Rays and Red sox open 3-game series tonight at the Trop

 

We have had a couple of surprises during this current MLB season, starting with the bad run of the Mariners, who were suppouses to be at the top of the game with their current roster of young, talented players, and now are the Tampa Bay Rays whom have being playing outstandingly during the past 3 months and are currently heading the American League East.

What is more interesting is the new rivalry that has come up as a result of the rebirth of a franchise that hasn’t done as good in their 10 year-run at the major leagues, now Red Sox and Rays games are more interesting than Red Sox and Yankees encounters and the Tropicana field has become a true nightmare for the Sox when they have to come to Florida and face their new nemesis.

The Red Sox are opening a 3 game series against the Rays at the Trop tonight, and they are hoping that their best pitcher, Josh Beckett can deliver some of his best baseball in order to de-throne Tampa Bay from the first place.

Remember Hideki Okajima? Well he was the Sox hero last season, but the relief pitcher hasn’t played at his best this year and Boston is not really counting on him, on the other hand, the Rays will be lining their 3 best picthers for tonight, as James Shields, Matt Garza, and Scott Kazmir, in that order, will be the ones who will make an attempt to win this first game of the series.

Good for the Rays, I hope they will continue to progress and make it to the world series.