• The Guardians' Triston McKenzie, activated from the 60-day injured list before the game, issued a career-high six walks in 1 2/3 innings. (cbsnews.com)
  • Third baseman Dewey Creacy led the EWL by appearing in 63 games and playing 538 innings. (wikipedia.org)
  • The veteran right-hander would bring innings and a professionalism that plays well in any clubhouse. (mlb.com)
  • The right-hander gave up seven runs in two-plus innings and was booed when he departed. (foxnews.com)
  • Right-hander Yovani Gallardo was scheduled to make his third spring training start Saturday and was likely to go about four innings. (chicagotribune.com)
  • It's unclear when he will pitch next, especially since right-handers Chris Tillman and Tyler Wilson will log most of the innings in Sunday's home Grapefruit League game against the Rays. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Quintana entered with an 0-2 record and 10.13 ERA and - despite striking out nine - departed with a 10.59 ERA, the highest mark for a pitcher in his first five games (minimum 15 innings) with the Angels, topping Trevor Bell's 9.53 ERA in 2009 and Julio Teheran's 9.17 ERA in 2020. (latimes.com)
  • JosĂ© Quintana, who started in place of Shohei Ohtani, gave up five runs in 3 2/3 innings and took the loss in the Angels' 7-3 defeat to the Rays. (latimes.com)
  • The Rays scored six times in the first two innings, then broke the game open with three runs in the sixth off Chad Durbin. (foxsports.com)
  • A week ago, the Tampa Bay Rays were feeling pretty low after squandering a late lead in a heartbreaking 6-5 loss to the New York Yankees in 11 innings. (abcactionnews.com)
  • The Rays got another good outing from their bullpen, with Brad Boxberger (3-3), Romo, Tommy Hunter and Alex Colome combining for five scoreless innings after Blake Snell left with two on and none out in the fifth. (abcactionnews.com)
  • The right-hander allowed two runs, six hits and struck out 10 in five innings. (yahoo.com)
  • Ryan Yarbrough, who was called up from Triple-A Durham, worked a solid 5-1/3 innings, though he allowed a pair of two-run homers in the Rays' 4-1 loss to the Blue Jays Thursday in Toronto. (tampabay.com)
  • Wacha has seen action in two games this season and has allowed three hits, one earned run, and struck out nine batters in 9.1 innings of work. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Kluber has pitched in two games this season and has allowed seven hits, two earned runs, and struck out nine batters in 9.2 innings pitched. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Rays starter Shane McClanahan held the Jays lineup to one run on four hits in seven innings while outfielder Luke Raley did his best Shohei Ohtani impression, pitching on Tuesday and then hitting a home run on Wednesday as the Rays earned an easy 7-3 win. (covers.com)
  • The Rays should jump out to an early lead in this one and hold the lead through five innings. (covers.com)
  • Yarbrough (3-1), recalled before the game after a stint at Triple-A Durham, allowed two runs and four hits in a career-high 7 1/3 innings. (ksl.com)
  • But the right-hander wasn't nearly as effective this time, yielding eight hits in the first four innings and 12 in 5 1/3. (ksl.com)
  • Gomez pitched two scoreless innings in Thursday's game against the Blue Jays, striking out four batters. (yahoo.com)
  • In his most recent outing on Friday against the Boston Red Sox, the right-hander went six innings, allowing two earned runs while surrendering four hits. (ksla.com)
  • Bradish will look to build on a six-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he's averaging 5.6 frames per appearance). (ksla.com)
  • The right-hander gave up four earned runs and allowed four hits in five innings pitched against the Seattle Mariners on Saturday. (ksla.com)
  • Civale has pitched five or more innings in six straight games and will look to extend that streak. (ksla.com)
  • The left-hander stymied the Los Angeles Dodgers through 5 1/3 innings, allowing two hits while striking out nine. (thescore.com)
  • He went 4.2 innings in that game and allowed three earned runs while striking out four. (docsports.com)
  • After a Tampa Bay Rays pitcher targeted Yankees catcher Austin Romine with a pitch, Sabathia retaliated just two innings shy of a $500,000 bonus. (insider.com)
  • Heading into Thursday's game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the left-hander had to pitch in seven innings to earn the bonus. (insider.com)
  • Sabathia was ejected from the game two innings shy of receiving the bonus. (insider.com)
  • Had veteran New York Yankees pitcher C.C. Sabathia made it through seven innings of Thursday's contest against the Tampa Bay Rays, he would have been awarded a $500,000 i ncentive-based bonus. (insider.com)
  • He entered three games as a reliever in the American League Championship Series against Boston and finished all three, throwing 2 1/3 scoreless innings. (latimes.com)
  • In the World Series against Philadelphia, Price entered in the seventh inning of Game 2 and threw 2 1/3 one-run innings to get the win. (latimes.com)
  • Fleming was slated to start or work bulk innings in one of the games in Saturday's scheduled day-night doubleheader. (tampabay.com)
  • Stephenson is 0-3 with a 5.14 ERA in 18 games this season, striking out 17 in 14 innings. (tampabay.com)
  • The 29-year-old has pitched to a 3.53 ERA this season with 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 1.3 walks per nine across 28 games. (nbc12.com)
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 4.98, with 9 strikeouts per nine innings in 26 games this season. (nbc12.com)
  • Flaherty has pitched five or more innings in a game 19 times this year heading into this game. (nbc12.com)
  • In his final five starts, Ray had a 5.27 ERA and allowed eight home runs in 27 1/3 innings. (columbian.com)
  • Feldman threw six scoreless innings in his first start this season, combining with four relievers on a three-hitter in a 2-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. (espn.com)
  • Originally a fourth-round pick in 2006 from high school in Vero Beach, Florida, Cobb has moved steadily through the Rays system with good success, including a 2.71 ERA with a 128/35 K/BB in 120 innings last year for Double-A Montgomery. (minorleagueball.com)
  • Nova went 5 1/3 innings before leaving the game. (sbnation.com)
  • The Boston Red Sox left-hander exited the contest with two outs in the first inning after suffering a left fifth finger fracture, as shared on the NESN broadcast. (nesn.com)
  • The Boston Red Sox (6-7) will be on the road Friday to take on the Tampa Bay Rays (7-6) for the first game of a three-game series. (vegasinsider.com)
  • The Boston Red Sox finished up a three-game series with the Blue Jays on Thursday. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Most recently, Weissert appeared with the Yankees in an Aug. 18 game against the Boston Red Sox -- an 8-3 loss. (yahoo.com)
  • Boston Red Sox catcher Connor Wong catches Baltimore Orioles' Adley Rutschman (35) in a rundown during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Boston. (ksla.com)
