Tampa Bay Times Aug 9, 2018
Joey Knight's takeaways from Thursday's Rays-Orioles game
The batting-order demotion (to sixth) hasn't helped Kevin Kiermaier, whose plate struggles are becoming painful to watch. The Gold Glove centerfielder was hitless in his four at-bats Thursday against the Orioles, extending his latest swoon to 1-for-22.
DRaysBay Aug 3, 2018
A Mallex Appreciation
The Rays outfield is looking better since July, and we can thank Mallex Smith Think back to the eve of the 2018 season. Just before Opening Day. The Rays surprised most of us by trading away, in short order, (Corey Dickerson - 120 OPS+) and right fielder (Steven Souza - 121 OPS+). Who would be playing corner outfield? They were looking at Carlos Gomez (32 years old and not a consistent, everyday contributor since 2014) and Mallex Smith (153 career games with an OPS+ of just 86) as the two replacements. Outfield of Pain Flash-forward to early June. Kevin Kiermaier had been on the...
www.bostonherald.com Jul 26, 2018
Romo double duty stops NY
Sergio Romo relieved in the eighth inning, shifted to third base when Jonny Venters replaced him in the ninth, then struck out Brett Gardner to end the game with two on, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 win over the New York Yankees yesterday in St. Petersburg, Fla.Six pitchers combined on a seven-hitter for the Rays, as New York has lost just two series since May, both against Tampa Bay. The Yankees are 14-14 in their last 28 games.Neil Walker hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, but the Rays took a 3-1 lead in the sixth when Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer off Luis Cessa (1-2) and...
DRaysBay Jul 23, 2018
View from the Catwalk: A grand afternoon in St. Pete
Rays history is made, Carlos Gomez has been good, and Kevin Kiermaier is injured again Prior to the bottom of the 9th inning of Sunday afternoon’s Citrus Series finale, the Tampa Bay Rays had played lousily. They had showed signs of life, but way too late as they fell by one run in the first two games of the series. With things looking dim once again on Sunday, the Rays rallied from a 4-1 deficit to load the bases with two outs, and now down, 4-2. Daniel Robertson stepped in and made history as he launched the first walk-off grand slam in franchise history to give the Rays their first...
Tampa Bay Times Jul 21, 2018
Kevin Kiermaier frustrated as injuries continue
ST. PETERSBURG - This season has been quite a pain for Rays centerfielder and centerpiece Kevin Kiermaier.A cold bat, a nagging illness, a searing foul ball we'll come back to shortly and a torn thumb ligament that required surgery, all in the first 2½ weeks, pretty much
Tampa Bay Times Jul 20, 2018
Kiermaier has 'severe bone bruise' in foot, dates back to April injury
Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier left Friday's game in the fifth inning when an injury to his right foot that has bothered him since April flared up with the worst pain he's encountered this season.Kiermaier called the injury a "severe bone bruise" and said he'll have it evaluated
DRaysBay Jul 20, 2018
Rays 5, Marlins 6: Welcome Back Boys
One great inning can’t make up for eight lackluster ones. If you’re a fan of limited early offense and missed opportunities, but also love late-inning runs that’ll break your heart out, you were probably a giant fan of this Rays-Marlins game. A Rays’ loss is quite a way to return from an All-Star Break. Also Kevin Kiermaier might be injured again? It’s impossible to say. The Rays and the Marlins traded a run each in the early innings of the game, then settled into a weird sort of rut. The game sure started nice, with a hustle double on a soft liner by Kevin Kiermaier. Hech knocked...
Tampa Bay Times Jul 20, 2018
Rays' Kevin Kiermaier leaves game with foot discomfort
Rays outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, who missed two months earlier this season with a thumb injury, left Friday night's game against the Marlins with what the team described as "right foot discomfort."It wasn't immediately clear when the injury occurred, nor was there any immediate
Tampa Bay Times Jul 20, 2018
For starters: Rays open second half at home vs. Marlins
Greetings from Tropicana Field, where the Rays come out of the All-Star break with a three-game series against the Marlins. Here's the lineup for Tampa Bay, which dropped two of three to the Marlins in Miami:Kiermaier CFHechavarria SSBauers 1BRobertson
