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Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSJuan Soto – DHBo Bichette – 3BCarson Benge – RFJared Young – 1BBrett Baty – 2BFrancisco Alvarez – CA.J. Ewing – CFNick Morabito – LF SP: Sean Manaea (LHP) Rays lineup Yandy Díaz – DHRyan Vilade – 1BJunior Caminero – 3BJonny DeLuca – CFJorge Mateo – 2BChandler Simpson – LFNick […]
Make no mistake about it, the San Diego Padres are here to stay. After being swept by the Tampa Bay Rays due to some incredible flukes, they got a win back against the Cincinnati Reds in their series opener Monday night. The club is fighting their way back into the postseason, attempting to stave off […]
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Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the MLB. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Pirates fans and fans across the country. Perhaps the best offseason acquisition for the Pittsburgh Pirates was Brandon Lowe. He came to the Bucs last September in a trade with the Tampa Rays […]
After getting swept by the Tampa Bay Rays, the San Diego Padres lost the final Wild Card spot in the […]
Rays reliever Kevin Kelly has enjoyed a strong bounce-back season in 2026. After injuries knocked him off track in 2025, Rays reliever Kevin Kelly has returned to being the reliable ground-ball machine the Rays trusted in leverage situations. What changed? A cursory look at his profile and you might note that he has added a […]
Meet the Mets Robert Stock turned in the best start his career to help the Mets get past the Rays 3-2. Mark Vientos homered in his first game back from the injured list, and the Mets held on after building a three-run lead. Choose Your Recap: Amazin’ Avenue, NY Post, Newsday, ESPN The Orioles claimed […]
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New York Mets interim manager Andy Green praised Mark Vientos’ power Monday after the infielder homered in his return from the injured list during a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Vientos provided an immediate boost after missing nearly two months with a fractured right hand, launching his 12th home run of the season […] The post Mets’ Andy Green gives props to Mark Vientos’ power after Rays clash appeared first on ClutchPoints .
At some point, there is a conversation to be had about Yandy Diaz and his reluctance to challenges. Tampa Bay, down one run in the ninth, Diaz came to the plate as the go-ahead run, with Richie Palacios on first. Strike one was above the zone, and Diaz, as Diaz does, took a long glare […]
On the eve of the final month of their 2026 season, the Mets got the best start of Robert Stock’s career in their series opener against the Rays tonight in St. Petersburg. Having entered the game with a 7.40 ERA in five major league starts this season, Stock cut his ERA by well over a […]
On September 1st, major league rosters expand to 28-players, and tomorrow the Mets are reportedly calling up right-handed pitcher Justin Hagenman and right-handed outfielder Nick Morabito. The plan for Hagenman is to have him start on Wednesday against Tampa Bay, giving an extra day of rest to the Mets’ young trio of Christian Scott, Nolan […]
ARLINGTON, Texas — There is no one perfect formula for building a roster, Texas Rangers president of baseball operations Chris Young said Monday, a day after Texas finished a road trip against two clubs that have won with contact, speed, and defense. Young made the comments on “G-Bag Nation” on 105.3 The Fan. What the […]
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Freddy Peralta is getting an opportunity to face his former team not long after the trade deadline, but don’t expect the Tampa Bay Rays starter to manufacture any extra drama surrounding the matchup. Peralta will take the mound against the New York Mets after his brief tenure with the organization ended with a trade to […] The post Rays’ Freddy Peralta talks ‘challenge’ of facing Mets after trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Mets lineup Francisco Lindor – SSBo Bichette – 3BCarson Benge – RFMark Vientos – DHJared Young – 1BChristopher Morel – LFMarcus Semien – 2BA.J. Ewing – CFFrancisco Alvarez – C SP: Robert Stock (RHP) Rays lineup Yandy Diaz – DHJonathan Aranda – 1BJunior Caminero – 3BLiam Hicks – CChandler Simpson – LFCedric Mullins – CFJonny […]
The San Diego Padres were delivered terrible news ahead of their series opener against the Cincinnati Reds on Monday night. Luis Rengifo left Saturday night’s loss against the Tampa Bay Rays with a knee injury, and it has been confirmed that he tore his ACL. “MRI revealed a full ACL tear for Luis Rengifo. He’s […] The post Padres surprise star’s worst injury fears confirmed by MRI appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The White Sox acquired veteran outfielder Jake Cave from Tampa Bay for cash Monday, their second outfield addition of the day after Tommy Pham. The post White Sox Acquire Outfielder Jake Cave From Rays appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
The Rays have traded outfielder Jake Cave to the White Sox for cash, reports Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. He was with Tampa on a minor league deal. He is eligible to be traded after the deadline because that deal has not been selected to the major league roster at any point this […]
The San Diego Padres are scrambling. They couldn’t have picked a worse time to do so. With their loss (and sweep) to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, the club fell a half game outside of the final Wild Card spot, with the Arizona Diamondbacks having split their series against the San Francisco Giants. San […]
After the Yanks bludgeoned Boston Sunday, it was time to scoreboard watch. Most notably, could the Padres do us all a solid and knock off the Rays? To the surprise of absolutely no one, the answer was no. So while the Yankees put more distance between themselves and Boston and clinched the season series between […]
The Hillsborough County Commission voted 5-2 on Friday to approve a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium development on the current campus of Hillsborough College, making the team’s long-running saga all over but the postmortems. (If you want those, you can choose from among Forbes, the Tampa Bay Times, and Florida Politics, only one of which name-checks […]
The New York Mets (61-76), who seemingly only play first-place clubs nowadays, continue that trend as they travel to Tampa for a three-game set with the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays (82-54). The two teams last squared off in June 2025, with the Rays sweeping the series at Citi Field. The Rays also swept the […]
Recaps Uh… For the first time in a long while, this was a Sunday in the regular season without a scheduled Diamondbacks game. Still, there was action of relevance, in particular the Padres coughing up another late lead in Tampa, on the way to getting swept at the hands of the Rays. However, the Phillies […]
Here’s the TJStats Daily Recap for August 31, 2026, covering 12 completed games. All advanced metrics (Whiffs, CSW%, tjStuff+) are sourced from the TJStats pitch database. Starting Pitchers Pitcher Team Opp IP H ER K BB Pitches Whiffs SwStr% CSW% tjStuff+ GS Dec Ian Seymour TB NYM 6.1 6 3 10 0 88 19 21.6% […] The post MLB Daily Recap – August 31, 2026 appeared first on TJStats .