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Mark Vientos, back from IL, homers as Mets edge Rays
Mark Vientos homered while playing his first game in seven weeks, Robert Stock notched his first major league win in seven years, and the New York Mets edged the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Returning from a fractured right hand that kept him out since July 9, Vientos h...
Rays lead charmed lives while Mets grind through remainder of season
The Tampa Bay Rays enter their three-game home series with the New York Mets on Monday night riding a serious wave of momentum after sweeping the San Diego Padres in what probably was their "Game of the Year" on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The American League East front-runners mounted a rally ag...
Rays walk off Padres in 11th after tying HR in 9th against Mason Miller
Jorge Mateo lined a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their major league-leading 14th series sweep Sunday, rallying to stun the visiting San Diego Padres 5-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla., after tying the game in the ninth against star reliever Mason Miller.,With the bags fu...
Rays walk off Padres in 11 after tying HR in 9th against Mason Miller
Jorge Mateo lined a walk-off single in the 11th inning as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their major league-leading 14th series sweep Sunday, rallying to stun the visiting San Diego Padres 5-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla., after tying the game in the ninth against star reliever Mason Miller.,With the bags fu...
Rays hope to continue small-ball success, aim to sweep visiting Padres
The Tampa Bay Rays are the American League's top team, and they have arrived at the summit by running at will and putting pressure on their opponents. ,The Rays will likely employ that same approach Sunday afternoon, probably with Chandler Simpson right in the thick of it, when the club goes for a s...
Rays outscore Padres in wild 7th, hold on to win series
Chandler Simpson slashed a tiebreaking, two-out single to cap a four-run, seventh-inning rally, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays to a wild 7-6 victory and a series win over the San Diego Padres on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 6-3 after San Diego's three-run top half of the seventh, Yand...
Rays ride big day, big inning into rematch vs. Padres
In terms of a winning the whole day from start to finish, the Tampa Bay Rays will have a hard time topping Friday.,The Rays, who secured their future in the area early in the day, opened their series against the San Diego Padres with a 9-4 victory. They will try to beat the Padres again on Saturday ...
Rays ride 5-run fourth to pull away from Padres
Tampa Bay's Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs, and the American League East-leading Rays produced a five-run fourth inning Friday night to breeze past the San Diego Padres 9-4 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who were 2-5 on their previous homestand, became the first AL squad to ...
Rays' new ballpark approved in county vote
The Tampa Bay Rays are inching closer toward having a new home.,Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved plans for a new stadium at Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus on Friday in a 5-2 vote. That decision came one day after Tampa's city council voted 4-3 in favor of the stad...
Padres, Rays enter series in fine position amid tight races
The San Diego Padres and Tampa Bay Rays enter Friday's series opener in St. Petersburg, Fla., in the encouraging part of the standings above their respective cut lines.,However, there is little wiggle room for either club.,For the Padres, getting a healthy Casey Mize (5-7, 3.44 ERA) back on the moun...
Freddy Peralta earns first Rays win as AL East leaders blank Tigers
Freddy Peralta pitched six strong innings and recorded his first win since being traded to Tampa Bay as the Rays defeated the host Detroit Tigers 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon.,Peralta, Kevin Kelly and Tyler Wells combined on a two-hitter for the American League East leaders. Peralta (6-11) struck out ...
Still winless with Rays, Freddy Peralta takes aim at Tigers
Freddy Peralta has not recorded a win since Tampa Bay acquired him from the New York Mets for a trio of prospects earlier this month. ,But there are some encouraging signs that Peralta can carry into Wednesday afternoon's start in Detroit, when the Rays and Tigers play the rubber match of their thre...
Max Clark's blast lifts Tigers past Rays, snaps skid
Max Clark hit his second career home run to help propel host Detroit to a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, ending the Tigers' six-game losing streak.,Javier Baez scored two runs and Hao-Yu Lee added an RBI single for Detroit.,Detroit starter Jackson Jobe gave up one run on four hits a...
Losers of 6 straight, Tigers hope Jackson Jobe can tame Rays
The Detroit Tigers' bullpen failed Jackson Jobe in his last start. That didn't diminish the fact that he's quickly establishing himself as a fixture in the rotation.,Jobe will make his fourth start of the season in the middle game of a three-game home series against Tampa Bay on Tuesday.,Jobe's seas...
Drew Rasmussen wins 7th straight start as Rays top Tigers
Jonathan Aranda drove in two runs, including a solo homer, and Drew Rasmussen pitched six strong innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays beat the Tigers 4-1 on Monday night, handing Detroit its sixth straight loss.,Rasmussen (14-5) won his seventh consecutive start, limiting the Tigers to one run and...
Rays' Drew Rasmussen eager to continue win streak in opener vs. Tigers
The Tampa Bay Rays snapped a three-game losing streak on Sunday. ,The American League East-leading Rays will try to build off that victory on Monday night in the opener of a three-game road series against the struggling Detroit Tigers.,Tampa Bay won 3-1 on Sunday to salvage the finale of a three-gam...
Nick Martinez shuts down Orioles as Rays salvage series finale
Tampa Bay's Nick Martinez pitched six one-hit innings and three relievers completed the task in a 3-1 victory against the host Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, helping the Rays avoid a series sweep.,Chandler Simpson had two hits, including a run-scoring single in Tampa Bay's three-run sixth inning. The ...
Rays eager to regain form, salvage series finale vs. Orioles
Not only have the Tampa Bay Rays struggled in the past week-plus, but the troubles have come against the bottom teams in the American League East.,Tampa Bay will try to avoid a three-game series sweep by the host Baltimore Orioles when the teams face off on Sunday afternoon.,The Rays, who dropped tw...
Dylan Beavers' pinch-hit double in 10th lifts Orioles past Rays
Pinch hitter Dylan Beavers doubled in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Baltimore Orioles beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Saturday night.,Samuel Basallo drilled a two-run homer with one out in the eighth inning to pull the Orioles even at 2-2 and Baltimore's relievers w...
Orioles ride power surge into rematch vs. Rays
The Baltimore Orioles have sputtered at times this month, but they've mostly gotten the job done against the team with the best record in the American League.,They'll aim for another victory when they take on the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night.,The Orioles halted a four-game skid by winni...