesota for a four-game weekend series with the Twins. It hasn’t been the best of weeks to be a fan of …
Read More »Rays Look to Avoid Sweep in Series Finale Against Royals
The Kansas City Royals (29-22) will be looking for their sixth straight victory tonight as they try to complete the sweep over the Tampa Bay Rays (22-28). The previous two games between these teams ended 6-2 and 10-5 respectively in Royals victories. Royals Eric Hosmer had a three-run homer to put the …
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