Twins Pitching shuts down Bucs

Four shut-out innings from Martin Perez and the Minnesota were well on their way to a 10-1 bouncing of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Perez picked up the win to go to 1-0 on the spring The Twins got to Pittsburgh starter Clayton Holmes and the big blow was a three-run homer by LaMonte Wade in the […]

Eddie Michels Photo Gallery: Rays at Pirates

A Happ Win: Jays over Rays

JA Happ allowed one run on four hits over 2 2/3 innings to pick up his first win of the spring as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Wednesday.  Rays starter Chris Archer took the loss for the Rays allowing two runs on three hits while walking two and striking […]

First Time in 44 Years TODAY IN TAMPA BAY

White Sox at Rays & Blackhawks At Lightning For the first time since 1971, we have a sports market playing host for a Stanley Cup Final game and a Major League Baseball game on the same day, between the same markets. Ironically, the city of Chicago was involved then as well. It was May 9, 1971, the […]

Yankees Take Aim at Chris Archer

The New York Yankees have always been revered as one of, if not the greatest franchise in Major League Baseball history. However, you’ll have a hard time convincing Chris Archer of that. Chris Archer has had excellent success against the New York Yankees. Archer, the ace of the Tampa Bay Rays this season, had faced […]

Rays Homer Four Times & Archer Aces

  Dunedin, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays got round trippers from Evan Longoria, James Loney, Curt Casali and Richie Shaffer.  The word on the street opening day starter, Chris Archer,  pitched four shutout innings yielding only one hit, walking three and striking out three.   Archer looks to be the starter on Monday April […]

Counting Pitches?

Pitch counts, old school-new school, Joel Poiley breaks it down…

Chris Archer Receives Two Honors

CHRIS ARCHER OF THE TAMPA BAY RAYS NAMED THE AMERICAN LEAGUE
PITCHER OF THE MONTH AND A.L. ROOKIE OF THE MONTH FOR JULY