With the hot bat of Brandon Guyer and tremendous pitching of Matt Moore, the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 3-2 Sunday afternoon. This is the first series win of the season for the Rays. Brandon Guyer tied a career high with four hits in the game. He singled to …
Read More »Preview: Tampa Bay Rays Welcome the Chicago White Sox for Weekend Series
The Tampa Bay Rays host the White Sox as they open a three-game weekend set tonight on Jackie Robinson Day. Jake Odorizzi will start for the Rays. The 6’2″ pitcher is 0-1 with an ERA of 3.86. On the mound for the series opener vs. @WhiteSox is Illinois native @JakeOdorizzi. …
Read More »Preview: Marlins Open Up Series Against Braves in Miami
The Miami Marlins face off against the Atlanta Braves in Miami on Friday night at 7:10 p.m. in the first game of a three-game series between the division rivals. Wei-Yin Chen (0-0, 9.00 ERA) will square off against Williams Perez (0-0, 7.71 ERA) in a matchup of pitchers who both …
Read More »Rays Knock off Indians 5-1 Behind Great Start from Matt Moore
While it was only Matt Moore’s second start of the season, the pitcher from Fort Walton Beach, Florida was in full midseason form Tuesday night. The 2013 All-Star allowed one run in seven innings of work in Tampa Bay’s series opener against the Cleveland Indians, leading the Rays to a 5-1 victory at Tropicana …
Read More »Marlins Win on the Road Against Mets
The Miami Marlins knocked out prized New York Mets lefty Steven Matz early and went on to a 10-3 win in New York. Miami put the game away early, scoring seven runs in the second inning and one in the third to build an 8-0 lead. Matz was knocked out in the …
Read More »Santa Fe College Star Hurt In MLB Debut, Braves Still Losing
A local baseball prospect that was called up to the big leagues made his debut on Monday in Washington, D.C. — and left the game bloody. Mallex Smith, a former stand-out at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, was called up by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday after the team placed Ender Inciarte on the 15-day disabled list. Smith averaged …
Read More »Marlins Lose To Nationals, Drop To 1-3
The Miami Marlins are starting off slow in the Don Mattingly era. Their loss to the Washington Nationals Sunday dropped their record to 1-3. Giancarlo Stanton put the Marlins on the scoreboard first by singling to left center at the top of the first, bringing in Dee Gordon. That 1-0 lead was …
Read More »Sophomore Pitcher Alex Faedo is Turning Heads for the Gators
Alex Faedo has quietly challenged Logan Shore for the title of best starting pitcher of the Florida Gators this baseball season. As the 2016 home opener neared, most of the talk surrounding Gator pitching centered around their two aces, Logan Shore and AJ Puk. Both Shore and Puk are expected to …
Read More »Rays drop Opening Day game to Blue Jays
Sunday marked the official start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays were one of three games to start the season early. The Blue Jays made it to the top of the AL East, making it all the way to the ALCS …
Read More »MLB Closes in on Opening Day
The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …
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