Inside Pitch Podcast

The Rays drop their fourth straight, and Steve Carney points out that if this team wants to have any chance of playing beyond the final game of the regular season, they'll need to sort out their problems with the pitching staff.

We learned Thursday afternoon that the family of Rays minor-league pitcher Blake Bivens were the victims of a senseless act of violence, and it serves as a reminder that this is a game we discuss.

Steve Carney discusses the death of the founder of the Tampa Bay Rays and the influence he had on the team's success after he relinquished control, plus his philanthropy and how young people around the Tampa Bay region can thank him for supporting their programs.

The Rays saw their chances of getting a series win in Baltimore go up in smoke after dropping the finale at Camden Yards. Steve explains both why Tampa Bay is likely going to have to grin and bear the pitching woes created because of the injuries to Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow, and Yonny Chirinos, and what happened to keep you from getting Sunday's episode of the show

The Rays used a big-second inning to beat up on the Orioles Friday night, and Steve feels the pitching staff needed that low-stress victory more than anyone. Pus, we start to look at what the pitching staff might look like if the team plays beyond the regular season.

The Rays withstood a couple of early errors, then more than two hours of rain in Baltimore to defeat the Orioles in the start of their weekend series. Steve discusses the final five weeks of the regular season and the magic number he believes Tampa Bay needs to reach the postseason. Plus, Justin Verlander's vendetta with the media has reached his former home in Detroit.

After dropping the first two games of the series, and doing a really good job of trying to lose the third, the Tampa Bay Rays come back in the bottom of the ninth to walk off the finale of their series against the Mariners. Hear from manager Kevin Cash. Plus, find out about the story of the funniest baseball card photo of all time, and another reason why you should stay away from "gas station Viagra."

Tampa Bay drops a second straight game to the Seattle Mariners, who have now won 14 of their last 18 games in St. Petersburg. Hear from outfielder Kevin Kiermaier, who places the blame for this latest stumble squarely on the bats

As great as the walkoff wins against Detroit on Saturday and Sunday were, Monday's performance against Seattle was just as lethargic from both the starting pitching and hitting outlooks. Hear manager Kevin Cash's comments from after the game. Also, Steve Carney compares Brendan McKay's struggles this year to the struggles Blake Snell had in 2017, and we detail what the roles of Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Yonny Chirinos come September.

Tampa Bay fiishes up its weekend series with Detroit with a second straight day of celebrations on the field thanks to a 5-4 walkoff win. Hear from manager Kevin Cash on taking two of three from the Tigers. Also, reliever Nick Anderson gives you his thoughts on our friend Tom Krasniqi's first pitch from Friday, plus we preview the upcoming week against Seattle and Baltimore.