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Get your brooms, we’re sweeping in here: Rays 10, A’s 1
On Thursday afternoon, the Rays were looking to complete a series sweep against the A’s before going into a weekend series against the Red Sox. To get the job done, they had Drew Rasmussen on the mound, up against Jeffrey Springs for the A’s. Old friend alert! The A’s went 1-2-3 in the top of […]
Rays GDT: Old Friend Springs
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The Rays will do just fine against southpaws
So far this year the Rays as a team have produced just a 91 wRC+ against left-handed pitching heading into Wednesday’s game – ranking just 22nd in the league. After watching Martin Perez throw seven shutout innings against the Rays last week in Atlanta, I began wondering whether their struggles against left-handed pitching could become […]
Double double, Sacramento style: Rays 4, Athletics 3
In a September full of roller coasters, between scoreboard watching and the contest at One Trop Drive, one could compare it to Busch Gardens’ SheiKra. Entering today, the New York Yankees trailed Tampa Bay by 3.5 games in the AL East, and played the Minnesota Twins at 12:40 PM EST. After a ninth inning game-tying […]
Rays GDT: Nick Martinez is my spirit animal
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M.V.P.! Junior does it again: Rays 2 Athletics 1
Nothing much happened and then Junior did this: The End. Seriously, nothing much happened in this game on offense — for either team. The Rays first — and for many innings, only — run came when Chandler Simpson scored from third on a passed ball, but perhaps what is most notable is how Simpson came […]
Rays GDT: Get your right handed pitchers in while you still can, folks!
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Joe Boyle’s Durham Development
The Rays acquired Joe Boyle, the towering, hard-throwing reliever, from the Athletics as part of the trade for Jeffrey Springs and Jacob Lopez. Since then he’s pitched just over 70 innings for the Rays, spending most of his time in Durham. This year Joe Boyle has made meaningful strides in his command while retaining the […]
Analyzing the Brody Hopkins debut
Rays pitching prospect made his Major League debut this weekend against the Astros. His stuff was electric and his command was better than expected. He could be an impact reliever during the final two weeks of the regular season and into October. It’s not a hyperbole to say that Hopkins has the best stuff in […]
Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Minor League Roundup: Week 23
This was the 23rd week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Monday, September 14th). According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Theo Gillen tops the system and might just find himself in the running for Minor League Player of the Year. Gillen ranks 4th […]
What surprised me about the 2026 Rays: This is Chandler Simpson’s Team
This March, I was struggling to get that new-season thrill for the Tampa Bay Rays. The last two seasons were slogs, and frankly I didn’t see a lot suggesting this year would be better. Maybe Shane McClanahan would be healthy. Maybe Yandy could continue to be a league leading hitter even as he aged. The […]
It’s still baseball season: Rays 14, Astros 4
While the Bucs’ season got off to a disappointing start with a loss in Cincinnati, the American League-best Rays completed a sweep of the Astros. The Rays plated two touchdowns worth of runs to keep them in great position to win the division title, Freddy Peralta got the start and while he wasn’t quite as […]
Rays GDT: I’m doubling my heartburn medication!
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Seymour Deals and Baker Seals: Rays 3, Astros 2
One night after clinching a playoff spot, the Tampa Bay Rays went right back to work. The Houston Astros did not waste much time to test whether Tampa Bay had moved past the previous night’s celebration. Ian Seymour struck out Jeremy Peña to begin the game before former Ray Isaac Paredes sent a solo home […]
Rays GDT: Ian “Mr. Strikeouts” Seymour
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Better Late Than Never: Rays 3, Astros 1
The Rays are back in the postseason for the first time since 2023 as the club rallied late against one of the better relievers in baseball in the 9th to walk off the Astros 3-1. This game was two hours and twenty-two minutes long, but the 9th inning was the main event. Through the first […]
Rays GDT: A Dangerous Astros team provides a tough test for the Rays
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Rays Reacts Results: Who you don’t want to face in the playoffs
Well, when it comes to potential AL East playoff opponents, the majority want nothing to do with the New York Yankees. For this week’s Rays Reacts poll, I asked which AL East team you least wanted to face, and the result was clear. Fifty-four percent of respondents said they do not want to face the […]
Let’s go home: Braves 3, Rays 1
The Rays have to figure it out against left-handed pitching or with the bases loaded, ideally both, or it will be another quick exit in October. With how well Tampa Bay right-hander Nick Martinez threw today, going 6.1 IP and only allowing two hits and no runs, the offense appeared to have had too much […]
Rays 2026 Minor League Awards include rare co-POTY
The Tampa Bay Rays have announced the winners of their 2026 Minor League awards: Minor League Co-Player of the Year: Catcher Caden Bodine Bodine, 22, has slashed .344/.411/.519 (156-for-453) with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 97 RBI, 49 walks, and 81 runs scored over 112 games across four levels of the Rays system […]
Rays GDT: We didn’t have to face Chris Sale! How about that?
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Has “pitcher whisperer” Kyle Snyder fixed Freddy Peralta?
Freddy Peralta looks like he’s back to his old self. Over his last five starts with the Rays, he has a 2.73 ERA and 3.80 FIP while cutting his walk rate from 9.4% with the Mets to 4.5% with the Rays. Kyle Snyder and his team helped Peralta clean up some mechanical things to help […]
Jax makes his way bax: Rays 7 Braves 2
Ah, baseball. The Rays looked unimpressive as they lost a series to the lowly New York Mets last week, and I’ll bet I am not the only Rays fan who watched those games and thought, “THIS is a playoff team?” And when they came into Atlanta to play a Braves team that leads the division […]
Game Thread: Look, someone’s gotta start these games
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Freddy and the bats overpower the Braves: Rays 7, Braves 1
Early on, this game had the feeling of a barn burner. A pair of 85-win teams, both atop their divisions, clashing in Atlanta. Heading into the second inning, both teams had already scored and the game was tied at one. Both starting pitchers looked shaky in the first and it felt like we were headed […]
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