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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. […]
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Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – DHBo Bichette – 3BCarson Benge – RFJared Young – 1BMarcus Semien – 2BA.J. Ewing – CFBrett Baty – LFLuis Torrens – C SP: Justin Hagenman – RHP Rays lineup Yandy Diaz – DHJonathan Aranda – 1BJunior Caminero – 3BLiam Hicks – CChandler Simpson – LFVictor Mesa – […]
The Mets reinstated right-hander Justin Hagenman from the 60-day IL ahead of Wednesday’s matchup against the Rays, per a team announcement. He’s expected to draw the start tonight. Hagenman fills the last remaining opening on New York’s 40-man roster. The club sent righty Dylan Ross back to Triple-A to open a spot on the big-league […]
The Tampa Bay Rays received a timely rotation boost Wednesday, reinstating right-hander Griffin Jax from the 15-day injured list as they try to protect their lead over the New York Yankees in the AL East. Right elbow discomfort sidelined Jax, but he will return to start Wednesday night’s series finale against the New York Mets […] The post Rays get boost amid pursuit of winning AL East over Yankees appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Rays have agreed to a new minor league contract with outfielder Austin Slater, as first indicated on the team’s transaction log. The Ballengee Group client opted out of his previous minor league deal late last month but didn’t latch on with another club, so he’ll head back to Triple-A Durham. Slater’s deal became official […]
The Rays have long been one of the standard bearers for small-market baseball — a near-perennial contender that has overcome bottom-of-the-barrel payrolls thanks to savvy trades and one of the best player development groups in the industry. A look through all the front offices and dugout staffs around the league will reveal dozens of execs […]
August and September are two of the most important months of the regular season for contenders. Rosters are galvanized in August following the trade deadline, and teams jockey for a higher postseason seed in September. There aren’t too many “punt” games this time of the year now that magic numbers are counting down and managers […]
With September baseball officially here, we graded all 30 MLB teams so far this season. While the Brewers, Rays and Dodgers are top of their class, some contenders aren't cutting it.
Tampa is turning to a veteran for some much-needed outfield help.
It got a little weird at times, but the Yankees had control for the vast majority of last night’s game in Anaheim, a welcome return to normalcy after an ugly 10-1 blowout loss on Monday. Homers by Spencer Jones and Jazz Chisholm Jr. got them off on the right foot, and while stranded baserunners and […]
Meet the Mets The Mets were handily beaten by the Rays 6-2 with former Met Freddy Peralta getting the win. Francisco Lindor drove in both Mets runs, on a solo home run to lead off the game and an RBI walk in the seventh inning. Choose your recap: Amazin’ Avenue, MLB.com, New York Daily News, […]
Freddy Peralta and the Tampa Bay Rays came out on top in his first time pitching against the New York Mets since getting traded to the American League East team. Making his sixth start in a Rays uniform on Tuesday, Peralta had some sort of a revenge game against New York, as he pitched one […] The post How emotional was Rays’ Freddy Peralta’s first game against the Mets? appeared first on ClutchPoints .