NEW YORK - Until this week, the Tampa Bay Rays had played 731 straight regular season games without one of their starters throwing a complete game. When Ryan Yarbrough finished the ninth inning against the New York Yankees on Thursday afternoon, the Toronto Blue Jays suddenly had the longest complete-game drought in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay's unassuming roster continues to confound. After beating the Yankees on Monday, they have won 16 of 17 games. If there were a way to quantify what makes a team interesting, the Tampa Bay Rays would find it. Maybe they already have.

The Tampa Bay Rays are again exploring the idea of putting a new stadium in Ybor City, more than two years after pulling the plug on a proposal to move the team from St. Petersburg to Tampa.

Davey Martinez's club went 4 for 11 with runners in scoring position and eight left on base in Sunday afternoon's loss to the Phillies in Citizens Bank Park, leaving them with a .234 AVG in at bats with runners in scoring position this season, which is 21st overall in the majors so far in 2021.

What is the opposite of a pitching duel? I ask because the opening innings of tonight's game were precisely that. If runs being scored is your favorite thing about baseball, then lucky you. But if you like watching a complicated dance between batter and pitcher, and pitcher vs.

CHICAGO -- - Dallas Keuchel pitched seven innings of crisp four-hit ball to win his fifth straight decision, leading the Chicago White Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Tuesday night.

I have been watching the Rays for years, and I would swear that this team, across the years, plays terribly in weekday getaway games. These games always seem low energy; these are the games when you are just hoping not to get no-hit.

About 3 days ago, the Rays were ontop of the AL East with a commanding lead, and playing some of their best baseball of the season. After two tough losses to the now best team in the AL Chicago White Sox, the Rays traveled further west to face off with the Mariners for a 4 game set in Seattle.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Austin Meadows, Mike Zunino and Brandon Lowe homered to help the Tampa Bay Rays stop a seven-game losing streak by beating the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox 8-2 on Wednesday night. Rich Hill (6-2) struggled with his command but limited the Red Sox to one run over five innings.