  • The Boston Red Sox flipped an offensive switch Friday during their 9-8 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays, after a frustrating-filled loss to the Toronto Blue Jays that saw Boston's lineup squander several golden opportunities at the plate in high-leverage situations. (nesn.com)
  • The Rays didn't need a near no-hitter by Boston Red Sox right-hander Clay Buchholz on Sunday at Fenway Park to remind them of this fact, of course. (foxsports.com)
  • Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Moore was placed on the 15-day disabled list with an elbow injury and will see Dr. James Andrews for further exams after an MRI exam was inconclusive. (heraldnet.com)
  • Left-hander JosĂ© Quintana took Ohtani's place and took a beating in a 7-3 loss , giving up five runs and six hits in a 3 2/3-inning start that could jeopardize his spot in the rotation, but the pitcher was the least of the team's concerns. (latimes.com)
  • Ahead of Game 2 of the doubleheader in Boston, the Yankees added right-handed pitcher Luke Weaver to the active roster and optioned right-hander Matt Bowman to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. (yahoo.com)
  • The club is expected to call up a pitcher, and two possibilities are right-handers Tyson Miller and A.J. Alexy. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The Yankees' top pitcher was Carl Mays , a submarining right-hander best remembered for one of the darkest moments in baseball history. (sabr.org)
  • In an increasingly contentious four-game series, the 10-year Yankee pitcher retaliated for an earlier incident, drilling Rays catcher Jesus Sucre with a 93 MPH fastball. (insider.com)
  • In an increasingly heated four-game series, Rays pitcher Andrew Kittredge targeted Romine and just missed hitting his head in the top of the sixth inning. (insider.com)
  • Rays relief pitcher Josh Fleming (19) works in the third inning against the Dodgers at Tropicana Field on Sunday. (tampabay.com)
  • BOSTON - The Rays have another pitcher injury to deal with. (tampabay.com)
  • Kershaw, who passed Don Sutton in April for the team career strikeouts lead, will become the third Dodgers pitcher to start in the last seven All-Star Games, following Zack Greinke in 2015 at Cincinnati and Hyun Jin Ryu in 2019 at Cleveland. (clickondetroit.com)
  • In a matchup of left-handers, McClanahan becomes the second Rays pitcher to start an All-Star game after David Price in 2010 at Anaheim. (clickondetroit.com)
  • Pitcher Alex Cobb of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the game at Tropicana Field on May 1, 2011 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (minorleagueball.com)
  • Check out my prediction for game one of this AL East matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. (bangthebook.com)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- - Josh Lowe hit a three-run homer and a walk-off single that capped a two-run ninth inning, lifting Tampa Bay over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6 on Saturday after the Rays wasted a five-run lead. (espn.com)
  • Tampa Bay Rays' Yandy Diaz reacts after hitting a three run home-run during the second inning of a baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022. (kxan.com)
  • TORONTO (AP) - The Tampa Bay Rays made major league history on Thursday by starting nine Latin American players against the Toronto Blue Jays. (kxan.com)
  • Maybe the Toronto Blue Jays should have saved some of those runs for the rest of their series against the Tampa Bay Rays. (covers.com)
  • Kevin Plawecki, who provided two RBIs and finished 3-for-3, delivered his first three-hit game since July 22 against the Toronto Blue Jays - marking the 31-year-old's second three-hit performance this season. (nesn.com)
  • The Seattle Mariners take to the field during a baseball workout, Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022, in Toronto, ahead of the team's wildcard playoff game against the Toronto Blue Jays. (columbian.com)
  • TORONTO - There's a whole lot riding on Alek Manoah's first career playoff start, but the Toronto Blue Jays All-Star right-hander isn't the least bit fazed about facing the Seattle Mariners in Friday's wild-card opener. (columbian.com)
  • On Friday night, veteran right-hander Chris Young and the Seattle Mariners will be taking on Erik Bedard and the Tampa Bay Rays. (docsports.com)
  • Fairbanks was warming up in the bullpen during the Rays' wild 11-10 win over the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers at home. (wtsp.com)
  • They signed free-agent outfielder Carl Crawford, traded for first baseman Adrian Gonzalez and revamped their bullpen over the winter, but they opened the season with two wins in their first 11 games. (foxnews.com)
  • One of the new bullpen additions, Dan Wheeler, also signed away from the Rays, has an 18.90 ERA after four appearances. (foxnews.com)
  • One day removed from a 20-run outburst, Toronto's troubles at The Trop returned on Wednesday, as Blue Jays hitters were stymied by Shane McClanahan and the Tampa Bay bullpen in a 7-3 Rays victory. (covers.com)
  • The left-hander began the year in Tampa Bay's bullpen, but struggled and was sent down April 24 to work on his mechanics. (ksl.com)
  • Manager Aaron Boone said Weaver can give the club coverage out of the bullpen and he is also a candidate to start a game this weekend in Pittsburgh. (yahoo.com)
  • The phone from the dugout to the bullpen malfunctioned in the seventh inning, but the Rays soon got their signals straight, and four pitchers combined on a seven-hitter to beat Miami 4-2. (foxsports.com)
  • They've been eating food the whole game, so they're not really able to run down to the bullpen. (foxsports.com)
  • According to reports, the Rangers may make Tuesday a bullpen game. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • But with left-handed reliever Scott Alexander unavailable because of hamstring tightness and three left-handed hitters due up for the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning of a 1-1 game Wednesday night, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts felt Urias, who was moved from the rotation to the bullpen in late April, was his best option. (latimes.com)
  • Urias, with proper rest, can enter in the seventh inning of a close game and possibly serve as middle reliever, setup man and closer, a luxury that could help preserve the Dodgers bullpen. (latimes.com)
  • After winning 17 games in 2009 and being the Rangers' Opening Day starter last year with a new contract, Feldman was in the bullpen after missing the first half of this season recovering from offseason knee surgery. (espn.com)
  • In Tuesday's series opener with Texas, Seattle will start left-hander Robbie Ray (12-10, 3.60 ERA). (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • Servais said left-hander Robbie Ray, who won the 2021 AL Cy Young Award with the Blue Jays after going 13-7 with a 2.84 ERA and 248 strikeouts, will face his former team in Game 2 on Saturday. (columbian.com)
