December 5, 2018 11:31 PM PST
ST.
PETERSBURG [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-j.a.-happ-jersey]http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-j.a.-happ-jersey[/url] ,
Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t played this well at home since the only
year they went to the World Series.Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in a
five-run first inning and the Rays tied a team record with their 11th
consecutive home win, beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Sunday.“We’ve got
some young guys that are starting to come into their own confidence-wise,” Rays
manager Kevin Cash said.Tampa Bay also won 11 in a row at Tropicana Field during
the 2008 AL pennant-winning season.The Rays have won 16 of 19 overall, and
outscored the Orioles 32-10 in a three-game sweep. They started play eight games
behind Oakland for the second AL wild card and have 20 games remaining.“It’s a
fun locker room, it’s a dangerous team on the field,” Lowe said.Another bad
first inning doomed the Orioles. Baltimore (41-102), which allowed four runs in
the first of Saturday’s 10-5 loss to the Rays, has been outscored 115-61 during
the inning this season.After the Orioles failed to score despite drawing three
walks from Ryne Stanek in the top of the first, the Rays took control in their
half on C.J. Cron’s RBI double, an RBI single by Willy Adames and Lowe’s
three-run shot off Josh Rogers (1-2).“We’re wasting time,” Orioles catcher Caleb
Joseph said. “We’re wasting opportunities to turn this thing around. In terms of
the rebuild, these are valuable moments that you can start making adjustments
and figuring out how to do things correctly. We keep making similar mistakes
over and over and
over [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-kendrys-morales-jersey]Kendrys
Morales Jersey[/url] , and it’s just not going to cut it.”Lowe is 19 for 54 with
15 RBIs in his last 18 games after starting his major league career with 19
hitless at-bats.“It does take some time,” Cash said. “Not everybody is going to
come here and just pick up right where they were in the minor leagues. He’s in a
better spot now and it shows. The ball just jumps off his bats.”Yonny Chirinos
(4-5) replaced Stanek with two on and one out in the first and kept Baltimore
scoreless until Jace Peterson drove in a pair with a triple in a three-run
seventh. The right-hander gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3
innings.Tampa Bay went ahead 6-0 in the second when Mallex Smith got his 31st
stolen base by swiping home on a double steal. It was the first steal of home by
the Rays since Desmond Jennings did it against the New York Yankees on July 3,
2012.Rogers, acquired in the July 24 trade that sent reliever Zach Britton to
the New York Yankees, allowed six runs and six hits over 1 1/3 innings in his
third career start.Carlos Gomez made it 7-0 with a solo homer in the sixth. His
lone homer over his previous 65 games came off a position player, Minnesota’s
Willians Astudillo, on July 14.EXTENDED BREAKRF Adam Jones was out of the lineup
for the third consecutive game as Baltimore takes a look at recently acquired
players and minor league call-ups. Jones, a free agent after this season, will
likely start Tuesday night against Oakland following Monday’s day off.TRAINER’S
ROOMOrioles: RHP Alex Cobb, scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to a
blister on his throwing hand, is set to pitch Tuesday.Rays: OF Tommy Pham,
slowed by a groin
strain [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-jesse-barfield-jersey]Jesse
Barfield Jersey[/url] , was the designated hitter and extended his hitting
streak to a career-high tying 13 games on a second-inning single.NUMBERSThe
Orioles have been swept 18 times in completed series of two or more games.UP
NEXTOrioles: Cobb (5-15) will face Oakland RHP Mike Fiers (11-6) Tuesday night
in the first of a three-game series in Baltimore. Cobb is 3-1 over his last
seven starts, allowing two or fewer runs in six of them.Rays: Will face
Cleveland ace Cory Kluber (18-7), who will be seeking a major league-leading
19th win. Reliever Diego Castillo (3-2) will start for the Rays. Joe
Robbins/Getty ImagesAs always seems to be the case, Tuesday'sMLB trade deadline
