7 game skid OVER

[craig01]

Well, it was bound to finally happen..........a 4 game losing streak.

It's a combination of lots of things, but mostly falls onto not knocking in runs in a timely manner. The pitching staff can not be expected to maintain efficiency when they are almost always stuck in a 1-1 game by the fifth inning.

Too much pressure......

Defense has struggled, and Zobrist failing to complete a double play led to the meltdown by Sonnanstine.

Too many runners are not getting advanced. Everyone is to blame there. This team does not move runners with their bats.

Salvage a split with the Tribe, and get some mental rest.....and maybe a right handed bat.

[craig01]

Streak hits 5 losses in a row.

No bats alive again.

Gomes misplays 2 balls in RF. Sometimes a little leaguer might be more adept in RF.

The Rays have failed to manufacture a single run in 45 consecutive innings. WOW.

[craig01]

Six in a row.

Defense continues to miss opportunities. 16 of the 26 runs scored by the Indians in this series have come after two outs.

Rays finally end their non-manufactured run scoreless streak at 53 innings. This seems impossible really.

[craig01]

Seven in a row.

Kazmir won't pitch inside, and rarely throws anything but a FB. His slider is shaky, so he won't use it much.

Hitters are sitting on the outside fastball.

Rays batters are in a total collective slump. Horrible.

[craig01]

Rays end losing streak.

Looked bleak for 7 innings as Rays trailed 1-0.

Zobrist saves the day with a 7th inning 2 run homer.

Balfour was dominating in getting the save.

[Optimus_Steel]

Def interesting to see how the young Rays handle their first adversity of the season.

[craig01]

Two wins in a row! Adversity? Hah!

Was at the saturday night game, Longoria's grand slam was huge, a 10 pitch at bat, with two painful foul balls off his foot.

Garza was dominating getting the win over maybe the best pitcher in baseball, Roy "Doc" Halladay.

[craig01]

Rays get hammered by Oakland.

Trevor Miller was the goat.

Sonnanstine goes seven, allowing only the 3 run dinger early.

Miller and Reyes got blasted.

I'm done with Reyes, his fastball tops off at 84 mph.

[craig01]

Rays win rubber game.

Shields was outstanding in picking up his 9th win.

One game up on the Sox, and the Yanks are coming.

[craig01]

Rays may be getting ready for a run.

Pitching has held up in a plus way, and again is showing signs of dominance.

Defense has returned to a near flawless form.

Bats are showing signs of awakening.

The next two/three weeks could provide some distance between the "you know who's".