Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
Nobody's gonna slow me down
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving
Ain't nothing gonna break my stride
I'm running and I won't touch ground
Oh no, I've got to keep on moving

- Matt Wilder "Break my Stride"

The Rays need to keep moving forward. The Rays need to finish what has been a wonderful April (14-5) and start even better May. The Rays welcome the Oakland A's(12-8) to town for two game fracas. Oakland currently sits atop of the AL West with a 2 game lead over the LA Angels.

All-time Series: 41-72

Probable Pitchers

Tue, Apr 27 Oakland 7:10 PM Davis (1-1) Sheets (1-1)
Wed, Apr 28 Oakland 7:10 PM Shields (2-0) Braden (2-0)

Blast from the Past

Today, we take a look at May 25, 2005 where the Devil Rays would put a 10 spot against the visiting Athletics. This was game Damon Hollins hit 5 home run and Travis Phelps chimed in with second homer in as many nights.

Wednesday, May 25, 2005 7:16PM, Tropicana Field
Attendance: 8,785, Time of Game: 3:00

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  2  2    6  9  1
Devil Rays     10  2  0   0  1  0   0  1  X   14 15  3

Oakland Athletics

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2B: K Ginter (3, off J Switzer). TB: B Kielty 2; M Scutaro 2; M Kotsay 2; K Ginter 2; M Ellis; J Kendall. GIDP: E Chavez (4). RBI: M Scutaro 2 (12); K Ginter 2 (18); M Kotsay (22). 2-out RBI: M Scutaro 2. Team LOB: 11. With RISP: 4 for 14. Fielding DP: 2. M Scutaro-M Ellis-N Swisher; M Ellis-M Scutaro-N Swisher. E: E Chavez (8). Baserunning Pickoffs: M Kotsay (2nd base by S Kazmir).

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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2B: N Green (5, off B Reames); J Cantu (8, off J Blanton); J Lugo 2 (7, 1 off J Blanton, 1 off B Reames); T Lee (7, off J Blanton). 3B: C Crawford (3, off J Blanton). HR: J Phelps (4, off J Cruz; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); D Hollins (5, off B Reames; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); C Crawford (5, off B Reames; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF-RF). SF: N Green (1, off J Blanton); A Sanchez (1, off B Reames). HBP: J Cantu (2, by B Reames). TB: C Crawford 7; D Hollins 6; J Phelps 5; J Lugo 4; N Green 3; J Cantu 3; T Lee 2; A Sanchez. GIDP: A Sanchez (3); T Lee (2). RBI: C Crawford 3 (25); N Green 2 (12); A Sanchez 2 (8); J Lugo 2 (23); J Cantu 2 (20); D Hollins (12); T Lee (12); J Phelps (23). 2-out RBI: D Hollins; J Phelps; J Lugo; N Green. Team LOB: 4. With RISP: 8 for 12. Fielding DP: 1. N Green-J Lugo-T Lee. E: N Green (4); J Cantu 2 (6).

Oakland Athletics

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Tampa Bay Devil Rays

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J Switzer faced 4 batters in the 9th inning. Balks: None. WP: B Reames (1); S Kazmir (2). HBP: B Reames (1; J Cantu). IBB: None. Pickoffs: S Kazmir (2; M Kotsay, 2nd base).

So, Draysbay, I turn to you...