Game 101: Rays 3, Orioles 0 — Recap & Review The Tampa Bay Rays broke their five-game losing streak tonight with a 3–0 win over the Orioles. The win ties them back up with Baltimore in the number-one spot in the AL East. The mound was solid tonight with Rays pitching combining for 14 strikeouts and keeping the Orioles offense to only two hits and no runs. The Rays’ bats put in some work by sending out seven hits. “Braddish is tough, he’s had a really good season. I like that we hung in there. Kind of had that feeling that it was going to be a low-scoring tight ballgame, and very ..read more

When the Rays entered the game against the Atlanta Braves they attempted to stop the bleeding of losing six consecutive games, the longest losing streak in the regular season since June of 2021. (Warren Hypes / Tampa Bay Rays) However, the brilliance of Spencer Strider took over the Rays offense for another quiet night at the plate, only getting two hits in five innings. Taj Bradley started tonight's game, and had a strong first three innings, striking out four. However, when the fourth inning came around, he was ambushed, allowing four runs in the inning. In the rally by the Br ..read more

Game 88: Rays 1, Phillies 3 — Recap & Review The Tampa Bay Rays came up short against the Philadelphia Phillies in a pitching duel that held both offenses to a minimum. The Rays will look to even the series tomorrow night. Here is what went down through the nine innings. https://medium.com/media/2eb7685f9c29d95833a2dc6a3d5c1744/href On The Mound Zach Eflin was back on the mound to face the Phillies bats for an Independence Day matchup. Similar to his last outing against Arizona, Eflin set a consistent pace from the jump. The righty struck out three in a row against his forme ..read more

Game 78: Royals 6, Rays 5 — Recap & Review It’s the first game of a four game series against the Kansas City Royals, which was an eventful first half of the game. The Rays started off with a quick 2 run lead in the 1st, which saw the 51st RBI from the red hot, Randy Arozarena. (Will Vragovic / Tampa Bay Rays) The Royals however answered in the 4th, when they tied the game 2–2 after 3 consecutive base runners reached and place pressure on the Rays. Also in the 4th, the Rays took extra precautionary measures taking Shane out of the game with mid-back tightness. That was the turning ..read more

Game 77: Rays 7, Orioles 1 — Recap & Review The Tampa Bay Rays split their series with the Orioles after getting back in the win column this afternoon and moving to five games over the second-place Baltimore again. The Rays improved their record to 52–25 to lead the way in the AL East. The Rays will begin their four-game series hosting the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. Taj Takes The Mound Taj Bradley made his return to the mound for the tenth time this season and for the first time extended his outing through six complete innings. Taj took the mound with a consistent command r ..read more

Game 76: Rays 6, Orioles 8 — Postgame News & Notes The Baltimore Orioles came to Tropicana only 5.5 games behind and the Rays were looking to avoid their first three-game losing streak of the season. However, a final score of 8–3 brought the Rays record down to 51–25 and gave them their first series opener loss at home. Despite falling short, the Rays managed to trigger a comeback rally to bring a seven run deficit to just one. Here’s what went down on the mound and at the plate. On The Mound Tyler Glasnow got his fifth start on the mound tonight. His first pitch yield ..read more

Game 68: Rays 7, Rangers 3 — Recap & Review The Tampa Bay Rays took their series with the second place Texas Rangers this afternoon 7–3 in a rubber match. The Rays improved their league best record to 48–20 as they head out to the other coast to play the Oakland A’s. On The Mound Shane McClanahan was the man on the mound this afternoon where he faced the Texas Rangers for the first time in his career. McClanahan has a solid record at home where his is undefeated at 6–0 in the Trop. McClanahan kept the first two innings scoreless and struck out two. The top of third pro ..read more

Game 67: Rays 4, Rangers 8 — Recap & Review The Tampa Bay Rays broke their seven game win streak after losing to the Texas Rangers 8–4 to level the series. The Rangers improve their record to 41–22 to maintain the league’s second best spot. The Rays will look to take the series tomorrow in a rubber-match at 1:40. At The Plate Josh Lowe sent out the first hit of the game and didn’t stop at first to say hello to his brother and Rangers 1B Nate Lowe, but instead rounded to second for his 14th double of the season. The Rays headed into the bottom of the fourth down six run ..read more

Game 63: Rays 7, Twins 0 — Postgame News & Notes The Rays welcomed the first place Minnesota Twins for the first time this season, and featured a stellar performance all around on the Rays side. Zach Eflin went 6.2 IP with no runs given up while striking out 9, which in his last start at home went 7.0IP without striking out anyone against the Blue Jays. (Will Vragovic / Tampa Bay Rays) Kevin Cash praised the pitching performance from Eflin once again, who is still undefeated at home, along with the offense burst on Tuesday night: https://medium.com/media/a7f911323e93053 ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays sent out 15 hits for 11 runs to secure the rubber match over the LA Dodgers. Jason Adam came in clutch to close out the final two innings with five strikeouts and maintain the one run ballgame. At The Plate The Tampa Bay Rays got the scoring started first for the first time in the series. Wander Franco singled to get things started, his fifth hit of the weekend. Then with two strikes on him, Harold Ramirez singled to moved his runner over. The Rays then took a one to nothing lead when Isaac Paredes singled to bring in Franco. In the second down by two runs, the Ta ..read more