Mike Zunino returned from the paternity list and hit his first home run for Tampa Bay, a two-run shot that helped the Rays stop a season-high four-game skid with a 6-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Monday night.
The Tampa Bay Rays are not supposed to be in first place in the AL East. Since 2008, the Rays have never ranked higher than 20th in payroll.
The Astros and Dodgers usually rule the roost, but clubs such as the Rays, Brewers and Phillies are making their presence felt.
Christian Vazquez hit a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and the Boston Red Sox completed an uplifting three-game sweep of the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays with a 4-3 victory Sunday.
Finally, some momentum for the Red Sox: They beat the Rays 4-3 in 11 innings to sweep three games from the Rays to win their first series of 2019. Let's just say there's a big difference between being 5 games back or 11 games back. And now they return to Fenway for an 11-game homestand.
Matt Barnes had been dominant so far this season, striking out more than half the batters he'd faced, but Tommy Pham just took a hanging curveball out to right-center, just sneaking it over the railing to tie the game in the bottom of the eighth. The Red Sox are going for the series sweep.
The Tampa Bay Rays have placed outfielder Austin Meadows on the 10-day injured list with a sprained right thumb.
The World Series champion Boston Red Sox won a series for the first time this season when Andrew Benintendi hit a grand slam and a tiebreaking ninth-inning sacrifice fly and catcher Christian Vazquez picked off Tommy Pham for the final out in a 6-5...
Mookie Betts and Mitch Moreland hit back-to-back homers for the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning and the struggling Boston Red Sox beat the MLB-best Tampa Bay Rays 6-4 on Friday night.
Are the Red Sox really on the ropes already? Which of the Braves' young arms will be the best? And how hot is Christian Yelich? Here's your guide to the weekend.
Small-market Tampa Bay is the talk of MLB this April, and turning castoffs into key contributors is a crucial part of the best team in baseball's success.
Buster & Karl Ravech debate their Mt. Rushmore of pitchers, discuss the possibility of Mookie Betts getting traded and much more (6:53). Plus, Jess Mendoza looks ahead to the weekend (32:03) and Wayne Coffey discusses his new book chronicling the '69 Mets (47:27).
Joey Rickard drove in the winning run in the 11th inning with an RBI double, his fourth hit of the game, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Thursday night.
Sometimes, you just want to be anonymous. Ballplayers reveal to us the counterfeit careers they've created to conceal their identities away from the diamond.
A run of extensions has changed the course of free agency. But these big names remain --- and here's where they could fit.
Brandon Lowe, Ji-Man Choi and Yandy Diaz homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-1 Wednesday night.
April has been rough in Boston and the Bronx. Still, we take a look at what has gone right -- and how high the ceiling still could be -- as the AL East rivals meet.
The best 1-2 relief combo at the moment may be Jose Alvarado and Diego Castillo of the Rays. Their combined numbers: 18.1 IP, 7 H, 7 BB, 23 SO, 1 R, 0 ER, 0.00 ERA. Kevin Cash will interchange them in the eighth or ninth depending on the matchups (Alvarado has four saves and Castillo picked up his second on Tuesday). Just another reason the lights-out Tampa staff continues to dominate.
Tyler Glasnow allowed two runs over seven innings in winning his fourth consecutive start to begin the season, Avisail Garcia drove in three runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 on Tuesday night for their seventh victory in...
Reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell of the Tampa Bay Rays is expected to miss just one start after fracturing a toe on his right foot.
The Astros made a big move toward the top, but will they or any of April's hot starters still stand tall after this week?
Before an enlightening conversation with Jacob deGrom (49:22), Buster & Tim Kurkjian discuss Jackie Robinson Day, the red hot Astros, dominant pitching staffs & more (11:38). Plus, Negro Leagues Museum President Bob Kendrick (38:36) and Todd Radom's Cap Talk and latest uniform quiz (41:44).
Pinch-hitter Guillermo Heredia homered to cap a five-run burst in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-4 Sunday for their fifth straight series victory to start the season.