  • Assuming the White Sox do not pick up James Shields ' $16 million option for 2019 ($2 million buyout), the Rays and Shields might be able to figure out a way to bring him back to Tropicana Field. (mlb.com)
  • The Blue Jays have always struggled at Tropicana Field, where the Rays have been dominant this season with a 23-5 record. (covers.com)
  • The Rangers and Rays begin their showdown at Tropicana Field dead even at 81-67. (baseballprospectus.com)
  • The Rays recalled left-hander Jeff Beliveau from Triple-A Durham. (heraldnet.com)
  • Left-hander Jeff Beliveau threw a side session Saturday and is scheduled to see his first game action of the spring by throwing one inning in a minor league game Monday against the Boston Red Sox's High-A team at Twin Lakes Park. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The Rays lost the first matchup, but were able to win the next two. (vegasinsider.com)
  • The Rays opened this American League East matchup at what looked like an undervalued -130, likely due to Manoah's name. (covers.com)
  • We really liked the matchup and we went there and it changed the game. (nesn.com)
  • A strong performance in Game 1 could be crucial in this best-of-three matchup. (columbian.com)
  • Note that this year he's allowing a .160/.192/.280 line against left-handers and a .288/.379/.397 line against right-handers. (ussmariner.com)
  • Left-hander Shane McClanahan, an American, was activated off the 15-day injured list before the game to start for the Rays. (kxan.com)
  • Tampa Bay Rays' Shane McClanahan pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the New York Yankees, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in New York. (fox5sandiego.com)
  • LOS ANGELES - Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw will start for the National League on Tuesday night in the first All-Star Game at Dodger Stadium since 1980, and Tampa Bay's Shane McClanahan will be on the mound for the American League. (clickondetroit.com)
  • The Rays recalled right-hander Trevor Kelley from Triple-A Durham. (wtsp.com)
  • He didn't have a great debut, allowing four runs on four hits and four walks, fanning three, and was sent back to Triple-A Durham after the game. (minorleagueball.com)
  • Just as Rays right-hander Chris Archer delivered his first pitch of the game to Orioles center fielder Julio Borbon the dark skies opened up. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Right-handers Miguel Gonzalez and Vance Worley will pitch in Wednesday's major league game. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Rays starter Zack Littell took a shutout in the sixth but was pulled after the Blue Jays put two runners on with two outs due to Mead's throwing error at third and a wild pitch on a strikeout. (espn.com)
  • He was hit by a pitch Sunday against the New York Yankees and sat out two games before the Rays decided to give him extended rest. (ksl.com)
  • Aaron Boone announced the diagnosis after Sunday's game, as Dominguez was initially in the lineup but was scratched just before first pitch. (yahoo.com)
  • Live bet the game, down to the pitch. (federalbaseball.com)
  • ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays All-Star left-hander Shane McClanahan's may not pitch again this season. (fox5sandiego.com)
  • Rays manager Kevin Cash said before Tuesday night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals that McClanahan will have his arm evaluated soon but it is "highy unlikely" that he will pitch again this season. (fox5sandiego.com)
  • Andy Pettitte started the last game at the old Yankee Stadium, and now might pitch across the street, too. (nypost.com)
  • In 2021, he finally was healthy enough to pitch, making his MLB debut for the Rays. (mlbtraderumors.com)
  • Ohtani said Monday that he won't pitch in the All-Star Game and instead will start the Angels' first game after the break, on Friday in Atlanta. (clickondetroit.com)
  • Tell you the truth, I've never seen him pitch and we didn't play him at all this year, but everybody that I've talked to told me that he is nasty," Baker said, forgetting that McClanahan relieved against the Astros in Game 6 of the 2020 AL Championship Series. (clickondetroit.com)
  • Ray signed a $115 million, five-year deal with the Mariners last winter to pitch in big games like the playoffs. (columbian.com)
  • Josh Hamilton had a towering homer for the Rangers, hitting hit the first pitch of the sixth inning thrown by rookie right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (11-10) deep into a second deck of seats in right field. (espn.com)
  • Clay Buchholz will open the four-game series against the Blue Jays, and Wednesday's scheduled starter, John Lackey, will be skipped until Tuesday. (foxnews.com)
  • Yusei Kikuchi will get the start for the Blue Jays (88-71, 42-36 home) as they host the Rays (97-62, 44-34 away) at Rogers Centre. (bangthebook.com)
  • Over their last five games as the favorite, the Blue Jays are just 2-3 (straight-up). (bangthebook.com)
  • Leading up to today's game, the Blue Jays are 3rd in the AL East on a record of 88-71. (bangthebook.com)
  • Yusei Kikuchi's last outing against the Rays saw him surrender three runs and nine hits, but he was not credited with a decision as the Blue Jays emerged victorious with a 9-5 scoreline. (bangthebook.com)
  • In their ten most recent games, the Blue Jays have put together a batting average of only .219, placing them 23rd compared to the rest of the league. (bangthebook.com)
  • Bo Bichette has been a force for the Blue Jays' offense over their last five games, leading the team in hits while batting .308. (bangthebook.com)
  • Blue Jays LHP Yusei Kikuchi (10-6) and Rays RHP Taj Bradley (5-7) are Sunday's starters. (espn.com)
  • TORONTO - The Rays were prepared to go into the five-game series against the Blue Jays without relievers Brooks Raley and Ryan Thompson, who are not vaccinated and thus not allowed into Canada. (tampabay.com)
  • The Blue Jays have come back down to Earth after their 20-run outburst, and with the Rays holding what should be an edge on the mound again, our MLB picks are fading the road side again. (covers.com)
  • I break down the MLB odds and bring you my free MLB picks and predictions Blue Jays vs. Rays. (covers.com)
  • Even though we saw what this Blue Jays lineup is capable of on Tuesday, there have been few games where they have clicked like that. (covers.com)
  • The Blue Jays don't have an abundance of playoff experience, either, although most core players got a two-game taste in 2020 when Toronto was swept at Tampa Bay in the wild card round that followed the pandemic-shortened season. (columbian.com)
  • Orioles: Baltimore ends the regular season with a six-game homestand against Washington and Boston. (cbsnews.com)
  • And in tandem with the Pirates-who swept the Rangers in Arlington before the A's came to town-they dealt the Rangers their first-ever winless homestand of six or more games. (baseballprospectus.com)
  • The A's, who are 16-4 in their last 20, welcome those two sub-.500 crews to the O.co Coliseum this week during their last homestand of the regular season, a seven-gamer, which begins with their magic number down to eight. (baseballprospectus.com)
