Rangers score 4 early, including Lowe HR, hold off Rays 4-3
September 17, 2022 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe hit his 25th home run in a four-run inning Friday night and the Texas Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
Lowe's two-run homer was the fourth of five straight hits in the third inning off Corey Kluber, who gave up seven straight hits in the first inning in New York nearly a week earlier.
Bichette late HR, Jays edge Rays in testy contender matchup
September 13, 2022 GMTTORONTO (AP) — Bo Bichette launched a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning after being hit by a high fastball in his previous at-bat, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a testy, 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in a showdown between AL wild-card contenders Monday night.
Rays edge Red Sox 1-0 for 8th win in 9 games
September 8, 2022 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Yonny Chrinos had a tearful return to the major leagues Wednesday night.
The 28-year-old right-hander pitched three spotless innings in relief to win his first outing in more than two years, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Rays host the Angels to start 4-game series
August 22, 2022 GMTLos Angeles Angels (52-69, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (65-55, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Angels: Tucker Davidson (2-3, 6.75 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 14 strikeouts); Rays: Jeffrey Springs (5-3, 2.52 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, 95 strikeouts)
Massey sac fly in 10th gives Royals 3-2 win over Rays
August 20, 2022 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Michael Massey hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, and the Kansas City Royals made three big defensive plays in the bottom half to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night, ending a four-game skid.
Royals bring road losing streak into matchup against the Rays
August 18, 2022 GMTKansas City Royals (48-71, fourth in the AL Central) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (62-54, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Royals: Brad Keller (0-0); Rays: TBD
Rays draw 2 bases-loaded walks in 9th, beat Tigers 7-0
August 7, 2022 GMTDETROIT (AP) — Yu Chang and Yandy Diaz drew bases-loaded walks in a seven-run ninth inning, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-0 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday.
With the game scoreless in the ninth, Isaac Parades hit a one-out single off Tigers closer Gregory Soto (2-6), then took third on a two-out double by Francisco Mejia.
Orioles’ win streak ends at 10; Bethancourt, Rays rally
July 16, 2022 GMTST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles' winning streak ended at 10 as Christian Bethancourt hit his first home run for Tampa Bay and the Rays rallied for a 5-4 victory Friday night.
The winning streak was the Orioles’ longest in a single season since they won 13 straight in 1999.
Rays take on the Orioles after Mejia’s 4-hit game
June 19, 2022 GMTTampa Bay Rays (36-29, third in the AL East) vs. Baltimore Orioles (29-38, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Corey Kluber (3-3, 3.50 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 54 strikeouts); Orioles: Jordan Lyles (4-5, 5.23 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 62 strikeouts)
Mejia homers, doubles: Rays rip Cubs 8-2 in shortened game
April 21, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Francisco Mejia homered and drove in three runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 8-2 on Wednesday night in a game that was called after 5 1/2 innings due to rain.
First pitch was moved up 70 minutes because rain was forecast for later on a chilly evening.
Arozarena leads Rays past White Sox 9-3 to stop 4-game slide
April 17, 2022 GMTCHICAGO (AP) — Randy Arozarena doubled twice and finished with three hits as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 9-3 on Sunday to stop a four-game slide.
Manuel Margot also had three hits for the Rays, including a double.
Mejia’s 3-run homer in 9th leads Rays past skidding Phillies
August 26, 2021 GMTPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Francisco Mejia hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth inning, Brandon Lowe connected for his 30th of the season and the AL-East leading Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Philadelphia Phillies 7-4 on Wednesday night.