The Rays Tank: All Smyles in Baltimore

I mean...

Since trade sending David Price to Tigers & Drew Smyly to Rays, only one has pitched like ace. • Smyly: 3-1, 1.50 ERA • Price: 1-2, 4.41 ERA

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) August 28, 2014

David Price allowed more runs in the 3rd inning tonight (8) than Drew Smyly has allowed in 5 starts with the Rays (6).

— Jonah Keri (@jonahkeri) August 28, 2014

Smyly has now gone 7 IP or more in 4 straight starts. Before that, he'd finished 7 IP only 3 times in 37 career starts. #TheDeepEnd

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) August 28, 2014

We've had some really good performances from our pitchers in recent years. What Smyly's been doing ranks up there with any of them.

— Joe Maddon (@RaysJoeMaddon) August 28, 2014

He can stay, we'll keep him. Keep on keepin' on, Smyly. We like your wins.

Oh, but Tigers fans, please don't boo DP. Thanks!

Links:

- You probably haven't noticed, but Ben Zobrist is having a pretty great season. Danny explains.

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- "Hepatitis C U L8R!" HILARIOUS JOKE GUYS. (This isn't funny, Boston).

- ICYMI, as Ian said in yesterday's Tank, "Bradley Woodrum is a serious baseball writer."

#themoreyouknow

- Oh and hey, WHAT A PLAY by Andrelton Simmons:

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