At this rate, the Rays may never want to return to Tampa the rest of the season. Tampa continues to play sub-par baseball at home, while going out on the road and hitting the tar out of the ball. The Rays started this road trip scoring five runs in three games in Seattle, but as soon as that series was over, they were up to their old road tricks again, sweeping the Angels in Anaheim while out-scoring them 14-5 in the three game series before flying all the way back to the east coast and taking two of three from the Orioles while scoring 16 runs in that series (with all of the runs coming in the last two games). Today they take their road show to Detroit and a date with the Tigers and lefty starter Phil Coke. Coke recently came off the DL from an ankle injury but unfortunately did not have a good return start when he faced the Rangers on June 8. Despite having the benefit of one of the more pitcher-friendly parks in the league, only three of Coke's 10 starts have been in Detroit, and he has yet to win a game there, going 0-2 with a 6.28 ERA compared to compiling a 1-4 record with a 3.38 ERA in nine games (seven starts) on the road. Tampa lost both games of a two-game set against Detroit in May but in 2010 it took six of seven meetings.
Take Rays ML.
Take Rays ML.
and thanks for your insight. Best of luck 
