Rays Game 2 Starter Freddy Peralta: ‘Everything Changed’ when Mets Traded Me

Rays Game 2 starter Freddy Peralta: ‘Everything changed’ when Mets traded me

Given how poorly the first half of his season went, few could have imagined Freddy Peralta getting the ball to start Game 2 of the ALDS on Monday night and potentially giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-0 series lead over the New York Yankees.  But when it comes to the New York Mets, the...

Rays hand ball to rejuvenated Peralta for ALDS Game 2 start

ST. PETERSBURG -- After the Rays’ regular-season finale last Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, manager Kevin Cash summoned his starting rotation for a brief meeting to run through their pitching plans for the American League Division Series. Well, “brief” might not even do it justice.

Rays' Freddy Peralta to start Game 2 of ALDS vs. Yankees