Royals 2, Orioles 1 On Wednesday, the Kansas City Royals knocked off the Baltimore Orioles, 2–1, with another low-scoring affair at Camden Yards. The Royals came in as the fifth seed, while the Orioles came in as the fourth seed. The Royals earned their first postseason series win since 2015 when they lifted the World […]
Read MoreAt the deadline, the Baltimore Orioles acquired four pitchers. Two were from the Philadelphia Phillies and both were relievers. Two were from teams based in Florida and one caught the whole league by surprise. One was for Zach Eflin of the Tampa Bay Rays. The other was Trevor Rogers of the Miami Marlins. Rogers had […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Orioles‘ pitching struggles continued against the Toronto Blue Jays. The Orioles lost two out of the three games due to two poor outings by pitchers. They had consistent pitching and hitting throughout the series. However, as is the nature of baseball, one pitcher having a bad day can make the difference. Furthermore, concerns […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Orioles have made two trades already as the deadline nears. They added Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Zach Eflin in exchange for three prospects. In exchange for Austin Hays, they traded for Philadelphia Phillies relief pitcher Seranthony Domínguez and outfielder Cristian Pache. Many rumors have been circulating the team this past week from […]
Read MoreThe Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 7–1, earning the AL Wild Card series sweep Wednesday afternoon at Tropicana Field. With this win, they have punched their ticket for the AL Division Series. In that series, they will be facing the AL East Champion Baltimore Orioles. This could prove to be a challenge for […]
Read MoreThe Oakland Athletics (19–52) split their four game series with the Tampa Bay Rays (50–22) on Thursday. The series got off to a hot start with the A’s taking the first two games, along with the fans’ run reverse boycott. The pitching continues to make strides and find consistency as the bats stayed hot. The […]
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays have placed right-handed pitcher Drew Rasmussen on the IL with a flexor strain. He is expected to be out until at least the All-Star break, and could be out longer depending on the type of strain. This was first reported by Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Devastating Loss Obviously, […]
Read MoreThe Tampa Bay Rays are on fire as they won another game to match MLB’s best start of the Wild Card era this past Sunday. Nine games played and nine wins. That start matches the Kansas City Royals of 2003 for the best streak to start a season. Then on Monday, they won again and […]
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