Rangers score 4 early, including Lowe HR, hold off Rays 4-3

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.

Rays rout Blue Jays 11-0 with all-Latin American starting 9

Yandy Díaz hit a three-run home run and the Tampa Bay Rays — starting an unprecedented nine Latin American position players on Roberto Clemente Day — routed Toronto 11-0 on Thursday to pull within a half-game of the Blue Jays in the wild-card chase.

Guerrero hits 100th homer at age 23, Blue Jays beat Rays 5-1

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit his 100th home run at age 23, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-1 Wednesday night to ensure winning a rare five-game series against a wild card rival.

Springer homers, Jays beat Rays 7-2 for doubleheader split

Pinch-hitter Whit Merrifield drove in two runs with a seventh-inning double, George Springer added a two-run homer and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 Tuesday night to gain a doubleheader split betwen AL wild card contenders.

St. Pete and baseball: A relationship that spans over a century

St. Pete's relationship with baseball starts in 1914, near Coffee Pot Bayou. Within a century, seven major league teams held spring training in the city and a total of 193 Hall of Famers played ball in the city.

Bichette late HR, Jays edge Rays in testy contender matchup

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.

Baseball legend Ty Cobb’s dentures auctioned off for $18K

The baseball legend spent 22 years with the Detroit Tigers before being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Yankees HR barrage in 10-4 win opens 5 1/2-game lead over Rays

An AL East lead that stretched to 15 1/2 games in early July was down to 3 1/2 after Friday, increasing heart rates and blood pressures of a frazzled fanbase.

Judge, Yankees start with 7 straight hits, rout Kluber, Tampa Bay Rays

Leadoff man Aaron Judge singled twice during a six-run first inning off Corey Kluber as the New York Yankees started with seven straight hits for the first time since 1990 and routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-3 Saturday.

MLB adopts first pitch clock, defensive shifts limits, larger bases for 2023 season

Major League Baseball has adopted its first pitch clock, limits on defensive shifts and larger bases for next season in an effort to shorten games and increase offense in a tradition-bound sport.

Rays edge Red Sox 1-0 for 8th win in 9 games

Yonny Chirinos pitched three spotless innings in relief to win his first major league outing in two years Wednesday night, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.

Rays stop Red Sox 4-3 to stay 5 games back of Yankees

Manuel Margot and David Peralta each doubled home a run in the seventh inning, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Monday.

Judge hits 53rd HR, Yankees stop Tampa Bay Rays, avoid 3-game sweep

Aaron Judge led off the game with his major league-leading 53rd homer and the New York Yankees stopped the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.

Rays beat Yankees 9-0 to move within 5 games in AL East

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.

Margot drives in go-ahead run, Rays nip Marlins 2-1 in 10

Manuel Margot singled in the go-ahead run in the top of the 10th inning and prevented a run by tracking down a flyball to deep center in the bottom half, leading the Tampa Bay Rays past the Miami Marlins 2-1 on Wednesday night.

McClanahan scratched with injury, but Rays beat Marlins 7-2

José Siri homered, doubled and drove in two runs as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 7-2 on Tuesday night after All-Star pitcher Shane McClanahan was scratched due to injury.

Paredes hits 2 homers over Green Monster, Tampa Bay Rays beat Sox 12-4

Isaac Paredes homered over the Green Monster in each of his first two at-bats and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided a three-game sweep by beating the Boston Red Sox 12-4 on Sunday.