  • The Mariners (83-69) still control their destiny, and they start a 10-game homestand off against the struggling Texas Rangers (65-87),who enter the series after being swept by the Cleveland Guardians. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • Going into the first game of the Washington Nationals ' crucial 11-game homestand, Davey Martinez told reporters that as important as the stretch they were embarking on was, he wanted his team to take the same approach they have taken in every other game they've played. (federalbaseball.com)
  • They really are, and how they feel like they can win every game, so just bringing that and coming home and having a long homestand, it helps, so like I said, today the boys seem like they've got a lot of rest, they're relaxed. (federalbaseball.com)
  • Unfortunately for the Nats, D-backs' right-hander Zack Greinke didn't give up much at all in the first game of the homestand last night, retiring the first ten batters he faced in a no-hit bid that went into the seventh inning. (federalbaseball.com)
  • Rays starter Zach Eflin failed in his bid to become the AL's first 16-game winner. (yahoo.com)
  • The Rays will give the ball to Zach Eflin (14-8, 3.53 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 15 on the season, and the Orioles will counter with Jack Flaherty (8-8, 4.98 ERA). (nbc12.com)
  • Newser) - The New York Yankees are back in their rightful spot tonight, atop the baseball kingdom after beating the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, to win the World Series in six games. (newser.com)
  • Newser) - The New York Yankees won their first pennant in 6 years tonight, beating the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, in Game 6 of the ALCS behind the savvy pitching of Andy Pettitte. (newser.com)
  • Newser) - Pinch-hitter David Dellucci stunned the New York Yankees with a go-ahead homer off Joba Chamberlain, and the Cleveland Indians rallied for a 5-3 victory Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series. (newser.com)
  • Newser) - Alex Rodriguez hit an RBI double and scored before leaving with a leg injury, and the New York Yankees ended a three-game losing streak by beating the Baltimore Orioles 7-1 on a rainy Sunday. (newser.com)
  • The Yankees announced a few moves prior to Saturday's game against the Kansas City Royals . (yahoo.com)
  • Prior to Friday's series opener against the Kansas City Royals, the Yankees announced they reinstated right-hander Keynan Middleton (shoulder) from the 15-day injured list. (yahoo.com)
  • The Rays have won four games in a row and went 4-2 on their trip after scoring just one run in the first two games against the Yankees. (foxsports.com)
  • In 1920, his first season with the Yankees, Ruth shattered his own major-league record by belting 54 home runs 3 as the Yankees finished third, three games behind the pennant-winning Cleveland Indians. (sabr.org)
  • Behind the plate was Wally Schang , who had come to the Yankees from the Red Sox in an offseason trade, At first base was Wally Pipp , who would become famous for his injury in 1925 that led to Lou Gehrig replacing him in the lineup to begin Gehrig's streak of 2,130 consecutive games played. (sabr.org)
  • And the New York Yankees, ranked 16th with a 4.08 ERA, are slotted five spots ahead of the Rays (4.39) in the category. (foxsports.com)
  • The Angels trimmed a 5-0 deficit to 5-3 in the sixth when Ohtani crushed a two-run homer to center field and Rendon hit a solo shot to left off Rays starter Tyler Glasnow . (latimes.com)
  • Rays: RHP Tyler Glasnow (9-6) will face Toronto on Friday night. (yahoo.com)
  • Because Friday's game was postponed (until 4:05 p.m. Monday), scheduled starter Tyler Glasnow will work Saturday's 6:10 p.m. nightcap. (tampabay.com)
  • Towering righty Tyler Glasnow, who grew up just north of Los Angeles, will try to complete the series sweep and deliver the Rays their first pennant in 12 years Wednesday night when he opposes Zack Greinke in Game 4. (news4jax.com)
  • Going forward, I'd like to see the Rays have a third baseman who can hit some home runs. (mlb.com)
  • Rays third baseman Daniel Robertson was replaced in the fifth after suffering an allergic reaction. (ksl.com)
  • Ray has pitched in three playoff games and third baseman Eugenio Suarez has appeared in two. (columbian.com)
  • Seattle's defense shows up big as the Seahawks head into their bye on a three-game winning streak. (heraldnet.com)
  • Rays: LHP Blake Snell (3-4, 3.31 ERA) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his previous start against Cleveland on Sept. 12. (ksl.com)
  • Facing elimination in Game 6 of the World Series on Tuesday, the Tampa Bay Rays turned to their ace and Blake Snell did not disappoint. (thescore.com)
  • Other pitchers in the prospect-rich Rays system, such as Jeremy Hellickson , Matt Moore, and Jake McGee , sucked up most of the pre-season attention, but in some farm systems Cobb would rank as a top ten prospect. (minorleagueball.com)
  • The team included on its roster five players who were later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: center fielder Cool Papa Bell, first baseman Mule Suttles, shortstop Willie "The Devil" Wells, and pitchers Ray Brown and Smokey Joe Williams. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ozzie was playing with Joe, acting like he had yanked the cord out," Rays shortstop Elliot Johnson said. (foxsports.com)
  • 7 Twenty-four-year old Aaron Ward saw action at both second base and third base, Roger Peckinpaugh (in his ninth season with New York) was at shortstop and 35-year-old Frank "Home Run" Baker played the majority of games at third. (sabr.org)
  • On August 16, 1920, Mays threw a fastball that hit Indians shortstop Ray Chapman in the head, fracturing his skull. (sabr.org)
  • The Rays sent shortstop prospect Alika Williams, a 2020 first-round pick, to Pittsburgh. (tampabay.com)
  • Hideki Matsui set a series record by driving in six runs, and left-hander Andy Pettitte was strong on short rest, allowing. (newser.com)
  • I'm thinking Rays-Dodgers in the World Series. (mlb.com)
  • On May 27, Foster belted a grand slam off Dodgers right-hander Tom Niedenfuer to blow the game open. (mlb.com)
  • The Dodgers would prefer to unleash the prized 22-year-old left-hander in two- or three-inning stints, with more advance notice to give him ample time to warm up. (latimes.com)
  • The Dodgers, who open a three-game series at San Diego Friday night, expect Urias to be a front-of-the-rotation starter, perhaps as early as next season. (latimes.com)
  • I think his reputation, what he's meant to the game of baseball, the Los Angeles Dodgers, I think it's just perfect that he start this game for us in the National League. (clickondetroit.com)
  • Philadelphia sent right-hander Adam Leverett and cash to Tampa Bay. (yahoo.com)
  • Baltimore has a 2 1/2-game lead over second-place Tampa Bay in the division and reduced its magic number to three. (cbsnews.com)
