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MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Tampa Bay Ray start a nine-game, 10-day road trip on Friday night, with Drew Rasmussen getting the start against the Minnesota Twins. Rasmussen was terrific in his last outing, pitching seven scoreless innings and allowing just three hits in a career performance. Here's how to watch Friday's game, with TV information and…

MIAMI, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays have owned the''Citrus Series'' for years, and this year is no different. The Rays are 3-0 so far this year against the Miami Marlins, and they'll go for the sweep in Wednesday night. Tampa Bay has won the series four years in a row now, and 11 times in the last 15 years since 2008. They've won six straight games…

TORONTO - Wander Franco is back in the lineup on Tuesday afternoon as the Tampa Bay Rays get ready to tangle twice with the Toronto Blue Jays. It's a day/night doubleheader as the two teams try to make up games lost during the first week of the season before the lockout was settled. Franco, who came off the injured list on Friday, had three hits…

The Tampa Bay Rays have been making a strong case year after year that they are the real Moneyball team in Major League Baseball. Despite annually having one of the lightest payrolls in baseball, they still manage to put up a competitive product on the field, and that's looking to be the same case again this 2022 MLB campaign. The Rays have…

The Tampa Bay Rays remain in playoff position, despite a franchise-matching single-game 17 players on the injured list. That number, of course, does not include players now recovered from injury, like the team's top hitter Brandon Lowe, who is working with doctors to stave off stress fractures in his back. Overall, it's a precarious position for…

The New York Yankees will host the Tampa Bay Rays in the first game of their series in the American League East from Yankee Stadium on Friday night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 0% chance of rain and 4.3 miles per hour winds. The New York Yankees are coming off of a 1 run loss against the Minnesota Twins in their last game. The…

In anticipation of Opening Day, we've asked our writers and editors to share their boldest predictions for the 2022 season. Where will the team end up in the standings? Which individual performances will we remember? Who gets called up? How many times will a ball hit a catwalk when the team is on national TV? What other cities will be rumored to be…

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…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Manuel Margot has had one hot bat lately, but he's also had a minor hamstring issue flare up. But after missing the final two games of the West Coast trip and getting more treatment on Thursday's off day, he's back in the lineup on Friday night when the Rays take on the Toronto Blue Jays. "I feel good. (Thursday) on the off…

The Boston Red Sox will visit the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth game of their series in the American League East from Oracle Park on Thursday night. The weather is expected to be mildly humid with a 30% chance of rain and 5.1 miles per hour winds. The Boston Red Sox are coming off of a 3 run loss against the Tampa Bay Rays in their last game. The…

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…

First pitch at Progressive Field goes at 12:07pm ET on Friday, October 7. The weather forecast is calling for rain with 14 mph wind and a temperature of 50 degrees. MLB betting trends are displaying that the Guardians are pulling a slight edge in moneyline wagering. There's 53% of handle and 55% of bets backing Cleveland. The Guardians are the+3500…

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.…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Jonathan Aranda hasn't missed a beat in the batter's box since getting called up to the big leagues for the second time. After hitting.318 with 18 homers in Triple-A Durham, he's batting.343 for the Rays, and hit his first career major-league homer earlier this week in Toronto. On Saturday, he'll enjoy another first. He's…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The final homestand of the season begins on Friday night for the Tampa Bay Rays, and there's still plenty at stake. Veteran pitcher Corey Kluber, who's been up and down of late, will start for the Rays in this first of three games against the Texas Rangers. It's the first of 10 straight games at Tropicana Field to end 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…

MILWAUKEE, Wis. - For the past couple of years, the Tampa Bay Rays have been plowing through National League competition during interleague play, but that's all changed in the past month or so. Last year the Rays went 15-5, and then the Rays started 10-1 in interleague play this year, reeling off 10 wins in a row after losing the interleague season…