News Category: Tampa Bay Rays

Rays look to get offense going vs. Tigers

The Detroit Tigers will chase their second consecutive series win on Tuesday, and scheduled starter Kenta Maeda will certainly have a tough act to follow. After routing the Tampa Bay Rays on 7-1 on Monday, manager A.J. Hinch’s club will look for Maeda to keep up the top-shelf pitching that Tarik demonstrated in the series opener at St. Petersburg, Fla. Skubal overpowered the Rays for six scoreless innings, striking out nine without issuing a walk.

Tigers turn to Tarik Skubal in series opener vs. Rays

Following a series loss at the American League East-leading New York Yankees, the Tampa Bay Rays will spend the week playing against the AL Central. That stretch will begin Monday when the Rays host the Detroit Tigers in the first of three evening contests in St. Petersburg, Fla. The fortunes for both sides have flipped compared to when they met in the opening series of the 2023 season. The Rays began their record-setting 13-game winning

Juan Soto’s star power evident early; Yanks face Rays again

The Juan Soto admiration society is growing within the New York Yankees’ clubhouse and in the stands at Yankee Stadium, only heightening anticipation of his next big moment. Soto delivered a pair of clutch moments Friday, putting the Yankees in position to clinch another series Saturday afternoon when they host the Tampa Bay Rays. New York is off to a 14-6 start after opening the series with a 5-3 win thanks to Soto’s latest dynamic

Aaron Judge’s bat shows signs of awakening as Yankees host Rays

Even as the New York Yankees started quickly, Aaron Judge’s bat was quiet and it was highly noticeable until their first three-game losing streak. Judge delivered his biggest hit of the season Wednesday afternoon and the Yankees are hoping it sparks a major hot streak starting with Friday’s visit from the Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees are off to a 13-6 start despite Judge hitting .183 with three homers and 17 RBIs and a .710

Angels’ Reid Detmers out to vex Rays once again

It’s not like the Los Angeles Angels were unaware of Reid Detmers’ potential, with the left-hander throwing a no-hitter in his 11th career major league start at the age of 22 in 2022. But after a disappointing season last year, Detmers appeared to be in a position in which he needed to re-establish himself. So far, so good. He has become the Angels’ best starting pitcher through the first three weeks of the season. Detmers

Rays’ Rene Pinto hopes to get on a roll vs. Angels

Everything the Tampa Bay Rays did — or didn’t do — during the offseason and spring training made it clear they were all in on catcher Rene Pinto for 2024. Pinto’s slow start at the plate this season might have been some cause for concern, but he appears to be on his way to establishing himself as the club’s primary backstop for the foreseeable future. Pinto likely will be behind the plate Tuesday evening when

Rays look to dominate another West Coast foe

After a successful weekend against one West Coast club, the Tampa Bay Rays will seek to repeat their series-winning ways against another starting Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. Winners of two of three games against the San Francisco Giants, the Rays will welcome in the Los Angeles Angels on Jackie Robinson Day to open a four-game series. Following a split of the first two matchups with the Giants, manager Kevin Cash’s crew brought out

Harold Ramirez, Rays look to run past Giants again

The Tampa Bay Rays will look for even more production from a slimmer Harold Ramirez in Saturday’s game against the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla. Ramirez legged out a pair of infield hits on Friday in a 3-for-4 outing that also saw him steal a base. “That’s what happens when you lose some weight, you can run better and faster,” said Ramirez, who scored both runs in Tampa Bay’s 2-1 win over San

Rays look to create havoc on bases in encounter vs. Angels

The Tampa Bay Rays have been one of the more aggressive teams on the bases this season. The Rays will look to stretch their legs on Tuesday night when they continue their three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels in Anaheim, Calif. Tampa Bay was unsuccessful in its lone stolen-base attempt during Monday’s 7-1 loss to the Angels, but the Rays still lead the American League with 14 stolen bases in 17 tries this season.

Kris Bryant, Rockies hope to fare better at home vs. Rays

The Colorado Rockies haven’t gotten off to the start they wanted in 2024, and neither has Kris Bryant. The former National League MVP went hitless in his first 18 at-bats before breaking out with two hits at the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday night, but it was in another losing effort. Colorado has struggled out of the gate, with poor starting pitching and quiet bats for most of the first seven games. The Rockies have scored