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Shane Baz impressed, and the Orioles took advantage of a bad night for the Rays infield. It all added up to a 6-1 O’s win on Tuesday night at Camden Yards This game sure didn’t feel like a winning performance out of the gate. Shane Baz, facing his old teammates, got into some trouble early. […]
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What a difference a week makes. Just a few days ago it felt like the Orioles season was circling the drain. They had lost five of six, including three embarrassing displays down in Tampa. Now, they are winners of three out of four and the magic is emanating from them. But as the saying goes, […]
Just four days after being designated for assignment by the New York Mets, nine-time All-Star and four-time league saves leader Craig Kimbrel has found a new home, signing a major league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays. Rays, RHP Craig Kimbrel reportedly agree to deal, per multiple reports including @adamdberry . pic.twitter.com/JWEnw4g4Xd — MLB (@MLB) May 26, 2026 Kimbrel was DFA'd by the Mets after just 15 innings this season. The 38-year-old posted a 6.00 ERA and a 1.47 WHIP while batters ...
Many factors have contributed to the strong start, but what have we actually learned that we didn’t already expect entering the season? Pitching The Rays entered the season with a much stronger pitching outlook than they had in 2025 thanks to the additions of Martinez and Matz, along with the return to the pitcher-friendly Trop. […]
Veteran relief pitcher Craig Kimbrel has reportedly found his next landing spot.
Give credit where it’s due! It was shaping up to be a disappointing Memorial Day for the Yankees. An early 2-0 lead in Kansas City fell by the wayside when the offense failed to tack on, and they fell behind in the bottom of the eighth, 3-2, on a solo shot from Bobby Witt Jr. […]
The Orioles just won their most thrilling game of the season—a 13-inning affair against the Rays in which Colton Cowser hit his second walk-off home run in as many days. It was also a game that had many things the Orioles have consistently lacked this season. Kyle Bradish continued his recent resurgence, throwing six innings […]
The Dodgers’ game on Monday, June 15 against the Tampa Bay Rays at Dodger Stadium was added to ESPN’s collection of exclusive telecasts this season, the network announced on Monday. That game against the Rays is the first game of a week-long homestand against American League East teams, with the Dodgers also hosting the Baltimore […]
Happy Memorial Day, everyone (unless you are a Canadian, like me, in which case, happy very belated Victoria Day). The Rays are facing familiar foes this week, as they head to Baltimore to take on the Orioles. The O’s were just in St. Pete last week, where the Rays swept them. However, Baltimore might be […]
What started out as a good week for the Yankees turned into a tossup, as they opened with two straight wins against the Blue Jays before dropping the next two to split the series and then opened their second meeting with the Rays in embarrassing fashion blowing the lead late. They got rained out on […]
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The first series of the Orioles’ season-longest 10-game homestand went reasonably well. The O’s took advantage of a reeling Tigers team to take two out of three games, though let’s not try to think about the fact that they were one strike away from losing the series. Now the task gets much tougher with a […]
From Bryan Hoch: Aaron Judge bounded around third base, glancing toward home plate, where a mob of pinstripes The post Yankees.com: Judge ends HR drought with maximum drama: A walk-off shot vs. Rays appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
Going 4-3 against the Marlins and Nationals last week wasn’t ideal, but that also speaks to just how high expectations have climbed for the Braves, who are in a nominal tie with the Rays for the best record in MLB. (The Braves have played four more games, so the Rays are ahead on percentage points.) […]
This was the 7th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, May 25th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), 22-year old Caden Bodine has regained his spot as the top hitter spot in the Rays system. The backstop was recently added to Baseball […]
The Orioles getting swept by the Rays was a lightning rod to attract a lot of criticism about the way the Orioles have been doing things so far this year. This was so true that even MASN’s Ben McDonald, who gets his paycheck from a team-owned entity, was fired up enough to unload about analytics […]
The Yankees’ weekend series against the Rays had plenty of buildup and ultimately left us with a taste of wanting more, as a postponement on Saturday prevented either team from actually gaining a game on the other in the AL East. All the excitement of Aaron Judge’s walk-off, two-run blast on Sunday would have been […]
The Rays absolutely had their chances to win this game to wrap up a five-day and two-game road trip, but bad baserunning in multiple innings left the club scoreless to set up an Aaron Judge walk-off home run in the 9th. The game for the Rays came down to two innings – the 3rd and […]
Just when it looked like the Yankees’ offensive malaise would lead to a fourth consecutive loss, the Captain rose to the challenge in the bottom of the ninth. Trent Grisham fought back from down 0-2 to draw the full-count leadoff walk, and Aaron Judge called game, crushing a first-pitch inside sinker to the opposite field […]
Drew Rasmussen (#57, 30, RHP, 4-1, 3.19) vs. Ryan Weathers (#40, 26, LHP, 2-2, 3.58) RAYS DH Yandy The post Yankees (30-22) vs. Rays (34-15), Sunday, May 24, 2026, 1:35 PM EDT appeared first on Replacement Level Yankee Weblog .
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The rainout on Saturday might have come at a perfect time for a Yankees team that has looked mentally defeated the last three days. They’ve scored just a trio of runs across their last 30 innings. The pitching has held up their end of the bargain, limiting Toronto and Tampa Bay to a combined eight […]
The Yankees were inactive on Saturday, not because the schedule had them sitting on the couch but because the weather didn’t feel like complying. With the Rays also washed out alongside them, the top of the AL East was inactive for the field to play catch up to. Toronto Blue Jays (25-27) 5, Pittsburgh Pirates […]
FOX Sports | Deesha Thosar: Gerrit Cole made his triumphant return to the mound on Friday. After missing all of last season and the start of this one as he recovered from Tommy John surgery, the former Cy Young Award winner needed only 72 pitches to keep the AL-best Rays off the board through six […]