SB Nation Tampa Bay - D-backs Take Series 2-1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/49019/tb-fave.png2010-06-28T07:50:54-04:00http://tampabay.sbnation.com/rss/stream/13009772010-06-28T07:50:54-04:002010-06-28T07:50:54-04:00Rays Drop Game And Series 2-1 To Diamondbacks
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<p>The biggest proprietor of fail this afternoon, and the whole series, was the offense. They managed just two hits, giving them a total of seven for the series. Get more of Erik <a href="http://www.draysbay.com/2010/6/27/1540051/rays-drop-game-and-series-2-1-to">Hahmann’s thoughts on the game</a> at DRaysBay.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/28/1540898/rays-drop-game-and-series-2-1-toGregg Burrage2010-06-27T10:44:23-04:002010-06-27T10:44:23-04:00Rays Even The Series With A 5-3 Victory
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<p>The Rays even the series with a 5-3 victory as David <a href="http://www.draysbay.com/2010/6/27/1539791/rays-bounce-back-with-5-3-victory">Price strikes out 11</a> for his 11th win.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/27/1539799/rays-even-the-series-with-a-5-3Gregg Burrage2010-06-26T13:27:31-04:002010-06-26T13:27:31-04:00Three No-Hits In A Year. How Can That Happen?
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<p>Twice in a season, only the 9th team in history to “accomplish” that feat.</p>
<p>And <span class="caps">THREE</span> times in 140 games, with two of them being perfect games. No team has ever been no-hit three times in nine-inning games in 12 months. Ever.</p>
<p>Until now.</p>
<p><a href="http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/26/1538386/when-does-one-of-those-things">How is this even possible?</a></p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/26/1538723/three-no-hits-in-a-year-how-canGregg Burrage2010-06-26T13:25:35-04:002010-06-26T13:25:35-04:00Tampa Bay Rays No-Hit For Second Time This Season
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<p>For the second time this season and the third since last July, the <a href="http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/25/1537884/edwin-jackson-no-hitter-diamondbacks-no-hitter-how-many-no-hitters-against-Tampa-Bay">hard-hitting Tampa Bay Rays have been no-hit</a>.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/26/1538721/tampa-bay-rays-no-hit-for-secondGregg Burrage2010-06-25T14:00:40-04:002010-06-25T14:00:40-04:00Preview: Rays Meet Familiar Faces As Series Against D-Backs Begins
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<p>(<a target="_blank" href="http://www.sbnation.com/mlb/events/53795/preview/107541">Sports Network</a>) - There are plenty of storylines to choose from this evening when the <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> and <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tampa Bay Rays</a> begin a three-game set at Tropicana Field.</p>
<p><span>Edwin Jackson</span> will be facing the <a href="https://www.draysbay.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Rays</a> for the first time since being dealt by them after the 2008 campaign, while tonight's tilt will also feature the first meting between the Upton brothers, B.J. and Justin.</p>
<p>More importantly, though, for <span>B.J. Upton</span> and the Rays is they will be trying to string back-to-back wins together after salvaging the finale of their three-game set with the <a href="https://www.gaslampball.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">San Diego Padres</a> on Thursday. Upton, <span>Kelly Shoppach</span> and <span>Carlos Pena</span> each hit solo home runs while <span>Willy Aybar</span> donated a two-run single for the Rays in the 5-3 win.</p>
<p><span>Matt Garza</span> (8-5) got the win as over eight innings of work he was charged with three runs on six hits. He added five strikeouts to win for the third time in his past four starts.</p>
<p>"It's been rolling the wrong way for way too long, man, come on," Tampa manager Joe Maddon said. "That was a thought I had during the game. The only way the roll comes back to you is if you keep pushing, if you keep grinding, you keep trying. If you stop doing that, the momentum keeps rolling in your face. We were able to push the momentum back the other way today, and that's a good thing."</p>
<p>The win was just the second in the last eight games for the Rays, who now trail the first-place <a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Yankees</a> by two games in the American League East.</p>
<p>Hoping to keep the Rays in the win column tonight will be righty <span>Jeff Niemann</span>, who is 6-1 with a 2.84 earned run average. Niemann did not get a decision on Saturday in Florida, as he allowed two runs and four hits in six innings of a 9-8 win.</p>
<p>This will be his first appearance against the D-Backs, who will pin their hopes on the right-handed Jackson. Jackson pitched for the Rays from 2006-08, but was dealt to Detroit following his career-best 14 win campaign.</p>
<p>"I have good memories everywhere I played, but they're memories," Jackson said. "I'm with a new team -- it's a new start. Sometimes the past is the past, and you have to keep moving with the present."</p>
<p>Jackson faced another former team on Saturday in the <a href="https://www.blessyouboys.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tigers</a> and he picked up the win, surrendering four runs (three earned) and nine hits in 7 2/3 innings to up his record to 4-6 to go along with a 5.05 ERA.</p>
<p>He beat the Rays the only other time he faced them, giving up three runs in eight innings.</p>
<p>Arizona enters tonight's tilt having lost two in a row after taking the opener of their three-game set with the New York <a href="https://www.pinstripealley.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Yankees</a>. The <a href="https://www.azsnakepit.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Diamondbacks</a> lost the finale on Wednesday, 6-5, in 10 innings.</p>
<p>After <span>Curtis Granderson</span> put the Yanks ahead in the top half of the 10th with a home run, Arizona loaded the bases with no outs, but <span>Mariano Rivera</span> retired the next three batters, sending the D-Backs to their seventh loss in nine tries.</p>
<p>Arizona took two of three from the Rays the last time these teams met back in 2007.</p>
<p>Editor's Note: Check out <a href="http://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/26/1536558/series-preview-rays-vs-diamondbacks">Josh Q's preview of the series</a>.</p>
https://tampabay.sbnation.com/2010/6/25/2316971/preview-rays-meet-familiar-faces-as-series-against-d-backs-beginsEvan Dunlap