has a handful of bigger-name players we want to keep an eye on.Perhaps they're
on a losing team looking to garner assets or they're in the last year of their
deal and the team wants to get something for them before they walk away for
free.Here, we're going to take a look at a couple of players in particular that
present some notable buzz in pitchers Matt Harvey and Kyle Gibson of the
Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins, respectively. Twins Fielding Calls on
GibsonAcross 21 games started, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson has
a 3.42 ERA, and hecould be seen as a rare commodity to have for contenders
looking to bolster their rotations.According to Joel Sherman of theNew York
Post,the Twins have received calls on Gibson. However, Gibson isn't a free agent
until after 2019, and Sherman reported the Twins are more focused on trading
walk-year players such as second basemanBrian Dozier and pitchers Zach Duke,
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like the Philadelphia Phillies, the Athletics and the Atlanta Braves could all
be interested in his services.Brewers Target the Dark KnightAs we've mentioned
here already, this is the time of year that contending ball clubs want to
improve their rotations.According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Brewers and
Cincinnati Reds have had trade talks about the once-great New York Mets pitcher
Matt Harvey:Jon Morosi jonmorosiSource: Matt Harvey trade talks
quot;ongoingquot; between #Brewers and #Reds. MLB MLBNetworkWith the Reds,
Harvey is 5-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.Prior
to gettingshelled by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last start, Harvey went five
straight games giving up two earned runs or fewer in his outings.In a trade for
Harvey, it would be hard to imagine the Brewers needing to give up anything of
notable interest, and it could be worth the gamble.He is not the player he was a
few years ago, but if he can help out the bottom of their rotation, Harvey would
be a valuable addition.Statistics courtesy
ofBaseball-ReferenceandESPN.com.
ST.
PETERSBURG [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-j.a.-happ-jersey]http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-j.a.-happ-jersey[/url] ,
Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays haven’t played this well at home since the only
year they went to the World Series.Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer in a
five-run first inning and the Rays tied a team record with their 11th
consecutive home win, beating the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Sunday.“We’ve got
some young guys that are starting to come into their own confidence-wise,” Rays
manager Kevin Cash said.Tampa Bay also won 11 in a row at Tropicana Field during
the 2008 AL pennant-winning season.The Rays have won 16 of 19 overall, and
outscored the Orioles 32-10 in a three-game sweep. They started play eight games
behind Oakland for the second AL wild card and have 20 games remaining.“It’s a
fun locker room, it’s a dangerous team on the field,” Lowe said.Another bad
first inning doomed the Orioles. Baltimore (41-102), which allowed four runs in
the first of Saturday’s 10-5 loss to the Rays, has been outscored 115-61 during
the inning this season.After the Orioles failed to score despite drawing three
walks from Ryne Stanek in the top of the first, the Rays took control in their
half on C.J. Cron’s RBI double, an RBI single by Willy Adames and Lowe’s
three-run shot off Josh Rogers (1-2).“We’re wasting time,” Orioles catcher Caleb
Joseph said. “We’re wasting opportunities to turn this thing around. In terms of
the rebuild, these are valuable moments that you can start making adjustments
and figuring out how to do things correctly. We keep making similar mistakes
over and over and
over [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-kendrys-morales-jersey]Kendrys
Morales Jersey[/url] , and it’s just not going to cut it.”Lowe is 19 for 54 with
15 RBIs in his last 18 games after starting his major league career with 19
hitless at-bats.“It does take some time,” Cash said. “Not everybody is going to
come here and just pick up right where they were in the minor leagues. He’s in a
better spot now and it shows. The ball just jumps off his bats.”Yonny Chirinos
