Rays Vs. Mets: Tampa Bay Offense Struggles As Rays Lose Again

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Mets Vs. Rays: Tampa Bay Looks To Avoid Sweep

After two blowout losses to the New York Mets, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to end the seres on a positive note when the two sides square off on Thursday afternoon. With the two losses in a row, the Rays (35-27) have dropped to third place in the American League East, two games behind the first-place New York Yankees.

Jeremy Hellickson (4-2, 2.65 ERA) will take the mound for Tampa Bay, and his counterpart will be Johan Santana (3-3, 2.96) for New York. Despite a 2.55 ERA over his last eight starts, Hellickson only has one win during that time due to a sustained lack of run support. Santana is coming off a rough outing (six earned runs, four home runs allowed) against the Yankees in his last start, which followed up his no-hitter from the previous week.

The game is scheduled to begin at 1:10 p.m., and it will be televised on Sun Sports.

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Mets V.s Rays Final Score: Tampa Bay Can't Figure Out R.A. Dickey, Lose 9-1

The Tampa Bay Rays found themselves in a 7-0 hole to the New York Mets after six innings of work, as starting pitcher David Price lasted just five innings, but the Rays offense couldn't do much to help him out. Tampa Bay struggled to get runners on base and figure out R.A. Dickey's knuckle ball. Dickey pitched a complete game, giving up just a single hit and set a new record for most innings without an earned run at 32.2.

B.J. Upton picked up the Rays only hit in their 9-1 loss, but they've now dropped two in a row to the Mets and will try to avoid being swept on Thursday. The team will need score a heck of a lot more runs however, as their offense has been limited to just three runs total so far in the series.

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Mets Vs. Rays Score Update: New York Jumps Out To 5-0 Lead

The Tampa Bay Rays dropped their open game against the New York Mets 11-2 in another interleague series. In game two of the series, the Rays seem to be in the same course as David Price's nice outing turned ugly mid-way through. Price had struck out eight batters through five innings of work, but started to get knocked around by the Mets offense in the fifth inning.

New York scored three runs in the fifth inning and added two more runs in the very next inning to push their lead to 5-0 over the Rays. Tampa struggled to answer the bell however, because Mets pitcher R.A. Dickey's knuckle ball gave the Rays offense fits. Tampa managed just one hit through the first five innings as Dickey struck out nine batters.

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Rays Vs. Mets Lineups: Ben Zobrist Out Again For Tampa

The Rays continue interleague play at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night against the Mets. Pitchers continue to take batting practice in preparation for their upcoming trip to Washington and Philadelphia. But they'll get the benefit of the DH for the next five games. Hideki Matsui will hit fifth as the DH on Wednesday against knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Ben Zobrist will miss his second straight game.

The Rays were hammered on Tuesday night when New York put together a six-run rally in the seventh inning. David Price will take the hill in Game 2 and try to even the series.

Rays Lineup

Desmond Jennings, LF
Carlos Pena, 1B
B. J. Upton, CF
Matt Joyce, RF
Hideki Matsui, DH
Sean Rodriguez, 2B
Jose Lobaton, C
Elliot Johnson, SS
Will Rhymes, 3B

Mets Lineup

Andres Torres, CF
Daniel Murphy, 2B
David Wright, 3B
Scott Hairston, RF
Jason Bay, LF
Vinny Rottino, DH
Ike Davis, 1B
Mike Nickeas, C
Omar Quintanilla, SS

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Mets Vs. Rays: Potential Pitcher's Duel As David Price Squares Off Against R.A. Dickey

After winning four games in a row, including a sweep over the cross-state Marlins, the Tampa Bay Rays are looking for another interleague win over the New York Mets. They lost on Tuesday night, and will try to rebound behind David Price on Wednesday.

Price won his last two starts, surrendering just one run in both games. The lefty has won four of his five starts at home, where he owns a 0.96 ERA. A win on Wednesday would be the ninth of the season for Price.

Mets starter R.A. Dickey could get a tenth win with a successful outing. Dickey has been pitching very well for the Mets, allowing just one earned run in his last four starts. The last time he was tagged with a loss was April 18.

The game starts at 7:10 p.m. at Tropicana Field. Fans watch it live on Sun Sports.

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Mets Vs. Rays Recap: New York Crushes Tampa With Big 7th-Inning Rally

The Tampa Bay Rays dropped the opening game of their series against the Mets on Tuesday night. The game went into the seventh at 3-2 before it all came unraveled for Tampa, as the Mets poured it on and put six runs on the board. Remarkably, the six-run rally started after Alex Cobb retired the first two batters of the inning. And then J.P. Howell didn't exactly pick up his starter. Daniel Murphy opened it up with a two-run single up the middle and then Ike Davis capped it off with a three-run shot to right. It was 9-2 when it was all said and done.

The Rays offense, meanwhile, was shut out after a two-run first inning. Chris Young danced around nine hits and two walks in 5.2 innings of work to keep the Rays off the board. The New York bullpen pitched 3.1 hitless innings as their offense ran away with it. David Price will try to even the series on Wednesday for Tampa, with the Mets countering with R.A. Dickey on the mound.

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Rays Vs. Mets: Tuesday Starting Lineups

The Tampa Bay Rays, looking for their fifth consecutive win, host the New York Mets at Tropicana Field on Tuesday for the the first time in 11 years. And as of late, the Rays' bats are hot. In their last four games, they have outscored opponents, 29-10. While looking to continue that offensive streak, Tampa Bay will send Alex Cobb to the mound, who is 2-2 this season with a 4.13 ERA. He will be opposite the Mets' Chris Young, who will be making just his second start this season after coming off surgery to his right shoulder in April.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. EST in St. Petersburg, Fla. The game will be televised by Sun Sports.

Mets (32-29)

Kirk Nieuwenhuis CF
Jordany Valdespin DH
David Wright 3B
Lucas Duda RF
Daniel Murphy 2B
Ike Davis 1B
Jason Bay LF
Josh Thole C
Omar Quintanilla SS

Rays (35-25)

Desmond Jenning LF
Carlos Pena 1B
B.J. Upton CF
Matt Joyce RF
Hideki Matsui DH
Will Rhymes 3B
Jose Molina C
Elliot Johnson SS
Sean Rodriguez 2B

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