  • CHICAGO - The major league-best Tampa Bay Rays placed closer Pete Fairbanks on the 15-day injured list because of inflammation in his left hip on Monday. (wtsp.com)
  • Tampa Bay owned a major league-leading 39-16 record entering Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs. (wtsp.com)
  • Two of the AL's early disappointments got together for a rain-shortened series, and the Tampa Bay Rays left town with a pair of victories and a sense they're headed in the right direction. (foxnews.com)
  • PORT CHARLOTTE, FLA. - The skies were ominously overcast across Sarasota County on Saturday morning, prompting the Orioles' travel squad for that afternoon's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in Port Charlotte to push back their bus ride in case the contest was called early. (chicagotribune.com)
  • A day after he was drilled in the right elbow by a 93.4-mph fastball, Angels right-hander Shohei Ohtani was scratched from Monday night's scheduled start against the Tampa Bay Rays at Angel Stadium. (latimes.com)
  • Highlights from the Angels' 7-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Angel Stadium. (latimes.com)
  • Raley (undisclosed) remains out of the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Angels, Kristie Ackert of the Tampa Bay Times reports. (cbssports.com)
  • Offensively, Tampa Bay is ranked 4th in the league with an average of 5.3 runs per game. (bangthebook.com)
  • It makes it tougher to swallow given that Sale impressed during his season debut Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays. (nesn.com)
  • Tampa Bay, which holds the top AL wild card, started the day 2 1/2 games behind AL East-leading Baltimore, which holds the tiebreaker. (yahoo.com)
  • Sign up for the Rays Report weekly newsletter to get fresh perspectives on the Tampa Bay Rays and the rest of the majors from sports columnist John Romano. (tampabay.com)
  • Tampa Bay is coming off a three-game road series against the Chicago Cubs. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Tampa Bay has been much better with 16 runs over their last three games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Going against this trend, the Red Sox are 3-8 SU in their last 11 games when playing on the road against Tampa Bay. (vegasinsider.com)
  • The Tampa Bay Rays have had a decent start to the season and are 7-6 SU, 6-7 ATS, and have an O/U record of 6-7. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Going back to last season Tampa Bay has played well at home, going 9-4 SU in their last 13 home games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Kiermaier legged out a three-run, inside-the-park homer when Cleveland outfielders Oscar Mercado and Leonys Martin collided, and Ryan Yarbrough handled the Indians' struggling lineup into the eighth inning of his first start this season to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 win Thursday night. (ksl.com)
  • MIAMI (AP) -- When the Tampa Bay Rays' call for help went unanswered Sunday, they improvised to complete a sweep of the reeling Miami Marlins. (foxsports.com)
  • The Mariners have a four-game lead over the Baltimore Orioles for the third and final wild-card spot in the American League, while trailing the Tampa Bay Rays by a half-game. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays will play on Thursday at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, at 7:15 PM ET, with Anthony Santander and Yandy Diaz among those expected to step up at the plate. (ksla.com)
  • St. Petersburg, FL - Randy Arozarena delivered a walk-off single to cap a three run 9th inning rally as the Tampa Bay Rays stunned the Cleveland Guardians with a 6-5 win. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • Including the postseaon, Tampa Bay and Cleveland have played seven consecutive one run games. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • They envision something similar to what David Price did for Tampa Bay in September and October of 2008, after the Rays used the first pick of the 2007 draft to select the left-hander out of Vanderbilt. (latimes.com)
  • Bogaerts, who played his 10th game against the Rays on, improved his batting average against Tampa Bay this season to .342 and his OPS to .997, totaling six extra-base hits when facing the division rival. (nesn.com)
  • Still, something is happening with the Tampa Bay Rays. (foxsports.com)
  • Tampa Bay Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier makes a leaping catch on a fly ball by Houston Astros Carlos Correa during the third inning in Game 3 of a baseball American League Championship Series, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, in San Diego. (news4jax.com)
  • SAN DIEGO - Kevin Kiermaier and the Tampa Bay Rays - with big assists from two former Padres who know Petco Park's outfield well - are one win from the second World Series berth in franchise history. (news4jax.com)
  • The Baltimore Orioles (91-55) will attempt to stop a three-game losing streak when hosting the Tampa Bay Rays (91-57) at 7:05 PM ET on Friday. (nbc12.com)
  • When the Tampa Bay Rays needed someone to make a spot start on Sunday (May 1st), they turned to rookie right-hander Alex Cobb. (minorleagueball.com)
  • During his Game 6 start against the Houston Astros in the ALCS, Snell was removed in the fifth inning after allowing back-to-back batters to reach with nobody out. (thescore.com)
  • Joey Wendle hit a go-ahead, two-run single two batters after another critical error by JosĂ© Altuve, and the Rays beat the Houston Astros 5-2 on Tuesday night for a 3-0 lead in the AL Championship Series. (news4jax.com)
  • In Game 1, Howard Johnson hit a game-tying, two-run homer in the top of the ninth that stunned the St. Louis crowd. (mlb.com)
  • After winning Game 1, the Mets trailed with two outs in the ninth inning of Game 2 when Dave Parker dropped Keith Hernandez's fly ball to right. (mlb.com)
  • Bowman pitched the ninth inning of the first game of the twin billing, allowing a three-run homer to the Red Sox's Trevor Story in the Yanks' 5-0 defeat . (yahoo.com)
  • Cora won his 345th game as Red Sox manager, which ties him for ninth in all-time wins at that position. (nesn.com)
  • Flaherty is looking to collect his ninth quality start of the year in this game. (nbc12.com)
  • The Rays, held scoreless for the 13th time this season, had two runners on with no outs and got two balls out of the infield in the ninth. (espn.com)
  • The Rays placed Raley on the 10-day injured list Friday with a cervical strain, Ryan Bass of Bally Sports Sun reports. (cbssports.com)
  • Raley hasn't started a game since colliding with a staff member during batting practice last Saturday, and he reported numbness in his arm following a pinch hit appearance Wednesday. (cbssports.com)
  • Rays manager Kevin Cash said Thursday that Raley will miss some time due to a neck issue, Tricia Whitaker of Bally Sports Sun reports. (cbssports.com)
  • Raley (arm) is absent from the lineup for Thursday's game against the Angels, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports. (cbssports.com)
  • Raley said his left arm went numb after a pinch-hit appearance in the seventh inning of Wednesday's game. (cbssports.com)
