NEW YORK — Phillies rookie Andrew Painter stood and stared into the distance. He looked stunned as he rested his right hand on his hip. Come see the Phillies face the Brewers & Rays from Sept. 22-27! Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez had just crushed Painter’s fastball for a go-ahead, three-run home run in the fifth inning of the Phillies’ 10-3 loss on Saturday at Citi Field. It was the Phis’ 10th loss in 16 games as they fight for the first NL Wild Card spot with seven games to play. They left t...
The Boston Red Sox missed an opportunity to clinch their postseason spot on Saturday, falling 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. The defeat moved Boston to 84-71 and evened the three-game series at one win apiece. Brayan Bello turned in an exceptional start but did not receive enough offensive support. The right-hander […]
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Everyone gets their moment in a baseball season. Andruw Monasterio has had his moments. Tony Seagulls, too. Nick Sogard. Mickey Gasper has had so many moments that they ceased to be moments and just became what Mickey Gasper does. It’s one of the things that makes the sport great, that no season concludes without special […]
Last night was a good night for the Yankees, seeing the team put up five runs in the first paired with a good Gerrit Cole outing to cruise to a 9-2 win over the Diamondbacks. The club also picked up a game on the Rays as the AL East leaders dropped the opener of their […]
The Rays handed the Red Sox a win and allowed them to celebrate a postseason spot and I just can’t. Freddie Peralta got off to a great start, but stumbled in the third inning, giving up two doubles that allowed the Red Sox to take a 1-0 lead. But things were looking up in the […]
From Bryan Hoch: Gerrit Cole had never surrendered seven home runs over a two-start span before his most
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Go Rays!
Is today the day? The magic number is 2. As Bob outlined, there are multiple paths to clinching, but they all require the Sox to win today and it’s the mysterious Brayan Bello climbing the bump. First pitch is at 4:10 PM, catch it on NESN.
The Boston Red Sox continue a crucial late-season AL East series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday at Tropicana Field, with first pitch scheduled for 4:10 PM ET on NESN and Rays.TV. Boston enters the weekend trying to strengthen…
The Tampa Bay Rays have been the best and most consistent team in the American League throughout the season. They have a 4.0-game lead over the New York Yankees in the American League East with 9 games to go in the regular season. Barring a total collapse, the Rays will clinch the division title and […]
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With last night’s win, your Atlanta Braves earned their 90th dub of the season and punched their ticket for the postseason. They were the fifth team to clinch a playoff berth, following the Rays, Brewers, Dodgers, and Yankees. The job is not finished, however. The magic number is currently at three. Mets/Phillies starts at 4:10 […]
Chad Tracy’s Boston Red Sox have been one of the major contenders in the AL East, and they will look to secure a postseason berth against the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Boston Red Sox have been one of the major storylines in the AL East right up until the final stretch of the season. Behind the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees , the team managed by interim manager Chad Tracy needs a series of results to secure a Wild Card berth and keep its postseason hopes alive.
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The Boston Red Sox are on the precipice of returning to the playoffs for a second consecutive season. A midseason turnaround that included a sensational 32-5 run in late June and July allowed interim manager Chad Tracy’s team to rise from the bottom of the American League to contention in the American League East. The […]
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Yordan Alvarez has the superior rate statistics, but the American League MVP should recognize the player whose complete season has generated the greatest value in the games that matter. By that standard, Rays third baseman Junior Caminero deserves the award. Caminero has powered Tampa Bay to the top of the American League while playing nearly […]
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About halfway through the Yankees’ nightcap in Arizona, news trickled through that the Red Sox had snapped the Rays’ six-game winning streak. That ratcheted up the pressure on the Yankees to beat the Diamondbacks and narrow the gap in the division to four games. They did just that, routing the D-Backs, 9-2, to stay alive […]
It’s that time of year when the air cools, the light sharpens, and Max Muncy’s goggled goblin face starts to flood our feeds and stretch across our screens. The birds turn south in September, and Tyler Glasnow pitches his 60th inning of the year, feeling out his release point, just in time for the postseason. […]
PHOENIX — Gerrit Cole had never surrendered seven home runs over a two-start span before his most recent outings, and with the playoffs around the corner, there was concern that the Yankees’ right-hander might have hit a wall. Most of that came from outside the clubhouse. Yankees manager Aaron Boone affirmed Friday that Cole should expect to draw a start if his team lands in the American League Wild Card Series, and the veteran made good on his promise to fix the long-ball issue, pitching well...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Roman Anthony homered and drove in three runs and the Boston Red Sox took a big step toward clinching an American League playoff spot with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. The Red Sox, who entered Friday with a magic number of three, could secure a wild-card spot as early as Saturday. Junior Caminero and Jonathan Aranda drove in runs for the post-season-bound Rays. They had won six in a row. Anthony hit the game’s third pitch from Ian Seymour (9-7) ...
NEW YORK — Nobody knows what would have happened if Jesús Luzardo had started on Friday night at Citi Field, just like nobody knows what would have happened if he had started last Saturday at Truist Park. The Phillies would’ve liked their chances, though. Come see the Phillies face the Brewers & Rays from Sept. 22-27! Even if Luzardo wasn’t on the 15-day injured list with inflammation in his left shoulder, the Phillies’ offense would have needed to score. And Orion Kerkering would have needed ...
ST. PETERSBURG — It seems inevitable that the Rays’ four-game series at Yankee Stadium next week will decide the American League East race, one way or another. It’s impossible to avoid the anticipation for that showdown, which has enormous regular-season implications in addition to being a potential postseason preview. But don’t forget about what’s taking place this weekend at Tropicana Field. The Rays can’t afford to look past the Red Sox, who are hoping to punch their ticket to the postseaso...
The Red Sox finally carried some momentum from one night into the next.Less than 24 hours after Trevor Story’s dramatic three-run homer rescued them from a sweep in Texas, Boston came out swinging Friday night at Tropicana Field. Roman Anthony drove in the first three runs, Jahmai Jones added a solo homer and the Red Sox held on for a 4-2 victory over the first-place Rays.
If you have every been stuck on the Gandy or the Howard-Frankland Bridge heading over the water to Tropicana Field, then you know what it felt like to be a Rays baserunner in this contest. The Rays were 0-13 with runners in scoring position leaving 12 men on base as the team’s runs came on […]
The Red Sox went 1-2 in Texas, dropping Tuesday and Wednesday before salvaging Thursday’s finale. Not a disaster, but not exactly the momentum you’d want heading into the hardest series left on the schedule. Tropicana Field, the best record in the American League, five straight home wins for Tampa coming in. No easy nights here. […]
The Yankees will be without Aaron Judge for at least ten days after he was placed on the IL with a right calf strain suffered in the first inning of the Yankees’ loss to the Twins on Wednesday. It is a potentially mortal blow to their last gasp effort to chase down the Rays in […]
NEW YORK — Phillies reliever Jonathan Bowlan has a “mild” right groin strain, but he will not be placed on the 15-day injured list. There is a reason for that: If Bowlan is placed on the injured list, he would be ineligible to pitch in the NL Wild Card Series. Phillies interim manager Don Mattingly said on Friday afternoon at Citi Field that the team thinks Bowlan’s strain is manageable and that he could be back by Game 1 on Sept. 29. Come see the Phillies face the Brewers & Rays from Sept. 22...