Tampa Bay Rays
A baseball laboratory with no tolerance for wasted edges
A resourceful contender that keeps finding value until the lineup suddenly goes silent.
Tampa Bay lost 7-3 at Philadelphia in the regular-season finale after already clinching the American League East title and a first-round bye.
Read the full story: Phillies 7, Rays 3: Philadelphia canceled the collapse
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Phillies 7, Rays 3: Philadelphia canceled the collapse
Zack Wheeler allowed one run over six innings, and the Phillies avoided a late-season collapse on Game 162.
Braves 3, Rays 1: Atlanta found the only inning that mattered
The Rays held the game scoreless through seven, but Atlanta's eighth-inning burst turned Pérez's shutout work into a 3-1 win.
Mets 10, Rays 4: New York gave the rookie the loudest night
Nick Morabito collected his first major-league hit with a three-run double as the Mets built an early lead and finished off Tampa Bay.
Rays 8, Athletics 4: Hicks kept the hits moving
Tampa Bay stacked 15 hits, scored four times in the fourth, and gave the Athletics too much traffic to solve in an 8-4 win.