DRaysBay Jun 20, 2022
Rays 2, Yankees 4: Ugh, these guys again?
Photo by Tyler Schank/ Injuries aplenty made this one a real bummer. It seems like every time I turn around the Rays are playing the Yankees (no one point out the regularity with which divisional rivals play, I know, but it feels like 190 times a season, not 19). And with the Yankees maintaining a strong lead in the AL East, the games between these two clubs feels like they matter more than usual. This time around it was a battle of the aces (it feels exceptionally strange to call Shane McClanahan the team’s “ace” but at this point I think he’s earned himself...
Pinstripe Alley Jun 20, 2022
NYY @ TB: Gerrit Cole vs. Shane McClanahan
Photo by Julio Aguilar/ It’s a helluva pitching matchup tonight at the Trop. After a rare loss on Sunday afternoon to the Blue Jays that snapped their nine-game winning streak, the Yankees will look to start another one tonight in Tampa Bay. The Yankees and Rays squared off just last week at Yankee Stadium, with New York sweeping the series in a dramatic finish capped by Anthony Rizzo’s walk-off home run. This emphatic statement knocked Kevin Cash’s club back to a double-digit deficit in the AL East standings. Now, the two teams will go head-to-head just a few...
Blogging the Bombers | New York Daily News Jun 15, 2022
Nestor Cortes outduels Shane McClanahan as Yankees beat Rays, 4-3
Nestor Cortes and the Bombers bullpen held off the Rays bats to beat their young lefty Shane McClanahan in the Yankees 4-3 win over Tampa Bay at the Stadium.
Pinstripe Alley Jun 15, 2022
NYY vs. TB: Nestor Cortes vs. Shane McClanahan
Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports It’s a blockbuster battle of the lefties in the Bronx tonight. The Yankees got just the bounce-back outing they were hoping for out of Gerrit Cole, taking the first game of the series against the Rays, 2-0. The win sets the tone for the tough slate of games facing the team, with series against the Rays, Blue Jays, and Astros as part of a larger stretch of 20 games in 20 days acting as a mid-season litmus test. Tonight, we get to see two of the best starting pitchers in baseball duke it out. Nestor Cortes gets the ball for his 12th start...
DRaysBay Jun 9, 2022
Rays 2, Cardinals 1: Sugar Shane McClanahan Makes The Sweep Sweet
Photo by Mike Carlson/ Tampa Bay Rays sweep the St. Louis Cardinals led by an amazing pitching performance from Shane McClanahan Tropicana Field turned into a dueling ground for just under two hours today with the Tampa Bay Rays emerging the victors. Before sharing some of the key moments of the on-field play, there was a special moment before the third inning when the Rays played a video tribute to honor Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina. I missed the opening part of the video, but here’s some of the tribute that the #Rays did for Albert Pujols and Yadier Molina....
