PECOTA is unwavering in its love of the Rays, despite recent evidence of mediocrity. It projects them to have the second best record in the American League the rest of the way at 64-53. Tampa Bay comes into the weekend series at 21-23, just 1/2 game behind the Yankees in the standings. They are one […]
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Recap: Yankees 1, Rays 8
Top Play (WPA): With runners on second and third in the top of the first, Yankee killer James Loney stepped to the plate. Loney lined a ball into right field driving in two runs to give the Rays a 3-0 lead. This increased their chances of winning by 11.6%. (Editor’s note: Loney has a .402 batting average […]
Recap: Yankees 1 Rays 6
This won’t be long because I don’t want to depress you any more than this game must have. The Yankees offense almost made it through a third consecutive game without an extra-base hit, after 33 games in a row with an extra-base hit to start the season. Alex Rodriguez ended that drought with a solo […]
Rays Series Preview
For all the hullabaloo made about the Yankees and Red Sox rivalry, the Rays and Yankees have a damn good one going themselves. The Red Sox have been off in their own corner jumping between last place and the World Series, but since 2010, the Yankees and Rays have finished no more than seven games apart in the standings. […]