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Streaking Rays cap sweep of Blue Jays with a shutout
Shane McClanahan fired 5 2/3 scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays earned their 10th straight home win by grounding the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 on Wednesday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,McClanahan (4-2) allowed just two hits to stretch his scoreless streak to 16 2/3 innings over the past three...

Rays place LHP Steven Matz (elbow) on 15-day IL
The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with elbow inflammation and selected the contract of right-hander Chase Solesky from Triple-A Durham.,Matz, 34, is coming off one of his best starts of the season when he allowed one run on four hits over six inning...

Report: Rays to activate LHP Garrett Cleavinger from IL
The Tampa Rays activated left-handed reliever Garrett Cleavinger from the injured list Saturday, while right-hander Yoendrys Gomez was designated for assignment, the Tampa Bay Times reported.,Cleavinger, 32, has not pitched since March 30 because of right calf tightness. He was 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA i...

Mitch Keller directs Pirates over Rays to clinch series win
Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates score a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,Coming off a 13-inning loss on Saturday where Pittsburgh used six relievers, Keller (2-1) preserved some arms for the Pirates bullpen and help...

Keller directs Pirates over Rays to clinch series win
Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings, allowing two runs to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates score a 6-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday afternoon.,Coming off a 13-inning loss on Saturday where Pittsburgh used six relievers, Keller (2-1) preserved some arms for the Pirates bullpen and help...

Rays RHP Drew Rasmussen late scratch vs. Cubs
Tampa Bay Rays right-hander Drew Rasmussen will not start Tuesday's home game against the Chicago Cubs after his wife went into early labor.,Rasmussen, 30, had been scheduled to make his third start of the season after he fashioned a 1.80 ERA in 10 combined innings over the first two outings.,The Ra...

Tristan Gray's slam caps big 7th as Twins beat Rays
Tristan Gray belted his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 10-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Minneapolis.,Gray's blast highlighted a seven-run seventh inning for the Twins, who won their home opener after playing their first six game...

Tristan Gray's grand slam caps big 7th in Twins' defeat of Rays
Tristan Gray belted his first career grand slam and drove in five runs, and the Minnesota Twins pulled away for a 10-4 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Minneapolis.,Gray's blast highlighted a seven-run seventh inning for the Twins, who won their home opener after playing their first six game...

Cardinals seeking another offensive outburst vs. Rays
The St. Louis Cardinals will bid to ride their new-look offense to their second victory in as many games on Saturday afternoon when they continue their three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays.,Alec Burleson highlighted his three-hit performance by belting a two-run homer to cap an eigh...

Rays RHP Ryan Pepiot (hip) to begin season on IL
Tampa Bay Rays starter Ryan Pepiot will begin the season on the injured list with right hip inflammation, manager Kevin Cash confirmed Tuesday.,The 28-year-old right-hander had been scheduled to start Tuesday's spring finale against the Atlanta Braves. Pepiot made three starts in spring training, al...

Spring training roundup: Rays' Steven Matz finishes strong spring vs. Phillies
Southpaw Steven Matz put a punctuation mark on his excellent spring training by tossing five scoreless innings Monday as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0, in Clearwater, Fla.,Matz, 34, who is transitioning back to the starting rotation after spending the last two seasons in ...

Rays 2B Gavin Lux (shoulder) to begin season on IL
Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Gavin Lux will begin the season on the 10-day injured list with a right shoulder impingement, the team confirmed Monday.,Lux, 28, joined the Rays in a three-team trade in January that sent outfielder Josh Lowe to the Los Angeles Angels. Injuries limited Lux to seven app...

Rays confirm return to Tropicana Field next season
The Tampa Bay Rays have confirmed their return to Tropicana Field next season in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays played their home games at Steinbrenner Field in Tampa in 2025 due to the damages caused by Hurricane Milton in October 2024.,"We are excited to return home to Tropicana Field in April and ...

New Rays owner targeting Opening Day 2029 for ballpark
The Tampa Bay Rays' new managing partner and co-chair Patrick Zapulski announced on Tuesday that the organization intends to open a new ballpark in the Tampa Bay area on Opening Day 2029.,Zapulski's purchase of the club from Stu Sternberg for $1.7B was given final approval by Major League Baseball l...

Blue Jays push AL East crown to final day with win over Rays
Trey Yesavage pitched five runless innings for his first major league win, Alejandro Kirk homered and the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 on Saturday afternoon., ,Yesavage (1-0) making his third major league start and his first at home, allowed five hits and two walks with...

Rays, Orioles to finish off season series out of spotlight
Two teams entering the final week of disappointing seasons can commiserate with each other starting Tuesday when the Baltimore Orioles play host to the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series.,The Rays and Orioles hold the bottom spots in the American League East and already have been eliminated...

Rays call up RHP Joe Boyle, to start vs. Jays Monday
Right-handed pitcher Joe Boyle was called up from Triple-A Durham by the Tampa Bay Rays and will make the start against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays Monday night.,Boyle will face Toronto's top prospect, right-hander Trey Yesavage, who will be making his major league debut.,Boyle, 26, was optioned ...

Cubs try to piece together bullpen for Rays series
With the back end of their bullpen currently out of action, the Chicago Cubs might need to piece together their closing duties when they open a three-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday afternoon.,Daniel Palencia departed after feeling a pop in his right shoulder in the ninth i...

Rays hope to rekindle flickering playoff hopes in Chicago
The Tampa Bay Rays need both self-help and outside assistance to improve their flickering American League wild-card hopes.,Might third baseman Junior Caminero also suggest some metaphorical decapitation?,"We have 19 games left," Caminero said. "We just have to come play hard and take everybody's hea...

Kyle Manzardo delivers another walk-off for Guardians to beat Rays
Kyle Manzardo sharply singled to center off Griffin Jax to score automatic runner Angel Martinez in the 10th inning, giving the Cleveland Guardians a 4-3 victory over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday afternoon.,Manzardo's two-out hit was his third walk-off of the season for the Guardians, wh...