Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Rays fall to 29-31 after three game series at Camden Yards “Sunburst Awards” is a series-by-series evaluation of player performance, where four different awards are given out after each series: Offensive player of the series, defensive player of the series, pitcher of the series, and highlight play of the series. This edition will be covering the 18th series of the season, where the Tampa Bay Rays took on the Oakland Athletics from May 28 through May 30, a three game series at Tropicana Field. the Rays face the Orioles for the first time in 2024 for a three ..read more

Daniel Kucin Jr.-USA TODAY Sports Siri’s go-ahead RBI double in the 8th propels Rays to win in Baltimore The Tampa Bay Rays entered Sunday’s series finale looking to avoid being swept for the second time in their last three series, having dropped the first two games in Baltimore. Zach Littell made his 12th start of the year opposite Orioles’ southpaw Cole Irvin. The Rays were unable to jump out to an early lead in this one and in the bottom the first the Orioles took and early lead with a leadoff blast from Gunnar Henderson. The no-doubter was his 19th of the year and gave the O’s an early 1-0 ..read more

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Cash was ejected in the third | Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Rays lose a slugfest in Camden Yards On the 59th game of the season, the Rays will face off against the Baltimore Orioles for the second time this season. After yesterday’s tough and frustrating loss, Taj Bradley and the Rays will try to force the rubber match. In the bottom of the first inning, Ryan Mountcastle turned around a 96 mph fastball that was on the inside part of the plate. Siri was close to rubbing another homer, but his efforts weren’t enough. This was Mountcastle’s first homer since May 8th. A couple of pitches later ..read more

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports Not letting the Rays play the best team in the AL East until June? Classic. go the rays ..read more

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Kim Klement Neitzel-USA TODAY Sports 12 innings, but it ended in a great way! Extra innings games can be a slog, because you’re either waiting ages for a win, or you’re waiting ages to be seriously disappointed. At least in this scenario it was a happy ending for the Rays. Let’s take a quick gander at what happened to bring the Rays to a very long-awaited victory. Since it WAS a 12 inning game, we’re just going to look at the key scoring plays. The Rays got on the board first, as Randy Arozarena got on base and then Isaac Paredes homered to get two runs in. Hang 10 (home runs) on the season ..read more

The Tampa Bay Rays and ballpark design firm Populous have released new renderings and more details about their planned Rays neighborhood ballpark in St. Petersburg’s Historic Gas Plant District. This includes a closer look at the gameday plaza outside the primary entrance in left field. The Rays design nestles the stadium along a central thoroughfare sure to be busy on gamedays. Other renderings provide a closer look at the lived in neighborhoods planned for the development (likely many years after the stadium is complete). And finally, the interior gets two new detailed perspectives, one ..read more

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Jonathan Dyer-USA TODAY Sports Jose Siri’s Heroics Lead Rays to Dramatic Win Over Athletics The Tampa Bay Rays could not lose Wednesday night against the Oakland Athletics even if they tried. At times, it felt like they tried en route to edge out the A’s 4-3. The A’s scored first in the top of the fourth inning. JJ Bleday led off with a triple to left field, setting the stage for Miguel Andujar’s sacrifice fly. Andujar’s deep fly ball to left field allowed Bleday to score, giving the A’s an early 1-0 lead. Ryan Pepiot then struck out Shea Langeliers to end the inning, minimizing further damage ..read more