| 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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TheTampa Bay Rays 2014 season was theRays' 17th season ofMajor League Baseball and the seventh as the "Rays" (all atTropicana Field). The team finished at 77–85, their first losing season as the "Rays".
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 50–31 | 46–35 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 12 | 43–38 | 41–40 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 13 | 46–35 | 37–44 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 36–45 | 41–40 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 34–47 | 37–44 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 98 | 64 | .605 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 96 | 66 | .593 |
| Detroit Tigers | 90 | 72 | .556 |
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Royals | 89 | 73 | .549 | +1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 88 | 74 | .543 | — |
| Seattle Mariners | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1 |
| Cleveland Indians | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 |
| New York Yankees | 84 | 78 | .519 | 4 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 83 | 79 | .512 | 5 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 77 | 85 | .475 | 11 |
| Chicago White Sox | 73 | 89 | .451 | 15 |
| Boston Red Sox | 71 | 91 | .438 | 17 |
| Houston Astros | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
| Minnesota Twins | 70 | 92 | .432 | 18 |
| Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 21 |

| Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
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| 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 |
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 withoutMatt 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 theAll 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 theDetroit Tigers at the trade deadline in a three-way deal withSeattle. The Rays acquiredNick Franklin from Seattle andDrew 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)
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Pitchers
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Note: All batting and pitching leaders in each category are inbold.
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
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| Vince Belnome | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .100 | 0 |
| Curt Casali | 30 | 72 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | 83 | 238 | 24 | 59 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 19 | .248 | 0 |
| Yunel Escobar | 137 | 476 | 33 | 123 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 39 | .258 | 1 |
| Cole Figueroa | 23 | 43 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .233 | 0 |
| Logan Forsythe | 110 | 301 | 32 | 67 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 26 | .223 | 2 |
| Nick Franklin | 11 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .206 | 1 |
| Brandon Guyer | 97 | 259 | 37 | 69 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 26 | .266 | 6 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 84 | 225 | 18 | 49 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 34 | .218 | 1 |
| Desmond Jennings | 123 | 479 | 64 | 117 | 30 | 2 | 10 | 36 | .244 | 15 |
| Matt Joyce | 140 | 418 | 51 | 106 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 52 | .254 | 2 |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 108 | 331 | 35 | 87 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 35 | .263 | 5 |
| James Loney | 155 | 600 | 59 | 174 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 69 | .290 | 4 |
| Evan Longoria | 162 | 624 | 83 | 158 | 26 | 1 | 22 | 91 | .253 | 5 |
| José Molina | 80 | 225 | 4 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .178 | 3 |
| Wil Myers | 87 | 325 | 37 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 35 | .222 | 6 |
| Sean Rodriguez | 96 | 237 | 30 | 50 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 41 | .211 | 2 |
| Jerry Sands | 12 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .190 | 0 |
| Alí Solís | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | 146 | 570 | 83 | 155 | 34 | 3 | 10 | 52 | .272 | 10 |
| Pitcher Totals | 162 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .045 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 162 | 5516 | 612 | 1361 | 263 | 24 | 117 | 586 | .247 | 63 |
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K |
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| Chris Archer | 10 | 9 | 3.33 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 194.2 | 177 | 85 | 72 | 72 | 173 |
| Grant Balfour | 2 | 6 | 4.91 | 65 | 0 | 12 | 62.1 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 57 |
| Érik Bédard | 4 | 6 | 4.76 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 75.2 | 84 | 46 | 40 | 29 | 64 |
| Jeff Beliveau | 0 | 0 | 2.63 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 24.0 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Heath Bell | 1 | 1 | 7.27 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 17.1 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 8 | 12 |
| Brad Boxberger | 5 | 2 | 2.37 | 63 | 0 | 2 | 64.2 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 104 |
| Alex Cobb | 10 | 9 | 2.87 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 166.1 | 142 | 56 | 53 | 47 | 149 |
| Alex Colomé | 2 | 0 | 2.66 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23.2 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Steve Geltz | 0 | 1 | 3.24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| Brandon Gomes | 2 | 2 | 3.71 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 34.0 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 24 |
| Jeremy Hellickson | 1 | 5 | 4.52 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 63.2 | 71 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 54 |
| Nate Karns | 1 | 1 | 4.50 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Josh Lueke | 1 | 2 | 5.64 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 30.1 | 38 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 19 |
| Jake McGee | 5 | 2 | 1.89 | 73 | 0 | 19 | 71.1 | 48 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 90 |
| Matt Moore | 0 | 2 | 2.70 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| Jake Odorizzi | 11 | 13 | 4.13 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 168.0 | 156 | 79 | 77 | 59 | 174 |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo | 3 | 3 | 3.69 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 31.2 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 26 |
| Joel Peralta | 3 | 4 | 4.41 | 69 | 0 | 1 | 63.1 | 60 | 31 | 31 | 15 | 74 |
| David Price | 11 | 8 | 3.11 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 170.2 | 156 | 68 | 59 | 23 | 189 |
| Cesar Ramos | 2 | 6 | 3.70 | 43 | 7 | 0 | 82.2 | 73 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 66 |
| C.J. Riefenhauser | 0 | 0 | 8.44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Drew Smyly | 3 | 1 | 1.70 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 47.2 | 25 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 44 |
| Kirby Yates | 0 | 2 | 3.75 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 36.0 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 42 |
| Team Totals | 77 | 85 | 3.56 | 162 | 162 | 37 | 1463.2 | 1292 | 625 | 579 | 482 | 1437 |