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Phillies clinch NL wild card behind Wheeler for 5th straight playoff appearance with win over Rays

Bryce Harper and Edmundo Sosa homered, and Zack Wheeler delivered like a Game 7 ace to bring the Philadelphia Phillies back from the brink of collapse and send them into the playof...

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Smacks solo homer Fortes went 1-for-4 with a solo home run Friday in a 2-0 win over the Phillies.

Impact Fortes made a rare start versus southpaw Cristopher Sanchez, taking the left-hander yard in the second inning. Liam Hicks has taken over as Tampa Bay's primary backstop since the trade deadline, likely leaving Fortes with scant playing time in the playoffs. Through 294 at-bats, Fortes is hitting .262 with six homers, 35 RBI, 12 walks and 33 runs scored.

SEPTEMBER 26 • ROTOWIRE

Rays' Freddy Peralta shuts down punchless Phillies, who lose 3rd straight potential playoff clincher

Freddy Peralta pitched into the sixth inning, helping Tampa Bay beat Philadelphia 2-0

SEPTEMBER 26 • Associated Press

Palacios has RBI single in the 9th to give the Rays a 2-1 victory over the Red Sox

Richie Palacios dropped a fly ball into shallow right in the ninth inning to score Junior Caminero and give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday

SEPTEMBER 19 • Associated Press

Nick Martinez gets 15th win as Rays beat Athletics 4-3 for 5th straight victory

Nick Martinez worked five efficient innings for his 15th win, Jonny DeLuca was 2 for 4 with an RBI double, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Athletics 4-3 for their fifth straight wi...

SEPTEMBER 17 • Associated Press

Freddy Peralta, Jonathan Aranda help Rays beat Astros 14-4 to sweep series

cFreddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings, and Jonathan Aranda hit two of Tampa Bay’s four home runs to help the Rays finish off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a...

SEPTEMBER 13 • Associated Press

Freddy Peralta stymies former team and Yandy Díaz powers AL-best Rays to 6-2 win over Mets

Freddy Peralta pitched six terrific innings against his former team, Yandy Díaz homered and doubled, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 6-2

SEPTEMBER 2 • Associated Press

Aranda's home run and Rasmussen's six strong innings lead Rays past slumping Tigers, 4-1

Jonathan Aranda homered and Drew Rasmussen gave up three hits in six strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Detroit Tigers 4-1

AUGUST 25 • Associated Press

Filling in for resting Hicks Fortes will start at catcher and bat seventh in Monday's game against the Tigers, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.

Impact With lefty Framber Valdez on the hill for the Tigers, the Rays will send the left-handed-hitting Liam Hicks to the bench to open up a start for Fortes behind the plate. So long as Hicks is healthy, Fortes is likely to see the bulk of his playing time versus lefties, against whom he's slashing .254/.321/.339 across 133 plate appearances on the season.

AUGUST 24 • ROTOWIRE

Rasmussen, Fortes, Baker power the AL-leading Rays to a 1-0 win over the White Sox

Drew Rasmussen struck out 10 in six strong innings and Nick Fortes drove in the game’s only run as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 1-0 Saturday

AUGUST 1 • Associated Press

Fortes leads Rays against the Guardians after 4-hit game

The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Cleveland Guardians after Nick Fortes had four hits against the Guardians on Friday

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Rays beat the Guardians 11-3 behind homers from Ryan Vilade and Richie Palacios

Ryan Vilade and Richie Palacios hit home runs, Nick Fortes had four hits, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 11-3

JULY 25 • Associated Press

Tallies four hits in win Fortes went 4-for-4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored as the Rays beat the Guardians by a final score of 11-3.

Impact Fortes recorded his second four-hit game of the season Friday, his first since June 10 against Boston. The catcher knocked in an RBI single in the fourth to extend Tampa Bay's lead to 5-1 and recorded an RBI double in the seventh to pad the lead even further. Over his last seven games, the 29-year-old has been red hot, slashing .500/.522/.818 with two homers, eight RBI and five runs scored in 22 plate appearances.

JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE

Homer, four RBI in rout Fortes went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 12-2 win over the Blue Jays.

Impact Fortes launched a three-run shot in the fifth inning before adding an RBI single in the ninth. The home run was the 29-year-old's second in as many games, and he's now driven in six runs while hitting safely in three straight contests. On the season, he's slashing .266/.308/.369 with four homers, 25 RBI and 27 runs scored across 239 plate appearances.

JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE

Nick Fortes, Yandy Díaz hit 3-run homers as Rays use season-high 21 hits to rout Blue Jays 12-2

Nick Fortes and Yandy Díaz each hit a three-run homer, Jonny DeLuca added two hits and three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays had a season-high 21 hits in a 12-2 rout of the slumping To...

JULY 22 • Associated Press

Cracks third homer of season Fortes went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Monday's 7-1 win over Toronto.

Impact Fortes put the exclamation mark on the Rays' convincing win with a solo home run off Brendon Little in the ninth inning. It was just the third home run of the season for Fortes, who is slashing .258/.302/.350 with 21 RBI across 234 plate appearances.

JULY 21 • ROTOWIRE

Rays hit 3 solo homers, Nick Martinez pitches 6 innings for win as Rays beat Blue Jays 7-1

Cedric Mullins, Victor Mesa Jr. and Nick Fortes hit solo homers, Nick Martinez pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the struggling Toronto Blue Jays 7-1

JULY 21 • Associated Press

Rays beat the Yankees 3-0 to extend AL East lead to 5 games

Jonathan Aranda drove in three runs, Shane McClanahan pitched 6 1/3 innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 3-0 on Wednesday night to extend their AL East lead to...

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Raps homer, double in win Fortes went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, a double and an additional RBI in Friday's 3-1 win over Houston.

Impact Despite seeing limited action behind the plate, Fortes is making the most out of his playing time recently. Over his last seven games (17 at-bats), the 29-year-old backstop is hitting .412 with the aforementioned two extra-base hits, five RBI, five runs scored and a walk. Fortes should continue battling with Hunter Feduccia for reps behind the dish moving ahead.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE

Caminero stays scorching as Rays win 9th straight HOUSTON – Junior Caminero hit his 25th home run of the season, Nick Fortes drove in a pair of runs and the Rays won their ninth-straight gam...

JULY 4 • MLB.COM

Fortes, Caminero hit HRs, Rays beat Astros 3-1 for 9th straight win

Nick Fortes homered and hit a run-scoring double, Junior Caminero added a solo shot, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 to extend the longest active win streak in t...

JULY 4 • Associated Press

Junior Caminero homers for the 5th straight game as the Rays beat the Royals 10-4 in series opener

Junior Caminero homered for the fifth straight game, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals

JULY 1 • Associated Press

Rays' Caminero bringing sweet swing back to All-Star Home Run Derby after putting on show last year

Junior Caminero is bringing his sweet swing back to the All-Star Home Run Derby

JUNE 30 • Associated Press

Jax shines as Díaz ties Rays' RBIs record in 5-3 win over Royals

Griffin Jax pitched five strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays defeat the Kansas City Royals 5-3

JUNE 25 • Associated Press

Stuck in short side of platoon Fortes is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Angels.

Impact Fortes still looks to be part of a platoon at catcher with the left-handed-hitting Hunter Feduccia. After making four straight starts -- all against left-handed pitching -- to begin the week, Fortes has hit the bench for the last two games in favor of Feduccia while the Rays have opposed right-handed starters.

JUNE 14 • ROTOWIRE

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