(4-5) replaced Stanek with two on and one out in the first and kept Baltimore
scoreless until Jace Peterson drove in a pair with a triple in a three-run
seventh. The right-hander gave up three runs and seven hits in 6 1/3
innings.Tampa Bay went ahead 6-0 in the second when Mallex Smith got his 31st
stolen base by swiping home on a double steal. It was the first steal of home by
the Rays since Desmond Jennings did it against the New York Yankees on July 3,
2012.Rogers, acquired in the July 24 trade that sent reliever Zach Britton to
the New York Yankees, allowed six runs and six hits over 1 1/3 innings in his
third career start.Carlos Gomez made it 7-0 with a solo homer in the sixth. His
lone homer over his previous 65 games came off a position player, Minnesota’s
Willians Astudillo, on July 14.EXTENDED BREAKRF Adam Jones was out of the lineup
for the third consecutive game as Baltimore takes a look at recently acquired
players and minor league call-ups. Jones, a free agent after this season, will
likely start Tuesday night against Oakland following Monday’s day off.TRAINER’S
ROOMOrioles: RHP Alex Cobb, scratched from his scheduled start Sunday due to a
blister on his throwing hand, is set to pitch Tuesday.Rays: OF Tommy Pham,
slowed by a groin
strain [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-jesse-barfield-jersey]Jesse
Barfield Jersey[/url] , was the designated hitter and extended his hitting
streak to a career-high tying 13 games on a second-inning single.NUMBERSThe
Orioles have been swept 18 times in completed series of two or more games.UP
NEXTOrioles: Cobb (5-15) will face Oakland RHP Mike Fiers (11-6) Tuesday night
in the first of a three-game series in Baltimore. Cobb is 3-1 over his last
seven starts, allowing two or fewer runs in six of them.Rays: Will face
Cleveland ace Cory Kluber (18-7), who will be seeking a major league-leading
19th win. Reliever Diego Castillo (3-2) will start for the Rays. Joe
Robbins/Getty ImagesAs always seems to be the case, Tuesday'sMLB trade deadline
has a handful of bigger-name players we want to keep an eye on.Perhaps they're
on a losing team looking to garner assets or they're in the last year of their
deal and the team wants to get something for them before they walk away for
free.Here, we're going to take a look at a couple of players in particular that
present some notable buzz in pitchers Matt Harvey and Kyle Gibson of the
Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins, respectively. Twins Fielding Calls on
GibsonAcross 21 games started, Minnesota Twins starting pitcher Kyle Gibson has
a 3.42 ERA, and hecould be seen as a rare commodity to have for contenders
looking to bolster their rotations.According to Joel Sherman of theNew York
Post,the Twins have received calls on Gibson. However, Gibson isn't a free agent
until after 2019, and Sherman reported the Twins are more focused on trading
walk-year players such as second basemanBrian Dozier and pitchers Zach Duke,
Lance Lynn and Ervin Santana.Though that is their goal at six games under .500
(48-54) [url=http://www.bluejaysfanproshop.com/authentic-brett-anderson-jersey]Brett
Anderson Jersey[/url] , they could probably get a decent haul for Gibson.Teams
like the Philadelphia Phillies, the Athletics and the Atlanta Braves could all
be interested in his services.Brewers Target the Dark KnightAs we've mentioned
here already, this is the time of year that contending ball clubs want to
improve their rotations.According to Jon Morosi of MLB Network, the Brewers and
Cincinnati Reds have had trade talks about the once-great New York Mets pitcher
Matt Harvey:Jon Morosi jonmorosiSource: Matt Harvey trade talks
quot;ongoingquot; between #Brewers and #Reds. MLB MLBNetworkWith the Reds,
Harvey is 5-4 with a 4.50 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings pitched.Prior
to gettingshelled by the Pittsburgh Pirates in his last start, Harvey went five
straight games giving up two earned runs or fewer in his outings.In a trade for
Harvey, it would be hard to imagine the Brewers needing to give up anything of
notable interest, and it could be worth the gamble.He is not the player he was a
few years ago, but if he can help out the bottom of their rotation, Harvey would
be a valuable addition.Statistics courtesy
ofBaseball-ReferenceandESPN.com.