  • Raley (undisclosed) is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Angels. (cbssports.com)
  • Rays: Manager Kevin Cash said OF Luke Raley (neck) is "going to miss some time. (yahoo.com)
  • Though Raley has been one of the Rays' top relievers of late and Thompson better recently in lower-leverage situations, Cash said the team felt "pretty prepared" for their absence. (tampabay.com)
  • Gavin Williams was cruising along with 2-out in the fourth inning when Luke Raley connected on his first homer since July 5th to tie the game at 1-1. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • The homer for Raley was his 17th on the season and ended a career long 24 game homerless streak. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • Raley said after the game. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • Rays pitchers have a 1.172 WHIP this season, first-best in the majors. (ksla.com)
  • The manager said he liked the approach and game plan going in, but the Nationals were stymied by one of the best pitchers in the game. (federalbaseball.com)
  • Going into the game, Martinez's squad, as a team, has a .286/.364/.478 line against left-handed pitchers in 2019, which is good for 2nd/1st/3rd across the line among NL clubs. (federalbaseball.com)
  • Rays reliever Robert Stephenson ran sprints in the outfield wearing a San Francisco 49ers helmet on and jersey of wide receiver Deebo Samuel . (yahoo.com)
  • The right-hander, making his third start of the season because of elbow and shoulder injuries, threw 19 strikes in his 52 pitches and was pulled with the bases loaded in the second. (cbsnews.com)
  • I've been in one 163 (game of the regular season) and it's a nervous wreck," he said. (cbsnews.com)
  • The Guardians host Cincinnati on Tuesday and Wednesday in their last two games of the home season. (cbsnews.com)
  • Moore won 17 games last season, but also missed 31 games with a sore elbow. (heraldnet.com)
  • In his final game of the season on Sept. 29, Snell received a no-decision after allowing one run on three hits and four walks while striking out 10. (mlb.com)
  • This season, the Rays were not a homer-hitting team, but they made better contact. (mlb.com)
  • I'm excited about what the Rays did this season. (mlb.com)
  • I'm with you, the Rays appear to have gotten quite a bargain in Wendle, who hit .300 in his rookie season. (mlb.com)
  • We've created a nine-game fiasco early in the season and now we've got to try and figure out a way to make it better," Red Sox manager Terry Francona said after Wednesday's series finale was rained out. (foxnews.com)
  • Raley's move to the injured list is retroactive to Thursday, so he will still be eligible to return for the final game of the season Oct. 1, but there's a chance the Rays keep him on the shelf until the postseason. (cbssports.com)
  • The Rays were raving about Dickerson's grab after the game and Cash noted it was an indication of how much progress the outfielder has made on defense this season. (abcactionnews.com)
  • 159 games into the season, the Rays have a record of 97-62, putting them 2nd in the AL East. (bangthebook.com)
  • Sale was pitching in just his second game of the season Sunday. (nesn.com)
  • The Mets went on to sweep the four-game series, jumpstarting their season and setting a sub-.500 Cardinals campaign in motion. (mlb.com)
  • It was the Rays' major league-best 11th walk-off win this season. (espn.com)
  • Boston is also 1-3 this season in game one of a series this season. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Kluber has looked great in both games this season and I think that will continue on Friday. (vegasinsider.com)
  • After 13 games played this season, the Red Sox are 6-7 SU, 7-6 ATS, and have an O/U record of 4-9. (vegasinsider.com)
  • The Rays have been hitting the ball well to start the season and have scored six runs or more in three of their last four games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • And today he faces a Rays team that ranks fourth in batting average and leads the MLB in OPS and wRC+ when facing right-handed pitching this season. (covers.com)
  • Manoah has also made one start against the Rays already this season and it did not go well. (covers.com)
  • But the right-hander certainly isn't that guy from a season ago. (covers.com)
  • Add all of that up, and Pence-who has stepped onto the field in all 150 of San Francisco's games this season-now owns 25 home runs for the year with 12 games left to go. (baseballprospectus.com)
  • Montas, who has made two rehab appearances, will be in a 'backup' role for the final two games of the season before he becomes an unrestricted free agent. (yahoo.com)
  • Through 40 1/3 IP spanning 38 games (all relief appearances) with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre this season, the 28-year-old Weissert has gone 5-3 with a 2.90 ERA and 1.09 WHIP. (yahoo.com)
  • The Rays earned their fifth sweep this season and won their seventh game in a row against the Marlins. (foxsports.com)
  • He has made 12 starts this season, and the Marlins have scored 18 runs with him in the game. (foxsports.com)
  • Dane Dunning was initially lined up to start for Texas, but the right-hander is scheduled for season-ending arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right hip. (bignewsnetwork.com)
  • The Rays have an OBP of .332 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB. (ksla.com)
  • Aaron Civale (7-3) will take the mound for the Rays, his 21st start of the season. (ksla.com)
  • Bedard has gotten some of the best run support of any Major League starter this season (5.24 runs per game), but he is still just 2-4 with a 4.27 ERA. (docsports.com)
  • With 12 regular season games still to play, the Jets are a. (nypost.com)
  • Kenley is our closer, but when you talk about getting later into the season and not using or abusing him too much, to have a guy like Julio, who you feel can finish a game, that's a good thing," Roberts said. (latimes.com)
  • and activating right-hander Shawn Armstrong, who had been on the injured list all season with a neck injury. (tampabay.com)
  • Prior to Friday's start against the Rays in which the right-hander allowed two home runs, Wacha had only allowed three at Fenway Park all season. (nesn.com)
  • History suggests there will be valleys to complement peaks that surface in Maddon's eighth season with the Rays. (foxsports.com)
  • The Orioles, ranked 15th in the majors with a 3.89 ERA entering Monday, have already beaten the Rays twice this season. (foxsports.com)
  • This season hasn't been a hit-fest for many on the Rays' roster, but Escobar has had the most trouble. (foxsports.com)
  • The innovative Rays had one of baseball's lowest payrolls during the pandemic-shortened season and still finished with the AL's best record at 40-20. (news4jax.com)
  • Manuel Margot, whose three-run homer in Game 2 followed the first of Altuve's two errors, laid down Tampa Bay's first sacrifice bunt of the season. (news4jax.com)
  • The Rays will hand the ball to Eflin (14-8) for his 29th start of the season. (nbc12.com)
