Jeffrey Springs
Baseball’s best team for much of this season has seen a historic start give way to a July swoon that’s loosened its stranglehold on the top record in the American League.
Tampa Bay’s Jeffrey Springs was pulled after six hitless innings, and Riley Greene got the Detroit Tigers’ first hit with an infield single off Colin Poche in the seventh.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Left-hander Jeffrey Springs became the first of the 33 players who exchanged proposed arbitration salaries with their teams to reach a deal, agreeing Wednesday to a $31 million, four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Rays that could be worth $65.75 million over five season
Tampa Bay Rays (86-74, third in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (76-84, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Tampa Bay Rays vs. Boston Red Sox
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs (9-4, 2.45 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Jeffrey Springs (9-4, 2.45 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 141 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nathan Eovaldi (5-3, 4.05 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 99 strikeouts)
Cleveland; Thursday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
Toronto Blue Jays (84-66, second in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (83-67, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Christian Bethancourt and Jose Siri hit back-to-back homers over a three-pitch stretch in the second inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 5-3 on Sunday.
Texas Rangers (63-82, fourth in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (81-64, third in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
St. Petersburg, Florida; Sunday, 1:10 p.m. EDT
Tampa Bay Rays (78-61, third in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (79-61, second in the AL East)
Toronto; Tuesday, 1:07 p.m. EDT
Toronto; Tuesday, 1:07 p.m. EDT
Boston Red Sox (67-70, fifth in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (76-58, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jeffrey Springs pitched neatly into the sixth inning, Christian Bethancourt hit a seventh-inning two-run homer, and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within five games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a 9-0 victory on Friday night.
Jeffrey Springs pitched neatly into the sixth inning, Christian Bethancourt hit a two-run homer in the seventh, and the Tampa Bay Rays moved within five games of the AL East-leading New York Yankees with a 9-0 victory.
New York Yankees (79-52, first in the AL East) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (72-57, second in the AL East)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Tampa Bay Rays (69-56, second in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (61-65, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
Boston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a tiebreaking home run in the fifth inning, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Los Angeles Angels 2-1 on Monday night.
Los 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
St. Petersburg, Florida; Monday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer off Nestor Cortes in the first inning and the Tampa Bay staff made it stand up, leading the Rays over the skidding New York Yankees 3-1 Tuesday night.
Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer off Nestor Cortes in the first inning and the Tampa Bay staff made it stand up, leading the Rays over the skidding New York Yankees 3-1.
Tampa Bay Rays (61-53, second in the AL East) vs. New York Yankees (72-44, first in the AL East)
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
New York; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
Milwaukee; Wednesday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Lowe had a two-run home run among his three hits and drove in three runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 7-2 Thursday night.
Tampa Bay Rays (55-49, third in the AL East) vs. Detroit Tigers (42-64, fourth in the AL Central)
Detroit; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Detroit; Thursday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — José Ramírez homered and drove in three runs, leading Shane Bieber and the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in a matchup of American League playoff contenders.
St. Petersburg, Florida; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Kansas City, Missouri; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay placed starter Shane Baz on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right elbow sprain, leaving the Rays with 17 players on the IL.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Shortstop Wander Franco was put on the 10-day injured list by the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, one day after he left the game against the Cincinnati Reds with what the team called right wrist discomfort.
Tampa Bay Rays (43-37, fourth in the AL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (45-35, second in the AL East)
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
Boston; Tuesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
TORONTO (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays put left-hander Brooks Raley and right-hander Ryan Thompson on the restricted list Thursday before opening a five-game series in Toronto against the Blue Jays.
Tampa Bay Rays (40-34, fourth in the AL East) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (42-33, third in the AL East)
Toronto; Thursday, 7:07 p.m. EDT
Toronto; Thursday, 7:07 p.m. EDT