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Nabs win Opening Day Thompson (1-0) was credited with the win in the Opening Day victory over the Marlins on Thursday, allowing a hit and no walks over a scoreless seventh inning. He struck out one.

Impact Thompson made relatively quick work of the Marlins after taking over for Tyler Glasnow, notching first-pitch strikes against three of the four batters he faced and getting three swings and misses as well. The 28-year-old's strong start was an extension of his body of work this spring, when he posted a 1.59 ERA, 0.18 WHIP and .056 BAA across the 5.2 frames covering his six appearances.

APRIL 2 • ROTOWIRE

Thriving in spring action Thompson, who was credited with a hold in a Grapefruit League win over the Red Sox on Monday, has yet to allow a run across 2.2 innings over three spring appearances.

Impact The right-hander also has a couple of strikeouts and has yet to issue a walk, so he's making an excellent impression this spring after holding his own during a rookie 2020 campaign in which he produced a 4.44 ERA across 25 appearances (one start). Thompson's early form appears to have him on relatively firm footing for an Opening Day roster spot, although he will of course have to keep it up for the remainder of the exhibition slate.

MARCH 16 • ROTOWIRE

Rays rookie Ryan Thompson has learned a thing or two on the way to the World Series - The Boston Globe As a minor leaguer, Thompson supplemented his income by giving pitching lessons and substitute teaching.

OCTOBER 27, 2020 • BOSTONGLOBE.COM

Opening Game 4 Thompson will start Thursday's Game 4 against the Yankees, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 28-year-old will serve as the opener Thursday with Tampa Bay attempting to close out the series. Thompson has delivered 3.1 scoreless frames this postseason -- including two innings Monday versus the Yankees -- and had a 4.44 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 23:8 K:BB over 26.1 innings during the regular season.

OCTOBER 8, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Notches first save Thompson retired the final two batters in Saturday's 3-1 win over Baltimore to secure the save Saturday.

Impact Thompson was called upon to close out the contest with Tampa Bay holding a two-run lead in the ninth inning. The right-hander needed only five pitches to seal the victory and earn the first save of his big-league career. Thompson doesn't figure to be given many more save opportunities over the final week of the season, though Tampa Bay's unconventional ninth-inning approach leaves open the possibility that he could find himself in a similar situation at some point. Nonetheless, his 4.81 ERA and 1.48 WHIP suggest that there are better options to pursue if eyeing a target in the Tampa Bay bullpen.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Takes third loss Tuesday Thompson (1-2) took the loss against the Yankees on Tuesday, allowing three earned runs on three hits over 1.1 innings. He struck out one.

Impact Thompson threw only 16 of 27 pitches for strikes and allowed a bases-clearing double to Gio Urshela in which both the third baseman and Todd Frazier were able to cross the plate on errors. The 28-year-old's stumble snapped a four-appearance scoreless streak for Thompson, who saw his ERA bump up from 3.18 to 4.42 on Tuesday.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Charged with loss in relief Thompson (1-1) allowed two runs on two hits and no walks while striking out zero over one innings as he was charged with the loss Friday against the Blue Jays.

Impact Thompson could serve as an opener for the Rays during the team's weekend series in Buffalo, but he got off on the wrong foot in the series opener as the Blue Jays were proficient offensively. The right-hander's ERA rose to 2.45 with a 5:4 K:BB over 11 innings across eight appearances to begin the season.

AUGUST 15, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

May get call as opener Manager Kevin Cash mentioned Thompson as a candidate to serve as an opener during one of the two weekend games against the Blue Jays in Buffalo, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports.

Impact The 28-year-old's most recent trip to the mound came Tuesday against the Red Sox, an outing during which he also secured his first big-league win. Thompson has already logged a trio of two-inning appearances in the early going of the season, so his arm should certainly be up to the task of logging the 1-to-2 frames manager Kevin Cash has typically asked his openers to cover in the past.

AUGUST 14, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs first big-league win Thompson (1-0) was credited with the win in a victory over the Yankees on Sunday, firing a perfect ninth inning.

Impact Thompson capped his whirlwind of a weekend off with his first big-league victory, flummoxing the Yankees for the second time in 24 hours. The 28-year-old had started the second game of Saturday's doubleheader and delivered a pair of scoreless frames in that contest, and after being optioned and then recalled from the alternate training site in Port Charlotte in a matter of hours, he came through in a much higher-leverage scenario Sunday by retiring the dangerous trio of DJ LeMahieu, Aaron Judge and Aaron Hicks in order and on just eight pitches. Thompson may well shuttle back and forth between the majors and the Rays' alternate site on additional occasions this season, but for the time being, he may remain up while Oliver Drake (biceps) is sidelined.

AUGUST 10, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Sent to alternate training site Thompson was optioned to the Rays' alternate training site after Wednesday's loss to the Red Sox, Steve Carney of Sports Radio 620 WDAE reports.

Impact The 28-year-old earned a spot on the Opening Day roster, but he'll head to the alternate site with rosters shrinking from 30 players to 28 players. Thompson made four appearances and allowed one run on eight hits with four strikeouts and three walks over six innings.

AUGUST 5, 2020 • ROTOWIRE

Thompson's MLB debut a special family affair Immediately upon hearing his son had made the Rays’ Opening Day roster, Ed Thompson notified his job and jumped on a plane in Portland, Ore....

JULY 26, 2020 • MLB.COM

Apart but together, Ryan Thompson and his father cherished... The reliever had a special major-league debut Friday, with his father flying across the country to be close for that moment.

JULY 26, 2020 • THEATHLETIC.COM