Rays send veteran reliever Strickland to Angels
The Tampa Bay Rays traded right-handed relief pitcher Hunter Strickland to the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday in exchange for a player to be named later or cash considerations.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
21-19, 4th in AL East
SportsCenter All Night: TOP 5 Plays Wednesday 05/14/21
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Phillips, Rays rally late, end Mets' 7-game winning streak
— Brett Phillips hit an RBI single with two outs in the ninth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays stopped the Mets' seven-game winning streak, rallying past New York 3-2 Friday night.
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Villar dazzles with glove, then clubs a HR (1:02)
Hill strikes out 9, Rays beat COVID-19 impacted Yankees 9-1
— Rich Hill joined Cy Young and Nolan Ryan as the only pitchers to strike out nine against the Yankees at age 41 or older, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat coronavirus-impacted New York 9-0 Thursday night to avoid getting swept in a three-game series.
Meadows, Arozarena fuel Rays with long balls (0:43)
'He's so fun to watch': Yankees' Cole shows he's an ace for the ages
Cole's 1-0 victory Wednesday night in Tampa Bay was a masterpiece for any era: Eight innings, four hits, no runs, no walks, 12 strikeouts
Cole strikes out 12 in eight innings, Yankees beat Rays 1-0
— Gerrit Cole struck out 12 over eight stellar innings, Aaron Hicks had a sacrifice fly and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Wednesday night amid a coronavirus outbreak that sidelined shortstop Gleyber Torres.
Montgomery goes 6 strong innings, Yankees beat Rays 3-1
— Jordan Montgomery pitched six strong innings, Aaron Judge and Gary Sánchez homered, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 on Tuesday night.
Rays designate Yoshi Tsutsugo for assignment
Yoshi Tsutsugo was designated for assignment on Tuesday by the Tampa Bay Rays. The team expressed an interest in having him join Triple-A Durham.
Adames, Brosseau hit HRs as Rays beat A's 4-3, avoid sweep
— Willy Adames hit a three-run homer in the fifth, Mike Brosseau added a tiebreaking drive the following inning and the Tampa Bay Rays held off the Oakland Athletics 4-3 on Sunday to avoid a series sweep.
Seth Brown delivers the big hits again, A's beat Rays 6-3
— Seth Brown hit a two-run homer in the first inning a day after delivering a walkoff drive, sending the Oakland Athletics past the Tampa Bay Rays again with a 6-3 win Saturday.
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Rays score 7 runs in 8th to complete 4-game sweep of Angels
— Mike Zunino homered, Brett Phillips had two hits during a seven-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied for an 8-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday night.
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Lowe homers as Rays overcome Ohtani to defeat Angels 3-1
— Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays were able to overcome five scoreless innings from Los Angeles' Shohei Ohtani, rallying for a 3-1 victory over the Angels Wednesday night.
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Meadows hits 2 HRs, Rays beat sloppy Angels 8-3
— Austin Meadows hit two homers and drove in a career-high five runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays capitalized on the Los Angeles Angels' fielding ineptitude for an 8-3 victory Tuesday night.
Adames, Margot slug Rays past Angels 7-3; Rendon injured
— Willy Adames and Manuel Margot homered, Mike Brosseau had a two-run single and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a seven-game California road trip with a 7-3 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Monday night.
Meadows, Margot lead Rays over Astros 5-4 to avoid sweep
— Austin Meadows hit a three-run homer and later scored the go-ahead run on Manuel Margot's pinch-hit single in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 5-4 Sunday.
Urquidy pitches 7 scoreless innings, Astros beat Rays 3-1
— Jose Urquidy scattered four hits over seven shutout innings and the Houston Astros made an early lead stand up, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 Saturday.
McCullers leads Astros over Rays 9-2, 1st meeting since ALCS
— Lance McCullers Jr. struck out nine in seven shutout innings, and the Houston Astros beat Tampa Bay 9-2 Friday night in the first meeting of the teams since the Rays won Game 7 of last year's AL Championship Series.
Chapman leads A's over Rays 3-2 in McClanahan's debut
— Matt Chapman homered and hit a go-ahead double with two outs in the ninth inning, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 Thursday.
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2021 AL East Standings
2021 Team Leaders
- Batting
- Pitching
BATTING AVERAGE
Home Runs
RUNS BATTED IN
Earned Run Average
Wins
Strikeouts
Team Stats
- Pitching
- Batting
Earned Run Average3.5810th
Quality Starts11Tied-18th
WHIP1.147th
BAA.22712th
Runs16613th
Batting Average.21926th
On Base Percentage.30024th
Slugging Percentage.36725th