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Rays acquire OF Ryan Vilade from Reds for cash
The Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations on Monday.,Vilade, 26, has batted .141 with one homer and five RBIs in 28 career games with four MLB teams since his 2021 debut.,He only played in one game for the Reds this season after being claimed...
Alejandro Kirk, Blue Jays mash their way to AL East title with win over Rays
Alejandro Kirk homered twice, including a grand slam, and the Toronto Blue Jays clinched the American League East Sunday with a 13-4 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Kirk also doubled and had six RBIs to help the Blue Jays (94-68) to their fourth straight win and their first division title ...
Blue Jays can secure AL East crown with win over Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays' assignment for Sunday afternoon is clear when they face the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the final game of the regular season.,If the Blue Jays (93-68) win, they will finish first in the American League East. If they happen to stumble, a loss by the New York Yankees also would w...
Pursuing AL East crown, Jays need another win over Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays are still in control of their own fate entering the middle game of a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon.,The Blue Jays (92-68) registered a 4-2 win on Friday in the series opener.,That left Toronto tied for first in the American League E...
Jays down Rays, remain tied atop AL East with Yankees
Nathan Lukes homered and drove in three runs to help the Toronto Blue Jays defeat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series.,Lukes's two-run blast in the fifth broke a 2-2 tie and gave the Blue Jays (92-68) their second consecutive win after they had lost s...
Rays eager to play role of spoiler in series vs. Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will miss the playoffs, but they can still influence the American League East race when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday night.,The Rays (77-82) will try to avoid having to watch a celebration as they conclude their season with a three-game series against a team attempti...
Dylan Beavers' HR caps late rally as Orioles upend Rays
Dylan Beavers homered on the first pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to complete a comeback as the Baltimore Orioles won their home finale, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Thursday afternoon.,It was the fourth homer for Beavers, a rookie outfielder. Ryan Mountcastle and Coby Mayo also home...
Rays, Orioles contend no fireworks on tap in series finale
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles might not go quietly when they finish their three-game series on Thursday afternoon.,The teams have split the first two contests of their set, with the Rays' 6-2 victory on Wednesday ending with some theatrics.,Tampa Bay reliever Pete Fairbanks hit O...
Team pitching gem helps Rays tie series with Orioles
Shane Baz threw four no-hit innings of Tampa Bay's pitching gem and Brandon Lowe had two early run-producing hits as the visiting Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-2 on Wednesday night.,Lowe and Jake Mangum homered and the Rays (77-81) evened the series at one game apiece. Richie Palacios rapped a d...
Orioles' quest: Catch Rays to escape last place
The Baltimore Orioles have a clear target for the final week of the season: moving out of the American League East cellar.,They will continue that quest in the middle game of a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,Fourth-place Tampa Bay (76-81) sits two games ahe...
Dean Kremer goes 6 1/3 innings as Orioles shut out Rays
Dean Kremer pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a three-game series Tuesday night.,Colton Cowser hit a two-run home run to highlight the offense for Baltimore (74-83), who are trying to escape the American League East Division cellar by...
Report: MLB approves Rays’ sale to group led by Patrick Zalupski
Major League Baseball owners unanimously approved the sale of the Tampa Bay Rays to Jacksonville residential developer Patrick Zalupski, the Tampa Bay Times reported Monday.,"It's good to go," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred told the Tampa Bay Times. "It's official in terms of our internal processes su...
Christopher Morel notches 4 RBIs as Rays win home finale vs. Red Sox
Christopher Morel drove in four runs, Brandon Lowe clubbed his 30th homer of the campaign and the Tampa Bay Rays drubbed the Boston Red Sox 7-3 on Sunday night in their home finale.,Morel went 2-for-4 and knocked in the first two runs with a double and two more with an eighth-inning single as the Ra...
Red Sox rookie Connelly Early gets key start vs. Rays amid tight wild-card race
Boston Red Sox rookie Connelly Early has taken a simple approach in his young career, and it's working.,The left-hander is set to make his third career start Sunday night for the Red Sox in their series finale against the host Tampa Bay Rays. ,"I'm trying to go out there and attack guys and let the ...
Boston's big ninth rescues win from Tampa Bay
Trevor Story knocked in the go-ahead run in Boston's three-run ninth inning as the Red Sox crafted their eighth straight win over Tampa Bay, doubling the host Rays 6-3 on Saturday night., ,Tied three-all, Story put Boston ahead by singling in Ceddanne Rafaela, who reached on Junior Caminero's second...
Rested Chandler Simpson a key as Rays host Red Sox
Like every team in the offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays will have questions to ask regarding holes that need filling when the hot-stove-league talks heat up. ,One of those questions won't be who will bat in the lead-off position, however.,The Rays (75-79), who will host the Boston Sox (84-70) on Saturd...
Red Sox outslug Rays as Crochet picks up 17th win
Jarren Duran laced a go-ahead two-run homer, Garrett Crochet won his third straight start, and the Boston Red Sox continued their mastery of Tampa Bay with their seventh consecutive win over the Rays, 11-7, on Friday night.,Duran went 2-for-6 and scored twice as the Red Sox (84-70) moved to 9-2 agai...
Clinging to final wild card spot, Red Sox start series in Tampa
Boston Red Sox manager Alex Cora has been reminded recently of the grueling September stretch drive as the regular season nears its end, but he fully expects his club to keep playing next month.,Cora and the wild-card-holding Red Sox return to Florida for Friday night's opener of a three-game series...
Shane Baz, Rays blank AL East-leading Jays to earn split
Tampa Bay starting pitcher Shane Baz crafted five scoreless innings, Chandler Simpson had his second straight three-hit game and the Rays split their four-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays 4-0 on Thursday afternoon.,After being rocked in a 6-4 loss to the Chicago Cubs last Friday, Baz (10-12...
'Level-headed' Chandler Simpson, Rays head into finale vs. Jays
Tampa Bay Rays rookie outfielder Chandler Simpson drove in the winning run in a three-hit performance and robbed a potential three-run homer on Wednesday.,For an encore, he'll try to lead the Rays to a split of their four-game home series against the Toronto Blue Jays on Thursday afternoon.,Simpson ...