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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…

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…

A pair of playoff hopefuls continue their three-game set in Minnesota on Saturday afternoon. Tampa Bay, who began the weekend in second place in the AL East will take on the Twins, who are the surprise leaders in the AL Central. Minnesota took the series opener, but oddsmakers are leaning slightly towards the Rays in Game 2. Odds as of June 10th at…

CHICAGO -- The Cubs have been discussing their crowded roster situation since the summer months. As Chicago navigated through another rebuilding year last season, there were internal promotions and Major League auditions happening with this week's roster deadline in mind. On Tuesday, the Cubs decided to add prospects Kevin Alcantara, Ben…

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…

The Tampa Bay Rays welcome Tyler Glasnow back to the rotation tonight and he's among our three favorite player prop picks with a very low strikeout total. He will be on a pitch count, but getting four strikeouts early shouldn't be a huge issue. Tyler Glasnow makes his much-awaited return to the mound after his recovery from Tommy John surgery kept…

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…

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…

After a long and successful road trip, the Toronto Blue Jays head home to begin an important series against the Tampa Bay Rays. The pregame narrative: Toronto's 8-2 trip gave it some cushion for a playoff spot, but the wild card seeding is far from finalized. Only a half-game separates Tampa Bay in the No. 1 spot from Toronto down at No. 3. Odds as…

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…

Michael Wacha (10-1, 2.56) is scheduled to pitch for the Red Sox and Luis Patino (1-1, 3.95) is expected to be recalled from Triple-A Durham to start for the Rays. Both will be pitching on four days of rest. Wacha is coming off an August in which he won all four starts with a 2.19 ERA. He is also 7-0 with a 2.65 ERA in his last nine outings. Wacha…

AL East Division foes will square off on Monday afternoon, when the Boston Red Sox visit the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox (67-68) are riding a five-game winning streak and have a less than two percent chance of making the playoffs. On Sunday, 2B Trevor Story hit a three-run blast to power Boston to a 5-2 home victory versus Texas. Thirty-one year…

The Albuquerque Isotopes on Tuesday welcomed the call-ups of two former Colorado Rockies first-round draft picks - 2016's No. 4 overall pick Riley Pint and 2019's No. 23 overall pick Michael Toglia. And if pitching doesn't eventually work out for the former, Pint just might just have a future in scouting. Asked before Tuesday's game what fans were…