Cubs lose to Rays, fall inches short of sweeping best team in baseball The series win represented a bounce back for the Cubs, who were swept by the Reds over the weekend. Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2023
A June assignment for all the Cubs: Just go ahead and be like Marcus Stroman No one on the team has more confidence — or fun — than Stroman, the undersized right-hander who sometimes looks like a kid out there. Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2023
Cubs’ Justin Steele leaves start vs. Rays with left forearm tightness Steele retired all nine batters he faced in the Cubs’ 4-3 loss. Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2023
Kyle Hendricks feeling ‘much more like myself’ in Cubs’ 2-1 win vs. Rays Before the game Tuesday, the Cubs recalled Hayden Wesneski and optioned reliever Michael Rucker. Chicago Sun-Times · May 31, 2023
Local boy makes good: Mike Tauchman’s sacrifice fly accounts for only run of game Tauchman, a veteran from Palatine and Fremd High School, is hitting .308 (8-for-26) in 10 games since being called up from Triple-A Iowa. Chicago Sun-Times · May 30, 2023
Marcus Stroman’s one-hit masterpiece leads Cubs past Rays 1-0 The veteran right-hander no-hit the Rays — the best-hitting team in the majors — for six innings in a command performance that halted the Cubs’ four-game losing streak. Chicago Sun-Times · May 29, 2023
Cubs’ latest loss completes three-game sweep at hands of Reds If good teams find different ways to win, then the bad ones find different ways to lose — and the Cubs find themselves square in the latter category right now. Chicago Sun-Times · May 29, 2023
The Rays Are MLB’s Best Team—But They Have One Glaring Weakness Tampa Bay is the only club sitting above .700, but that doesn’t mean the team is perfect. Sports Illustrated · May 26, 2023
Rays find new ways to win in beating Blue Jays for 3rd time in 4 games ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Rays showed their versatility in beating the Blue Jays again Thursday, the 6-3 victory a combination of unusual accomplishments. Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023
Shane McClanahan leads the way as Rays bounce back to beat Blue Jays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After the most lopsided loss in franchise history, what the Rays needed most Wednesday was a well-pitched game and a couple of key hits. Tribune News Service · May 25, 2023
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Had to Laugh After Whiffing on 50 MPH Pitch by Position Player The Blue Jays slugger surprisingly was struck out by a position player. Sports Illustrated · May 24, 2023
Taj Bradley puts Rays in early hole vs. Jays, and it only gets worse ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — At the start, Tuesday’s game looked a lot like Taj Bradley’s last outing on Thursday against the Mets. Tribune News Service · May 24, 2023
Randy Arozarena delivers for fans as Rays hold off Blue Jays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — There have been a lot of demands on Randy Arozarena lately. Tribune News Service · May 23, 2023
Starting Pitching’s Downward Spiral Shows No Sign of Slowing Don’t blame PitchCom or the pitch timer. The value of starters has been declining for much of the last decade, and pitch counts and six-man rotations are partially to blame. Sports Illustrated · May 22, 2023
Tribune News Service · May 22, 2023 John Romano: Investors may be calling, but that doesn’t mean Sternberg is selling Rays ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Turns out, Rays fans are not the only ones showing a renewed interest in recent happenings in and around Tropicana Field.
Chicago Sun-Times · May 21, 2023 Royals star Salvador Perez goes to bat for his mentor, White Sox manager Pedro Grifol “He was ready to be a manager the last five years,” Perez said. “And he will be a very good manager. He [could be] great.”
Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023 Brewers avoid Rays sweep despite 4 RBIs from Josh Lowe ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For over a quarter of the season, the Rays have managed to get by without one of their aces. They gave Tyler Glasnow plenty of time to properly heal and rehab the strained oblique muscle that put him on the shelf in spring training. It got…
Sports Illustrated · May 21, 2023 Brewers Outfielder Ejected After Arguing Baffling Pitch Clock Violation He got rung up on strikes after a controversial pitch clock violation.
Tribune News Service · May 21, 2023 Yandy Diaz’s return adds power in Rays’ win over Brewers ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Yandy Diaz is back. The Rays first baseman, who had missed four games with a groin injury, returned to the lineup Saturday with a flourish.
USA Today Sports Media Group · May 20, 2023 Milwaukee Brewers vs. Tampa Bay Rays live stream, TV channel, time, odds, how to watch MLB The Milwaukee Brewers are set to face the Tampa Bay Rays in the second game of their three-game interleague series at Tropicana Field.
Tribune News Service · May 20, 2023 Rays, Shane McClanahan get back on track in return to Tropicana Field ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For the Rays, it was good to get back home.
Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023 Rays’ Kevin Cash sums up 4-6 road trip: ‘Frustrating’ NEW YORK — Though they had only a train ride from Baltimore to New York and the convenience of not changing hotels as they faced the Yankees and Mets in consecutive series, the Rays still felt the road was long and seemingly without end.
Tribune News Service · May 18, 2023 Pete Alonso homers again as Mets take first series in a month with win over Rays NEW YORK — It’s been a long time coming, but the Mets have finally won a series for the first time since Apr. 19. Just hours after their comeback win led by their young guns Mark Vientos and Francisco Alvarez, Buck Showalter turned back to the veterans in Thursday’s 3-2…
Sports Illustrated · May 18, 2023 Pete Alonso Makes Mets History With Mammoth Walk-off Home Run vs. Rays Alonso played hero for the Mets with his walk-off home run against Tampa.
Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023 Justin Verlander responds to being booed by own fans in front of wife Kate Upton The two-time World Series champion has endured an injury-affected start to life with the New York Mets and is struggling to recapture his finest form since returning to fitness