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| 2014 Tampa Bay Rays | ||
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| League | American League | |
| Division | East | |
| Ballpark | Tropicana Field | |
| City | St. Petersburg, Florida | |
| Record | 77–85 (.475) | |
| Divisional place | 4th | |
| Owners | Stuart Sternberg | |
| General managers | Andrew Friedman (de facto) | |
| Managers | Joe Maddon | |
| Television | Sun Sports (Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson, Todd Kalas) | |
| Radio | Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) (Andy Freed, Dave Wills, Todd Kalas) WGES (Spanish) (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) | |
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The Tampa Bay Rays 2014 season was the Rays' 17th season of Major League Baseball and the seventh as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The team finished at 77–85, their first losing season as the "Rays".
Season standings
American League East
| AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | 0.593 | — | 50–31 | 46–35 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 12 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 13 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 25 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
American League Wild Card
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | 0.605 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | 0.593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | 0.556 |
| Wild Card teams (Top 2 teams qualify for postseason) |
W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | +1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | 0.543 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | 0.537 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | 0.525 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | 0.519 | 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | 0.512 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | 0.475 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | 0.438 | 17 |
| Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | 0.432 | 18 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 21 |
Record vs. opponents
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2014 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Baltimore | — | 11–8 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 6–1 | 11–8 | 12–8 |
| Boston | 8–11 | — | 4–3 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 4–3 | 6–1 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 7–12 | 9–11 |
| Chicago | 1–5 | 3–4 | — | 9–10 | 9–10 | 3–3 | 6–13 | 1–5 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 11–9 |
| Cleveland | 4–3 | 5–2 | 10–9 | — | 8–11 | 5–2 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 6–1 | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Detroit | 5–1 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 11–8 | — | 4–3 | 13–6 | 3–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 12–8 |
| Houston | 3–4 | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 3–4 | — | 3–3 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 8–11 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–15 |
| Kansas City | 4–3 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 9–10 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 3–3 | 11–8 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 15–5 |
| Los Angeles | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 12–7 | 3–3 | — | 7–0 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 14–5 | 5–2 | 12–8 |
| Minnesota | 3–4 | 2–4 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 10–9 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 0–7 | — | 3–4 | 1–6 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 9–11 |
| New York | 6–13 | 12–7 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | — | 2–4 | 3–3 | 8–11 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 13–7 |
| Oakland | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 9–10 | 6–1 | 4–2 | — | 9–10 | 4–2 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 13–7 |
| Seattle | 2–5 | 5–1 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 10–9 | — | 4–3 | 9–10 | 4–3 | 9–11 |
| Tampa Bay | 7–12 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 11–8 | 2–4 | 3–4 | — | 5–2 | 8–11 | 10–10 |
| Texas | 1–6 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 8–11 | 1–5 | 5–14 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 2–5 | — | 2–4 | 10–10 |
| Toronto | 8–11 | 12–7 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 11–8 | 4–2 | — | 13–7 |
Regular season summary
The Rays 2014 season started out harsh entering May. Tampa Bay went 11–16 since opening day and was struggling to move up in the American League East early on. In addition to their rough first month of baseball, May did not do any favors. In May the Rays posted a 12–17 record. To make things worse, 2014 was being played without Matt Moore in their rotation and numerous other injuries (along with Moore's) may have begun to take a toll on the Rays' recent tendencies to make playoff runs.
In June the Rays went 13–16 and followed that with an amazing July where they won 17 games and lost only 6. During the All Star Break, David Price was recognized as the only Tampa Bay representative. Price, Zobrist, and a few other Rays were in the midst of trade rumors. Price was dealt to the Detroit Tigers at the trade deadline in a three-way deal with Seattle. The Rays acquired Nick Franklin from Seattle and Drew Smyly from Detroit. Some analysts felt the Rays deserved more for David Price. After all, they gave the Tigers the 2012 American League Cy Young Award Winner to their rotation. (Detroit now had the previous three Cy Young Award winners in the American League in their rotation)
Season log
Regular season
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March/April (11–16)
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