#Ryan Yarbrough

The Royals have had a quiet off-season, largely standing pat and relying on younger players to continue to develop. That will make this a crucial year of evaluation to determine which young players will be part of the future. Dan Szymborski at Fangraphs released his annual ZIPS projections for the Royals today, and it projects some promising…

Rays officials couldn't have been much more pleased with how the 2019 season turned out. They made it to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons as the core of young players they cleared room for in previous roster reshaping developed into impact players, and they boasted openly about how well set up they were for the future. "There's so…

On a quick turnaround from last night's matchup, the Toronto Blue Jays seek to grab a two-game sweep of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon. The pregame narrative: Blue Jays starter Yusei Kikuchi was sharp his last time out (five innings, two hits, one run), but he hasn't posted a solid road start since May. The Rays counter with a pair of…

911New York Yankees -1.5(+145) -120 7.0(-110) -120 3.5(-120) 912Tampa Bay Rays+1.5(-165)+102 Un 7.0(-110)+100 Un 3.5(-105) When: May 26, 2022, at 6:40 p.m. EDT Venue: Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, FL An American League East series begins Thursday night when the New York Yankees (31-13, 14-6 away) visit the Tampa Bay Rays (26-17, 15-9 home). It…

Welcome to the Daily Dish, where we go through the MLB schedule for the day, giving you the starting pitcher matchups, and recent performance trends, and then listing some of our best bets if you choose to bet on the games. So far this week, we are 33-25 (57%) on our MLB bets, so we'll try to rebound from a subpar Wednesday and get things back on…

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays will conclude their three-game series at Tropicana Field on Sunday afternoon. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Yankees-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. The Yankees have stumbled a bit recently, falling to a 79-54 record, just four games ahead of the…

Ace Tyler Glasnow is hurt. Wunderkind Shane Baz just had surgery. Fellow young flamethrower Luis Patiño has one appearance this spring. The lineup isn't hitting its stride so far this spring. The projections don't love this team. Who's going to pitch? Stop. The Rays had unprecedented injuries last season and still put together a top-five staff in…

The Tampa Bay Rays had a positive 2021 season in which they finished with a 100-62 record, which was the best in the AL East. They were knocked out of the playoffs in the AL Division Series to the Boston Red Sox, sending them home earlier than the team had hoped. The core of this unit has remained mostly intact and will be geared up for a run this…

The Rays do a lot of things differently. And that includes how they are defending their first American League championship since 2008. Since losing to the Dodgers in the World Series, the Rays have parted ways with two of their top three starting pitchers, Blake Snell and Charlie Morton, along with a few other players, while making only moderate…

Wait, don't tell me! Noah Syndergaard, Noah Syndergaard? The backup goalie for the Winnipeg Jets? … OK, I give up. Who is he? The red-hot Rays host the injury-plagued Phillies. Philly's depleted lineup, combined with their inadequate road record, make for a tough sell. But Zack Wheeler (4-2, 2.38 ERA) goes Saturday. Zack whacked Boston last out,…

Game: New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays Date: Thursday, May 26, 2022 Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL TV: Bally Sports Sun The Tampa Bay Rays (25-17) are hosting the New York Yankees (30-13) at Tropicana Field on Thursday. The starting pitchers are Nestor Cortes Jr and Ryan Yarbrough. New York is slugging.418 and have been called…

The Tampa Bay Rays (29-19) look for the four-game sweep against the Toronto Blue Jays (23-22) Monday. The game is scheduled to begin at 1:07 p.m. ET at TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rays vs. Blue Jays odds with MLB picks and predictions. LHP Ryan Yarbrough is the projected opener for the Rays.…

The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays will square off in a matchup at Tropicana Field on Saturday night in Tampa Bay. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes a Rangers-Rays prediction and pick, laid out below. The Texas Rangers are far out of playoff contention, with a 63-81 record that has put them in third…

The Tampa Bay Rays will square off with the Baltimore Orioles today in the final matchup of a four-game series at Camden Yards. With that said, it's a good time to check out our MLB odds series, which includes our Rays-Orioles prediction and pick we have laid out below. Tampa Bay, who is clinging to the final playoff spot in the American League, is…

The Tampa Bay Rays (60-39) and Cleveland Indians (48-48) play the finale of a four-game set Sunday at Progressive Field. First pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's lines around the Rays vs. Indians odds with MLB picks and predictions. LHP Ryan Yarbrough is the projected starting pitcher for the Rays. He is 6-4 with…

