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Rays put top hitter Yandy Diaz on restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed first baseman Yandy Diaz on the restricted list Saturday.,He did not accompany the team to New York in advance of Friday's 6-1 loss to the Yankees, with manager Kevin Cash citing "a personal matter.","Probably leave it at that," Cash said.,The Rays did not indicate how long...
Yankees hope Nestor Cortes continues home success vs. Rays
The New York Yankees returned from the All-Star break and were awestruck of Juan Soto's big performance.,The Yankees hope they can discuss another big showing in a win Saturday afternoon when they continue a four-game series with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Although the Yankees are 9-18 in their pa...
Juan Soto leads Yankees past Rays
Juan Soto collected four hits, including a double in the fifth inning, where he scored on two errors by the Rays as the host New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-1 on Friday night.,Anthony Volpe hit a bases-clearing double in the third off Tampa Bay starter Zach Eflin (5-7) and Aaron Judge add...
New Rays' stadium moves closer to final OK
A divided city council in St. Petersburg, Fla., has given its go-ahead to a $1.3 billion stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays and redevelopment of the surrounding 65 acres of the city's Historic Gas Plant District, putting the project a step closer to construction.,By a 5-3 vote, the council approved the ...
Gerrit Cole, Yankees look to reboot season vs. Rays
Gerrit Cole's return from elbow inflammation in mid-June coincided with his New York Yankees' slide out of first place in the American League East amid some of their worst struggles of the season.,As the Yankees look to recapture their early-season form, they'll hand the ball to Cole for their first...
Ryan Pepiot, Rays blank Guardians in rubber game
Ryan Pepiot allowed just two hits over six strong innings and Jose Siri and Brandon Lowe hit solo homers as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Sunday in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,Siri went deep in the third and Lowe did the same in the sixth, both off Cleveland starter Ben Lively (8-...
AL-best Guardians look to take series from Rays
Right-hander Ben Lively, who has allowed more than three runs in only two of his 15 starts this season, will try for his ninth win of the season when he takes the mound Sunday afternoon for the American League Central-leading Cleveland Guardians in the rubber game of their three-game set with the Ta...
Guardians sink Rays on late pinch-hit HR
Pinch hitter Jhonkensy Noel hit a two-run tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians snapped a three-game skid with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla., ,With the score tied at 2, pinch hitter Tyler Freeman singled off relieve...
Guardians aim to hold on to AL-best mark vs. Rays
Central Division-leading Cleveland owns the best record in the American League heading into Saturday afternoon's game against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla. But that could change before the All-Star break if the Guardians' road woes continue. ,Cleveland (57-36, .613) is just a half-game ...
Taj Bradley fans 8 as Rays blank Guardians
Taj Bradley scattered five hits over seven innings to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-0 win over the visiting Cleveland Guardians on Friday to open a three-game series in St. Petersburg, Fla., ,Bradley (4-4) walked two and struck out eight, including All-Star David Fry pinch-hitting with a runner at ...
Guardians glad to be out of division to face Rays
The Cleveland Guardians will look to snap a two-game skid on Friday when they open a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Guardians lead the American League Central, but their troubles against division rivals continued as they lost three of four games to the host ...
Rays take rubber game, hand Yankees another series loss
Randy Arozarena belted a two-run homer and Brandon Lowe collected three hits to fuel the Tampa Bay Rays to a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Lowe joined Amed Rosario and Jose Siri in each driving in a run. Yandy Diaz had a pair of doubles and scored twice to...
Yanks take swing at series win; Rays reintroduce Shane Baz
With a chance to seal their first series victory in nearly a month, the New York Yankees oppose the Tampa Bay Rays in the decisive game of a three-game set on Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,After a 2-1 win over the Rays on Wednesday night, New York can leave Florida for a critical weekend set with...
Trent Grisham's 2 RBIs carry Yankees past Rays
Trent Grisham drove in two runs to lift the New York Yankees to a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Grisham had an RBI double in the second inning, a sacrifice fly in the fourth and chased down a line drive to right-center field to end the eighth.,Juan Soto had...
Rays place Wander Franco on restricted list
The Tampa Bay Rays placed Wander Franco on the restricted list now that he has been formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of a minor in the Dominican Republic, the Tampa Bay Times and ESPN reported Wednesday.,Franco had been on paid administrative leave. Now that he has been cha...
Rays' Zach Eflin looks to maintain dominance of Yankees
Few pitchers have dominated Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees the way Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Zach Eflin has.,Eflin will look to continue that trend when he takes the mound on Wednesday night against the visiting Yankees in the middle contest of a three-game series.,Eflin (5-5, 4.19 ERA) is 3...
Report: Rays' Wander Franco charged with sexual abuse of minor
Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was formally charged with sexual abuse and sexual exploitation against a minor on Tuesday, according to ESPN.,The charges came in the Dominican Republic, where Franco and the minor involved in the case are from.,Kelmin Duncan, a prosecutor for the Puerto Plata ...
Rays' first-inning uprising sends Yankees to another loss
Isaac Paredes launched a three-run homer to highlight a four-run first inning and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 5-3 win against the New York Yankees in the opener of a three-game series on Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Amed Rosario had two hits and scored a run for the Rays, who ended a three-g...
Mets trade for Rays RHP Phil Maton
The New York Mets acquired right-handed reliever Phil Maton from the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash.,Maton, 31, joins his fifth MLB club after signing with the Rays this past winter. In 40 games for the Rays, he compiled a 4.58 ERA, with a 1-2 record and...
Yankees, Rays in search of wins ahead of break
The New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays aren't exactly clicking on all cylinders.,The Yankees enter their three-game series against the Rays, which starts Tuesday in St. Petersburg, Fla., with a 6-16 mark since June 13 and haven't found a way to win two straight during that span.,The Rays face one o...