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Rays place RHP Manuel Rodriguez (forearm) on 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed right-hander Manuel Rodriguez on the 15-day injured list on Wednesday with a strained right foreram.,The move was retroactive to Tuesday. In a corresponding move, the Rays recalled right-hander Cole Sulser from Triple-A Durham.,Rodriguez, 28, last pitched on Monday, when he...

Pitchers, rookie Roman Anthony take spotlight as Rays, Red Sox meet
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to win a ninth consecutive Zack Littell start in the rubber game of a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night.,After dropping his first five outings of the season, Littell (6-5, 3.68 ERA) has not lost in eight since, going 6-0 with a 2.79 ERA...

Rays outlast Red Sox in 11 in Roman Anthony's debut
Jake Mangum went 4-for-6 with two RBIs for the Tampa Bay Rays, who scored twice in the 11th inning to upend the host Boston Red Sox 10-8 in the opener of a three-game series on Monday night.,After Junior Caminero drew a bases-loaded, full-count walk off Red Sox reliever Zack Kelly (1-3), Mangum beat...

Red Sox on the upswing, host sizzling Rays
Perhaps a winning weekend in the Bronx can spark the Boston Red Sox, who have had to overcome close losses and numerous injuries for a challenging start to the season that has them in fourth place in the American League East.,After clinching the series win over the New York Yankees with an 11-7 vict...

Rays complete comeback to take series with Marlins
Brandon Lowe's eighth-inning sacrifice fly capped a comeback for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, as they beat the visiting Miami Marlins 3-2.,Yandy Diaz had a hand in each of the runs for the Rays as the designated hitter went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs batted in. His eighth-inning double ch...

Marlins hope scoring punch continues vs. Rays
Fresh off a season high-tying run output, the visiting Miami Marlins will hope they have more in the tank on Sunday afternoon when they square off against right-hander Drew Rasmussen and the Tampa Bay Rays.,Jesus Sanchez belted a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs as Miami posted a...

Rays look to continue surge against downtrodden Marlins
The Tampa Bay Rays are finding creative methods to continue their winning ways, while the Miami Marlins are hurting after getting swept by the worst team in the majors.,The Rays will look to ride the momentum of a late-game uprising as they host the next installment of the Citrus Series on Friday af...

Rays rally for three in 9th, complete sweep of Rangers
Taylor Walls hit a two-run infield single with two outs in the ninth inning, lifting the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Thursday.,Texas was nursing a 3-1 lead in the ninth inning before Junior Caminero halved the deficit with a one-out RBI single up the middle off Rob...

Rays' future remains murky amid Tropicana Field discussions
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred acknowledged that, while Tropicana Field is expected to be ready for the 2026 season, the Tampa Bay Rays' long-term home remains uncertain.,The St. Petersburg, Fla., City Council voted in April to approve $22.5 million for a new Teflon-coated fiberglass...

Rays, on a roll, vie for sweep of Rangers
The Tampa Bay Rays and visiting Texas Rangers are trending in opposite directions, and the Rays will look to work that advantage for a sweep of their three-game series on Thursday night.,Brandon Lowe swung the hot bat in the 5-4 victory Wednesday night by the Rays, who improved to 11-3 in their past...

Brandon Lowe's HR helps Rays take down Rangers
Brandon Lowe went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and two RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays used a four-run third inning to top the visiting Texas Rangers 5-4 on Wednesday night. ,The second baseman homered in the first and doubled in the third as the Rays won for the 11th time in 14 games and moved to 20-19...

Junior Caminero, Rays aim to continue hot streaks vs. Rangers
Tampa Bay's Junior Caminero will look to continue his torrid hitting when the Rays chase a series victory over the visiting Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.,Caminero, the American League co-Player of the Week, belted a solo shot in the Rays' 5-1 victory Tuesday in the opener of a three-game series....

Rays' Drew Rasmussen, Rangers' Tyler Mahle slated for pitching duel
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen will put his scoreless innings streak on the line Tuesday when he takes the mound for his team's opener of a three-game series against the visiting Texas Rangers.,Rasmussen (4-4, 2.33 ERA) extended his winning streak to three games and scoreless run to 18 i...

Hunter Brown pitches Astros past Rays
Hunter Brown allowed one hit and recorded his fifth scoreless start of the season, and the Houston Astros earned a split of their four-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays with a 1-0 victory on Sunday.,The Astros scratched across an unearned run in the bottom of the first inning against Rays...

Astros rest Yordan Alvarez (hand), aim for split of series with Rays
Houston Astros slugger Yordan Alvarez will miss additional time after imaging on Friday revealed a small, previously undetected fracture in his fourth metacarpal of his right hand that the club said is 60 percent healed.,Alvarez faced live pitching before the second contest of a four-game set agains...

Junior Caminero homers twice as Rays blow out Astros
Junior Caminero posted four extra-base hits and the Tampa Bay Rays pounded the Houston Astros' bullpen for the second time in three games en route to a 16-3 road win on Saturday.,After recording a career-high six RBIs in the opener of this four-game series on Thursday, Caminero went 4-for-5 with two...

Junior Caminero homers twice, as Rays blowout Astros
Junior Caminero posted four extra-base hits, and the Tampa Bay Rays pounded the Houston Astros' bullpen for the second time in three games en route to a 16-3 road win on Saturday.,After recording a career-high six RBIs in the opener of this four-game series on Thursday, Caminero went 4-for-5 with tw...

Amid 'tough' roster move, Rays face Astros again
In a nod to their outfield depth -- amid their series against the Houston Astros -- the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday optioned rookie speedster Chandler Simpson to Triple-A Durham to make room for the returning Jake Mangum.,Over the 35 games since his big league debut on April 19, Simpson validated his r...

Yainer Diaz slams walk-off homer as Astros edge Rays
Yainer Diaz socked an opposite-field, walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Houston Astros to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday.,Diaz clubbed his seventh home run off Rays' left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger (0-1), who struck out the first two ba...

Rays look to steal another from Astros
After entering the opener of a four-game road series against the Houston Astros leading the majors with 76 stolen bases, the Tampa Bay Rays wreaked havoc again on the basepaths in their 13-3 win on Thursday.,The Rays swiped five bases, three from rookie left fielder Chandler Simpson, and forced a th...