Inside Pitch Podcast

For the second straight night, the Tampa Bay Rays saw the aems they trust to get three outs late in a game fail them, as Oliver Drake and Emilio Pagan allowed five runs in the tenth inning of an 8-4 defeat to the Yankees. Steve Carney asks who can you trust now?

The Tampa Bay Rays failed to finish off a three-game sweep of the Orioles. Steve also talks with Brandon Lowe about being named a injury replacement for the All-Star Game, and the seeding of the eight players for the Home Run Derby have been released.

The Rays can sweep the Baltimore Orioles out of town with a win today. Steve discusses Tuesday night's win at Tropicana Field, plus with Logan Morrison back out on the market, could a reunion with Tampa Bay be a possibility, and John Sterling will miss the upcoming weekend series in St. Petersburg

The Rays start the month of July with a third consecutive win, taking the opener from the Baltimore Orioles. Steve Carney talks with left-hander Ryan Yarbrough, who pitched Monday on short rest, about the vibe in the clubhouse starting to return to the feeling they had at the beginning of the year. Also, with the death of Tyler Skaggs, Steve remembers the pitcher he saw just three weeks ago.

The Tampa Bay Rays finish the weekend against the Texas Rangers with their first series win in three weeks. Steve Carney discusses Blake Snell's strong start, what Tays hitters did right, and why every Major League team should pray that Joey Gallo bunts. Also, we talk with both outfielder Austin Meadows and pitcher Charlie Morton after they learned they had been named to the American League All-Star Team roster.

Brendan McKay made his big league debut Saturday, and lived up to the hype of being the top pitching prospect in the Rays organization. Hear from his catcher Travis d'Arnaud on what the left-hander did right. Also, a wild affair between the Yankees and Red Sox took place across the pond. How does that affect how baseball is viewed internationally?

After playing 18 innings Thursday, the Rays came out flat and dropped a 5-0 decision to the Texas Rangers in a game that saw some of the weirdest moments ever in a baseball game. Also, hear from Rays top pitching prospect Brendan McKay, who makes his major league debut today.

Tampa Bay ends what has been a brutal road trip by taking an 18-inning game victory from the Minnesota Twins, but the heavy use of the pitching staff means they're going to have to bite the bullet and bring up their top pitching prospect, Brendan McKay for a start this weekend.

The Rays fall again in Minneapolis, ensuring they will not win a single series in this ten-game road trip. Also, hear from Stephen Bronfman on the possibility of bringing baseball in some way, shape, or form back to Montreal

Hear from the Rays principal owner, who spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday on his plan to share the team with Montreal, plus the reigning Cy Young Award winner has another poor outing as Tampa Bay falls in Minnesota.