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With a mostly successful series against the Angels behind them, the Yankees had the benefit of a day off on Thursday, before heading down the coast to San Diego. As the American League playoff picture remains clustered, New York was able to make up some free ground in the division, while several other playoff hopefuls […]
The San Diego Padres dropped two of three games to the Pittsburgh Pirates before going on the road to face the Tampa Bay Rays and the Cleveland Guardians. They return to Petco Park battered and bruised after a 1-5 road trip to host the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals. Despite the struggles the […]
Rangers 6, Rays 0
Good morning, LSB. The Rangers blanked the Rays last night behind a shutout performance from Cal Quantrill. Quantrill had the slider working, which was a surprise to everyone, including Quantrill. Elsewhere it sounds like the Rangers don’t really know when Nathan Eovaldi will be back. Pretty much ditto for Josh And MLB Pipeline ranks the […]
New York was inactive on Thursday as they traveled down from Anaheim to San Diego, and they were rewarded with a half-game gained in the standings after Tampa Bay got shutout by Texas. There’s now just a three-game gap between the Yankees and Rays for first place in the AL East and that coveted first-round […]
Drew Rasmussen's excellent season is starting to look like the very thing that gets him traded this winter. Per MLB Trade Rumors , Rasmussen should quickly emerge as one of the offseason's top trade candidates once Tampa Bay's playoff run wraps up. The Rays will have a quick turnaround once other teams start calling on their ace, and the reasonis because of a contract that was built to reward exactly the kind of year Rasmussen is having. Bargain Deal Turning Into Anything But Rasmuss...
ARLINGTON, Texas — Cal Quantrill allowed 2 singles and 2 walks over 7 scoreless innings Thursday night at Globe Life Field. The Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-0 to open a four-game series. Jakob Junis and Chase Silseth finished the combined three-hitter. It was the 13th shutout of the season for Texas. Quantrill […]
The Texas Rangers scored six runs while the Tampa Bay Rays scored zero runs. After suffering embarrassment at the hand of the A’s yesterday, the Rangers needed to rebound against the team topping the American League. Turns out, it was an easy task for Cal Quantrill. I’ve been making a bit of hyperbolic sport about […]
Patrick Zalupski should do a roll call for the next ownership group meeting because Cal Quantrill is a majority statistical owner of the franchise. Quantrill, with his effort tonight, is now 4-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay over seven starts as he led the Rangers to a 6-0 win over the Rays. Quantrill does not light […]
The Tampa Bay Rays sit 83-56 and hold a 3.5-game lead on the New York Yankees with 23 games left. Fourteen of those games are on the road. First place still belongs to Tampa Bay after Wednesday’s 10-4 home loss to the Mets. The standing is real. The wins that built it will not travel. […] The post Fatal flaw that will doom Rays’ chances of winning AL East appeared first on ClutchPoints .
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Tampa Bay Rays @ Texas Rangers Thursday, September 3, 2026, 7:05 PM CDT (105.3 The Fan / Rangers Sports Network) The Shed LHP Shane McClanahan vs. RHP Cal Quantrill Today’s Lineups RAYS RANGERS Yandy Diaz – DH Ezequiel Duran – CF Chandler Simpson – LF Corey Seager – SS Junior Caminero – 3B Wyatt Langford […]
The Rays win-loss record sits at 83-56 after Wednesday’s loss to the Mets, with the team holding a 3.5-game lead over the Yankees in the AL East and maintaining the best record in the American League. With 23 games left, the magic number for a postseason berth is 9, but that could hit zero as […]
Texas Rangers lineup for September 3, 2026 against the Tampa Bay Rays: starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill for the Rangers and Shane McClanahan for the Rays. Texas looks to start a new winning streak today after winning two of three against the A’s. Tampa is in town for four games. It would be a good […]
The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Mets wrapped up the final game of their season series on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. Grifin Jax made his return to the mound after missing sometime with elbow issues. Unfortunately for him and the Rays, it was a rocky reentry to the rotation. Early on, it appeared […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers have won their last six home series, the longest such run in Globe Life Field history. The Tampa Bay Rays open a four-game series Thursday with the best record in the American League. Texas is 69-71 after losing 9-2 to the Athletics on Wednesday. The Rangers won the first […]
If Keith Hernandez has a chance to mock something for being “politically correct,” he’s going to take it, with the Tampa Bay Rays being next in line. The New York Mets were in Florida for a series against the Rays this week. And when SNY took a camera shot of the stingray tank at Tropicana…
The Mets did their crosstown rivals a huge solid taking two out of three from the Rays, meaning the Yankees closed the gap to 3.5 games with their extra-innings win over the Angels. Cam Schlittler authored another dominant start and Austin Wells supplied the game winner to ensure the team enters the off-day on a […]
The Tampa Bay Rays dropped the "Devil" in 2008.
Well, if you wanted a key regular season stretch for the 2026 Atlanta Braves, you got a key regular season stretch. The Braves are four games up on the Phillies. They have four games with the Phillies, in Philadelphia. Then they come home and play three with the Rays, and three with the Phillies. And […]
Meet the Mets The Mets jumped out to a big lead early and then poured it on late in their bounceback victory over the Rays to take the series. Nick Morabito’s first major league hit was a three-run double to help put the game out of reach. The team will now enjoy an off day […]
The Rays haven’t shown any signs of slowing down. They’ve played .500 or better ball in every month and have a 27-17 record since the All-Star Break. Tampa Bay has been atop the AL East since the beginning of July and hold a 4.5 game cushion on the Yankees for the #1 seed in the […]
The latest episode of the MLB Trade Rumors Podcast is now live on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts! Make sure you subscribe as well! You can also use the player at this link to listen, if you don’t use Spotify or Apple for podcasts. This week, host Darragh McDonald is joined by Anthony Franco of […]
The New York Mets completed an upset against the Tampa Bay Rays in the most improbable fashion. Considered as heavy underdogs against one of the top teams in the American League, New York went on an insane streak against Tampa Bay. They scored a whopping 10 runs against the AL East powerhouse while limiting their […] The post Mets’ Nick Morabito drops perfect reaction to 1st MLB hit appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Mets entered Wednesday night’s game with a hope to win an away series against the Rays. They had Justin Hagenman making his return to the major league roster after missing months on the 60-day injured list with a fractured rib. They would be facing Griffin Jax, also making his return from the injured list. […]