WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 at NEW YORK YANKEES RH Jake Odorizzi (10-11, 3.84) Vs
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2014 at NEW YORK YANKEES RH Jake Odorizzi (10-11, 3.84) vs. LH Chris Capuano (1-2, 4.40) First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. | Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY | TV: Sun Sports | Radio: WDAE 620 AM, WGES 680 AM (Spanish) Game No: 146 (70-75) | Road Game No.: 71 (37-33) | All-Time Game No.: 2,736 (1,265-1,470) | All-Time Road Game: 1,367 (566-800) March: 1-0 | April: 10-16 | May: 12-17 | June: 13-16 | July: 17-6 | August: 13-16 | September: 4-4 | Since the All-Star Break: 26-22 RAY MATTER—The Rays opened this 6-game road trip with last night’s THEY DESERVE BETTER—Rays starters own a 3.47 ERA this season— 4-3 win…Rays have won 3 of their last 4 games and are trying to win back- 2nd lowest in the AL and 5th lowest in the majors…going back to 1977, only to-back series for the first time in 3 weeks…Rays are 8-10 since starting a one AL team has had its starting staff finish the season with a lower ERA and stretch of 26 straight games vs. AL East opponents…the Rays have lost finish below .500: the 1983 Texas Rangers…since 1989 only two AL teams 14 of 23 games since returning to .500 (61-61) the night of Aug 15, which have had their starting staffs finish with a lower ERA and not made the post- capped off a 37-19 stretch at the time…at this point the Rays would need season: 1989 California Angels and the 2012 Rays…in their last 34 games, to go at least 12-5 to finish with a winning record for a 7th consecutive sea- Rays starters have allowed more than 3 ER only 4 times, but are only 11-8… son…the season broken into three segments: Rays starters have a 2.76 ERA (208.1-IP, 64-ER) during that span.
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