  • The Orioles have gone 9-for-48 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and four RBI in two games against the right-hander this season. (nbc12.com)
  • It's been a rocky first season in Seattle for Ray, especially over the past month. (columbian.com)
  • He would follow opener Trevor Kelley in the 1:10 p.m. opening game. (tampabay.com)
  • Guardians: Rookie C Bo Naylor (bruised right thumb) was out of the lineup for the second straight game. (cbsnews.com)
  • But rookie left-hander Antonio Bastardo (2-3) couldn't hold the lead. (foxsports.com)
  • Isaac Paredes has been a bright spot for the Rays in 2023, leading the team with 31 home runs and 97 RBIs. (bangthebook.com)
  • On the mound for the Rays is right-handed change-up artist Alex Cobb. (ussmariner.com)
  • One batter later, left-hander Jake McGee came on to escape a two-on, one-out jam. (foxsports.com)
  • The Rays have bounced back after losing the series opener 14-7 to hand the Astros three straight losses for the first time since June 11-13. (abcactionnews.com)
  • The Mets rolled into the All-Star Game with a 13 1/2 game lead in the NL East, but they lost steam by dropping three of four to the Astros and also saw four players arrested for fighting with an off-duty police officer at a Houston disco. (mlb.com)
  • Left-hander Ryan Yarbrough pitched into the sixth for the win, holding the Astros to two runs and three hits while striking out five and walking two. (news4jax.com)
  • I'm afraid he's not going to win the American League Cy Young Award, though, because he pitches for the Rays. (mlb.com)
  • Maddon said the rainout may actually help the Rays because Price threw a lot of pitches and the extra day between starts would help him. (foxnews.com)
  • The Orioles ended up traveling to Charlotte Sports Park, but their Grapefruit League game against the Rays lasted just six pitches before a sudden downpour led to the cancellation of Saturday's contest with two outs in the top of the first inning. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Brad Peacock (9-1, 2.62) pitches Friday in the opener of a three-game series against Toronto. (abcactionnews.com)
  • Feldman struck out four with one walk while throwing 88 pitches, right in the range of what Washington had said before the game. (espn.com)
  • Rays: INF Yandy Diaz won't get to face his former team after being placed on the injured list with a badly bruised left hand. (ksl.com)
  • But the Angels got some good news after the game when X-rays of Rendon's knee were negative. (latimes.com)
  • He might not have started, anyway, since the Angels are throwing left-hander Patrick Sandoval. (cbssports.com)
  • Aaron Civale's most recent start ended in a Rays loss to the Angels, 8-3. (bangthebook.com)
  • the best team in the American League," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. (abcactionnews.com)
  • Right-hander Kevin Gausman will make his next start in the same game Monday, which is the Orioles' one day off this spring. (chicagotribune.com)
  • Right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez will make his next spring start in a Triple-A minor league game Tuesday at Twin Lakes Park, marking the second straight minor league game he has pitched, while right-hander Mike Wright will start the major league game. (chicagotribune.com)
  • The Rays answered Philadelphia's quick start with three runs in the first and three more in the second against Bastardo, who allowed six runs and seven hits before leaving with a shoulder sprain with one out in the fourth. (foxsports.com)
  • Jake Faria (5-1, 2.93 ERA) will start when the team opens a three-game interleague series against the Brewers. (abcactionnews.com)
  • The right-hander Corey Kluber (0-0) is expected to get the start Friday. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Manoah was pitching a little better in his last start against the Baltimore Orioles, before John Schneider accidentally pulled him from the game after one too many mound visits. (covers.com)
  • If you're going to play that game and you start messing around with people's heads, we're going to take exception to that. (insider.com)
  • Today's game start was delayed by the tribute to Don Zimmer. (ussmariner.com)
  • you toss this around and I'm thinking, Clayton's name just kept coming to the forefront to start this game," NL manager Brian Snitker of Atlanta said. (clickondetroit.com)
  • The Contreras siblings are the fifth pair of brothers to start together in the All-Star Game, joining Mort and Walker Cooper in 1942 and '43, Dixie and Harry Walker in 1947, Joe and Dom DiMaggio in 1949 and Roberto and Sandy Alomar Jr. in 1992. (clickondetroit.com)
  • After seven relief appearances since July 22, he got a spot start when Texas decided to skip 10-game winner Matt Harrison 's spot in the rotation so the left-hander could get some extended rest. (espn.com)
  • Schneider said the right-hander had cracked a nail during a four-out save in Friday night's 6-2 win. (espn.com)
  • But with a nice run of 12 wins in 17 games before last night's series-opening loss, it seemed like an opportune time to make up some ground in the East. (federalbaseball.com)
  • Ivan Nova left Monday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles in Maryland with a contusion and sprain on his right ankle. (sbnation.com)
  • The Jets enter Sunday's game against the Raiders in Oakland seeking their third consecutive game with five sacks. (nypost.com)
  • Baltimore has six games remaining and holds the tiebreaker over the Rays. (cbsnews.com)
  • Johnson hit his third home run and Matt Joyce hit his 11th to help the Rays (35-25) improve the best record in the American League. (foxsports.com)
  • With the win the Rays guarantee their first series win at home since taking 2-of-3 from the Texas Rangers June 9 through 11th. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • That 2016 team beat Baltimore at home to win what was then a one-game wild-card showdown, with Edwin Encarnacion's 11th-inning homer sending Toronto to the division series. (columbian.com)
  • Eflin stayed in the game after taking Jared Walsh 's 105.9 mph line drive infield single off his right leg with two outs in the fourth. (yahoo.com)
  • But what other teams see as trash, the Rays consistently see treasure and Eflin is the latest in their reclamation projects. (covers.com)
  • Rays prospect Junior Caminero made his big league debut at 20 years, 80 days and went 1 for 4 with a walk. (espn.com)
  • The Rays rank 21st in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses. (ksla.com)
  • Entering the game he was batting just .130 (6-for-46) with 17 strikeouts over his last 16 games. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • In a separate move, the Phillies acquired right-hander Michael Mercado in a trade with the Rays and added him to their major league roster. (yahoo.com)
  • The Phillies also outrighted left-hander Michael Plassmeyer and right-hander Erich Uelmen to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. (yahoo.com)
