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Rafael Devers sets team record by homering in 6th straight game as Red Sox top Rays 5-0

May. 20, 2024 21:13 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Rafael Devers set a team record by homering in his sixth consecutive game, Tanner Houck allowed two hits over seven innings, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-0 on Monday night. Devers had shared the Boston mark of a five-game homer streak...

Devers sets Red Sox record by homering in his 6th consecutive game

May. 20, 2024 22:08 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Boston Rex Sox star Rafael Devers set a team record when he homered for the sixth consecutive game in Monday night's 5-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Devers had shared the mark of five with Jimmie Foxx (1940), Ted Williams (1957), Dick Stuart (1963),...

Rays opening day starter Zach Eflin placed on 15-day IL with lower back inflammation

May. 20, 2024 18:19 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays placed opening day starter Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list with lower back inflammation before Monday night’s game against Boston. Eflin has struggled this year after a strong first season with Tampa Bay in 2023, going 3-4 with...

Rays opening-day starter Zach Eflin placed on IL with lower back inflammation

May. 20, 2024 15:54 PM EDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays placed opening-day starter Zach Eflin on the 15-day injured list with lower back inflammation before Monday night’s game against Boston. Eflin has struggled this year after a strong first season with Tampa Bay in 2023, going 3-4 with...

Alek Manoah fans 7 in first victory of season as Blue Jays avoid sweep, beat Rays 5-2

May. 19, 2024 17:28 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Daniel Vogelbach homered and scored three runs, Alek Manoah struck out seven in seven innings to win for the first time since last August and the Toronto Blue Jays avoided their first sweep of the season by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Sunday. Alejandro Kirk...

DeLuca hits go-ahead homer in 8th as Rays rally to beat Blue Jays 5-4 for 11th win in 15 games

May. 18, 2024 18:54 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Jonny DeLuca hit a go-ahead home run in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Saturday for their fourth straight win and 11th in 15 games. “Today was a huge win,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash...

Tyler Alexander takes perfect game into eighth inning as Rays beat Blue Jays 4-3

May. 17, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Alexander took a perfect game bid into the eighth inning before Danny Jansen blooped an opposite-field, one-out single, and the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Friday night. Richie Palacios hit a two-run home run as the Rays built a...

Rays' Tyler Alexander comes within 5 outs of perfect game against Blue Jays

May. 17, 2024 22:05 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays' Danny Jansen broke up a perfect game bid by the Tampa Bay Rays' Tyler Alexander when he blooped an opposite-field single with one out in the eighth inning on Friday night. Alexander retired his first 22 batters before Jansen hit a 1-0 changeup...

Cash takes blame after Rays lose track of mound visits and are forced to change pitchers in 9th

May. 17, 2024 00:55 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Rays reliever Jason Adam was forced out of Thursday night's game at Fenway Park in the ninth inning when pitching coach Kyle Snyder headed to the mound with Tampa Bay out of visits. After a long delay, Erasmo Ramírez entered with two runners on and retired Romy...

Rays forced to change pitchers in 9th after losing track of mound visits, beat Red Sox 7-5

May. 17, 2024 00:08 AM EDT

BOSTON (AP) — Erasmo Ramírez retired Romy González on a game-ending groundout with two on after the Rays were forced to remove Jason Adam because they lost track of mound visits, and Tampa Bay beat the Boston Red Sox 7-5 on Thursday night. “Hundred percent on me. I let the...