The Baltimore Orioles will continue their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Saturday. It's time to continue our MLB odds coverage with an Orioles-Rays prediction and pick. The Rays defeated the Orioles 5-4 to snap Baltimore's 10-game winning streak. The game had no score when Trey Mancini approached the plate in the…

The Tampa Bay Rays (28-18) and Cleveland Indians (25-23) meet up Thursday at Progressive Field at 6:10 p.m. Eastern in the first game of a four-game set running through Sunday. The two teams currently occupy second place in the AL East and AL Central, respectively. Odds courtesy of Bet365; for a full-set of today's sports betting odds, access them…

We are now fewer than three weeks away from Opening Day, and for the most part, the transaction flurry has settled. While some teams may change in some ways before the start of the season, rosters are largely set and so we're going to take this opportunity to look at what the division looks like right now. For the next four days we'll look at the…

The Tampa Bay Rays (78-48) and Philadelphia Phillies (63-62) wrap up their two-game interleague series Wednesday with a 7:05 p.m. ET first pitch at Citizens Bank Park. Let's analyze the lines around the Rays vs. Phillies odds with MLB picks and predictions. Rays LHP Ryan Yarbrough (7-4, 4.57 ERA) makes his 18th start and 24th appearance of the…

The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays begin their four-game series tonight in Florida. The Yankees have been one of the best road teams in the MLB, with a 14-6 record away from Yankee Stadium. The Rays have had a pretty good home record as well, at 15-9. This looks like one of the most competitive games on the MLB slate tonight, so enjoy the game…

After splitting a two-game series with the Philadelphia Phillies, the Toronto Blue Jays travel to Tropicana Field to open a four-game set with significant playoff seeding ramifications. The pregame narrative: Bo Bichette is in a good spot to continue his impressive hot streak, George Springer finds himself in a tough matchup and the Tampa Bay Rays'…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have won nine of 16 games against the Toronto Blue Jays so far this season, and can clinch the season series on Friday night when the two teams get together at Tropicana Field. It's a very big deal. The Rays and Blue Jays are still battling for playoff positioning, though it's fairly clear that neither with…

After a frustrating series split in Philly, the Toronto Blue Jays begin a critical four-game set against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The pregame narrative: This is the last series between Toronto and Tampa this season, and wild card seeding is at stake. The Blue Jays (No. 1 wild card) took three of five games against the Rays (No. 2 wild…

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022 Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL TV: Bally Sports Sun The Toronto Blue Jays (84-64) are hitting the road to Tropicana Field on Thursday where they will meet the Tampa Bay Rays (82-66). The expected starting pitchers are Jose Berrios and Ryan…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The best move the Tampa Bay Rays made all year was adding Jeffrey Springs to the starting rotation. After spending the first month in the bullpen, he's been lights out ever since, posting some great numbers. He gets the start again on Sunday, facing his former team, the Texas Rangers, in the series finale at Tropicana Field.…

Game: Texas Rangers vs Tampa Bay Rays Date: Saturday, September 17, 2022 Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL TV: Bally Sports Sun The Texas Rangers (62-81) are headed to Tropicana Field on Saturday where they will take on the Tampa Bay Rays (80-63). The pitchers expected to start will be Jon Gray and Ryan Yarbrough. As a unit, the Texas…

While Spencer Strider will rightfully attract all of the attention for the Braves' series-opener with the Giants, our MLB player prop picks are looking to his counterpart - Alex Cobb - to go Over his measly strikeout total of 5.5. The new week of baseball action opens with a bit of a lighter day on the diamond as there are just nine games on the…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Luis Patino returned to St. Petersburg on Sunday, ready to lend a hand - and an arm - in the Tampa Bay Rays' playoff chase. Patino, the hard-throwing 22-year-old right-hander, was called up from Triple-A Durham and activated on Monday. He's start against the Boston Red Sox in the Monday afternoon game, which starts at 4:10…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - There's a lot at stake for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, and manager Kevin Cash is hoping for another nice boost from pitcher Shawn Armstrong, who was awesome in an emergency role last Tuesday. It was Armstrong who was pressed into duty in Miami when ace Shane McClanahan had trouble getting loose prior to his start against…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - This is a very fast two-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays, a Tuesday night game followed by a very early Wednesday matinee. The two teams square off at 12:10 ET on getaway day. Jalen Beeks will get the start for Tampa Bay on an''opener'' day. This will be the 14th time this season the Rays will use an opener and they are…