  • Willy Aybar homered and drove in three runs as a replacement for an injured Evan Longoria, and Sonanstine regrouped after giving up four first-inning runs Thursday night to beat the Phillies 10-4 in the decisive game of a rematch of last year's World Series teams. (foxsports.com)
  • Ben Zobrist hit a two-run homer and Jason Bartlett extended his career-best hitting streak to a franchise-record 19 games as the Rays, who dropped the World Series to the Phillies in five games, won two straight after dropping the opener of this week's rematch 10-1. (foxsports.com)
  • We've lost some games where we've gave some away, and also we've lost some games where we've played bad baseball," Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. (foxsports.com)
  • Tommy Pham, Avisail GarcĂ­a and Willy Adames hit solo homers off Adam Plutko (1-1) as the Rays improved baseball's best road record to 16-7. (ksl.com)
  • The Rays had hit 10 homers in their previous series against Toronto, a team-record for a series. (espn.com)
  • Rays second baseman Brandon Lowe finished his at-bat after hitting a hard foul off his left knee in the seventh but left after the eighth. (yahoo.com)
  • Rays: 2B Brandon Lowe (fractured right patella) and RHP Jason Adam (oblique) went on the IL. (espn.com)
  • Niedenfuer then threw inside to Ray Knight, spurring Knight to charge the mound. (mlb.com)
  • The right-hander Michael Wacha (0-0) is scheduled to take the mound Friday. (vegasinsider.com)
  • That eventually made it three consecutive campaigns without Honeywell taking the mound in an official game of any kind. (mlbtraderumors.com)
  • Right-handers Javy Guerra and USF product Phoenix Sanders, who both had previous stints in the Rays' pen, were called up from Durham. (tampabay.com)
  • Strawberry mashed a game-tying, two-run homer deep to the center-field batter's eye at Shea Stadium in the bottom of the 10th, and Knight -- who had struck out in each of his first four at-bats -- followed three batters later with a walk-off shot to left. (mlb.com)
  • The 25-year-old has 30 games of major league experience, slashing just .185/.302/.278 with one homer and three RBI. (yahoo.com)
  • He went 2-for-4 with another long ball in Friday's game two, contributing that solo shot to a 4-2 victory. (baseballprospectus.com)
  • The lefty felt soreness in his elbow playing catch before Friday's game was postponed by rain. (tampabay.com)
  • The Rays were scrambling after Friday's game against the Red Sox was rained out to arrange an MRI exam on Saturday to better evaluate the extent of Fleming's injury and determine how much of an additional hole it will create in their rotation. (tampabay.com)
  • The team featured a powerful lineup of batters, scoring an average of 5.5 runs per game against EWL opponents. (wikipedia.org)
  • The right-hander yielded six earned runs on seven hits in a truncated performance. (bangthebook.com)
  • When looking over their last five matchups, the Rays averaged 5.6 runs per contest, which is 3rd best in that span. (bangthebook.com)
  • At 4.5 runs per game, Toronto is 15th in the MLB. (bangthebook.com)
  • The pitching was not terrible as they gave up 10 runs over the three games, six of those runs coming in one game. (vegasinsider.com)
  • The Red Sox have gone cold with their bats, scoring just five runs in their last three games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Boston has struggled with the bats recently, scoring three runs or less in four straight games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • Pitching for the Red Sox has been better as of late, holding teams to three runs or less in four of their last six games. (vegasinsider.com)
  • In 8 2/3 IP over seven games, Weissert has allowed four runs on nine hits (two home runs) while striking out nine and walking five. (yahoo.com)
  • Baltimore has the No. 6 offense in MLB play, scoring 5.1 runs per game (741 total runs). (ksla.com)
  • The Rays' 210 home runs rank third in Major League Baseball. (ksla.com)
  • En route to a night that saw Boston put nine runs on the scoreboard off 16 total base hits, the Red Sox lineup also managed to deliver two round-trippers in the process, courtesy of Franchy Cordero and Xander Bogaerts. (nesn.com)
  • Kiermaier, a three-time Gold Glove winner in center field, saved multiple runs for the Rays with two outstanding catches before leaving with a hand injury. (news4jax.com)
  • Houston fell apart in the sixth, when the Rays sent 11 batters to the plate and scored five runs on four hits, two hit batters and Altuve's error at second base. (news4jax.com)
  • He entered in the eighth inning of Game five and threw one inning in a loss. (latimes.com)
  • The Orioles have wrapped up their first postseason appearance since 2016 and will avoid a one-game playoff for the East title since they own the tiebreaker. (cbsnews.com)
  • Orioles: INF Ryan Mountcastle (left AC joint inflammation) worked out at first base before the game. (cbsnews.com)
  • The Orioles strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 10th in MLB. (ksla.com)
  • The right-hander was pulled after a leadoff double in the eighth. (cbsnews.com)
  • Last Friday night in Anaheim, Kershaw took a perfect game into the eighth inning and held Ohtani hitess in three at-bats, striking him out twice. (clickondetroit.com)
  • Only eight other Mariners have appeared in a postseason game and two of them - Jesse Winker and Marco Gonzales - won't be on the roster for the wild-card series. (columbian.com)
  • The Red Sox and Rays meet again on Saturday for Game 2 of the three-game set from Fenway Park. (nesn.com)
  • The Rays are 2-9 in road series openers and have lost seven straight. (tampabay.com)
  • The Rays improved to 8-1 in road series openers. (ksl.com)
  • Despite some under-the-radar solid numbers the last few seasons, the right-hander was an afterthought in Philadelphia. (covers.com)
  • Cleveland won the first two games of the series in its last at-bat, including a 9-8 walk-off victory Friday. (cbsnews.com)
  • In the three-game series, the Rays outscored their intrastate rivals 22-7. (foxsports.com)
  • However, the Rays have won four of their last five series overall. (sportstalkflorida.com)
  • But they've looked nothing like the team that won the AL pennant two of the last three years and they remain villains to many for illegal sign stealing en route to the 2017 World Series title. (news4jax.com)
  • The A's acquired him from the Rays in November, hoping that another healthy year could perhaps allow Honeywell to rediscover some of the form that made him such a hot prospect in previous years. (mlbtraderumors.com)
  • B.J. Upton and Ben Zobrist each had two of the Rays' eight hits. (foxsports.com)
  • As of now, they must trust that Evan Longoria (he cracked his first home run Monday) will find his familiar stroke, that Yunel Escobar (4-for-41) will find comfort in his new colors and that Ben Zobrist (13-for-41 with a team-high 10 RBI) will continue to produce as the Rays' greatest offensive threat to this point. (foxsports.com)
  • Springs was in the clubhouse before Tuesday's home game, then got dressed and left quickly. (tampabay.com)