Upcoming Series:
Tampa Bay Devil Rays vs. Anaheim Angels
Angel Stadium, Anaheim, California
:
Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 10-17, .370 (RD: 4-10), t-5th AL East, -7.5
Anaheim Angels: 15-13, .536 (HM: 7-5), t-2nd AL West, -1.0
Season series: 0-0, 1st meeting.
Pitching Matchups:
05/06: Todd Ritchie (1-1, 4.09) vs. Ramon Ortiz (1-3, 7.58)
05/07: Jeremi Gonzalez (3-2, 5.30) vs. Kelvim Escobar (1-4, 6.40)
05/08: Jeff Suppan (1-3, 6.12) vs. Bartolo Colon (4-2, 5.40)
05/09: Mark Hendrickson (2-1, 3.67) vs. Jarrod Washburn (4-2, 3.67)
Series Preview:
The Anaheim Angels are in a tight battle in the AL West, where the four clubs are separated by less than three games. Meanwhile, the Devil Rays are in a free fall, losing eight of their previous ten games. With Tampa's season is disarray, Anaheim will be looking to use this series to get themselves back into first place in the West.
Tampa Bay News: (05/03-05/05)
- 05/03:
-CF Jason Romano was sent from Double-A Orlando to Single-A Bakersfield.
- 05/04:
-SP Juan Dominguez was claimed off waivers from Milwaukee and assigned to Triple-A Durham.
- 05/05:
-SP Rob Bell increased his lower body strenght, resulting in his duration rising.
Around the League (05/03-05/05)
Transactions:
- 05/03:
-San Francisco signed free agent 3B Mike Lowell to a one-year contract worth $2,052,000.
- 05/04:
-Colorado claimed SP Matt Kinney off waivers from Milwaukee.
-Tampa Bay claimed SP Juan Dominguez off waivers from Milwaukee.
Injuries:
- 05/03:
-Cleveland MR Matt Miller was injured while throwin a ball. He will be sidelined for about 5 weeks with back spasms.
- 05/05:
-Oakland RF Jermaine Dye broke his hand while making a catch and will be out for 5 weeks.
-Los Angeles SP Wilson Alvarez pulled his rotator cuff muscle and will be day-to-day for about 3-4 weeks.
-Chicago cub RF Sammy Sosa strained a rib cage muscle and will be day-to-say for about a week.
American League East Standings: (05/06)
Code:
Team W-L PCT GB Streak Last 10
New York 18-10 .643 - W1 8-2
Boston 16-13 .552 2.5 L1 5-5
Toronto 14-14 .500 4.0 L1 6-5
Baltimore 11-18 .379 7.5 L1 4-6
Tampa Bay 10-17 .370 7.5 W1 2-8