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Key takeaways: Yankees 8, Blue Jays 3 NEW YORK -- The Blue Jays survived this road trip against the Rays and Yankees, but when they land home in Toronto tonight, surviving will n...

39 MINS AGO • MLB.COM

Bryan Baker - Up to 37 saves Baker earned the save in Sunday's 3-1 win over the Orioles, allowing a run on one hit in the ninth inning.

Impact Colton Cowser led off the ninth with a homer off Baker, just the second run he's allowed in his last 19.2 innings, but the right-hander would rebound to retire the next three Orioles, notching his league-leading 37th save this season. Baker's ERA now sits at 1.59 across 51 innings this year with a 0.88 WHIP and 56:16 K:BB.

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Nick Martinez - Rebounds to blank Baltimore Martinez (13-4) earned the win Sunday over the Orioles, allowing just one hit over six scoreless innings. He struck out four.

Impact After giving up a season-high six runs across just 3.2 innings against Toronto his last time out, Martinez bounced back with an excellent performance against the Orioles, allowing just one hit en route to his 13th win. The 36-year-old Martinez lowered his ERA to 2.93 across 25 starts (147.2 innings) this season with a 1.10 WHIP and 87:22 K:BB. He's currently slated to face the Padres at home in his next outing.

53 MINS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Martinez twirls six innings of one-hit ball in win over Orioles BALTIMORE -- The Rays got everything they needed Sunday afternoon at Camden Yards. A spectacular start from Nick Martinez. A two-out rally f...

1 HOUR AGO • MLB.COM

Nick Martinez allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Rays avert sweep with 3-1 win over Orioles

Nick Martinez pitched six innings of one-hit ball, Junior Caminero and Chandler Simpson delivered RBI singles in the pivotal sixth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore...

1 HOUR AGO • Associated Press

Jax pitches 3 innings in rehab start; next turn might be in Rays' rotation BALTIMORE -- The Rays are one step closer to having a fully healthy rotation after right-hander Griffin Jax worked three innings in a Minor...

2 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Rodríguez returns after elbow surgery to bolster Rays' bullpen BALTIMORE -- The Rays reinstated right-hander Manuel Rodríguez from the 60-day injured list before Sunday’s series finale against the Oriole...

6 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Chris Roycroft - Loses roster spot The Rays designated Roycroft for assignment Sunday.

Impact Roycroft will give up his spot on the 40-man roster and in the Tampa Bay bullpen to right-hander Manuel Rodriguez (elbow), who was reinstated from the 60-day injured list in a corresponding move. After being acquired from the Cardinals on June 23, Roycroft turned in a 6.52 ERA, 1.45 WHIP and 14:4 K:BB in 19.1 innings over three separate stints in the big leagues with the Rays.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Manuel Rodríguez - Ready for 2026 debut with Tampa The Rays reinstated Rodriguez (elbow) from the 60-day injured list Sunday.

Impact Tampa Bay cleared room on the 40-man roster and 26-man active roster for Rodriguez by designating right-hander Chris Roycroft for assignment. Rodriguez served as a high-leverage relief arm for the Rays to begin the 2025 campaign and compiled a 2.08 ERA and 1.05 WHIP while collecting 11 holds over 30.1 innings, but his season came to an early end when he required right flexor tendon repair surgery on Aug. 8. Now just over a year removed from the procedure, Rodriguez has been cleared to rejoin the Tampa Bay bullpen after he completed a month-long rehab assignment during which he submitted a 5.63 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and 14:2 K:BB in eight innings over stops with three different minor-league affiliates. He'll likely be deployed in the middle innings initially, but Rodriguez could quickly work his way up the bullpen pecking order if he looks sharp in his first few appearances with Tampa Bay.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Jonny DeLuca - Seeing more opportunities versus righties DeLuca will start in right field and bat sixth in Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact He'll stick in the lineup for a fourth straight game after going 3-for-11 with a double in the prior three contests. With three of DeLuca's four starts coming against right-handed pitching, he looks to have emerged as the Rays' preferred option in right field after Victor Mesa (hamstring) was placed on the injured list Wednesday.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Vilade - Idle against righty again Vilade is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Orioles.

Impact Vilade will take a seat for the third time in four games, with all three of his absences coming against right-handed pitching. The right-handed-hitting outfielder looked as though he might have a chance at breaking out of his platoon role after Victor Mesa (hamstring) was moved to the injured list Wednesday, but Jonny DeLuca has instead been prioritized ahead of Vilade as the Rays' primary right fielder versus righties.

6 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Rays eager to regain form, salvage series finale vs. Orioles Deadspin | Rays eager to regain form, salvage series finale vs. Orioles

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Rays Trade Deadline Acquisition Playing Way Out of Playoff Spot The Tampa Bay Rays made several moves ahead of the MLB trade deadline in an effort to fortify their roster for the stretch run of the season...

11 HOURS AGO • SI.COM

Rays look to break skid in matchup with the Orioles

The Tampa Bay Rays come into the matchup against the Baltimore Orioles after losing three straight games

13 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

'Nothing's coming easy': Rays' rough stretch continues with walk-off loss BALTIMORE -- With Richie Palacios at third base and one out in the 10th inning Saturday night, Taylor Walls whiffed on a fastball from Rico...

17 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Tyler Wells - Scoreless outing against former team Wells allowed one hit and no walks in two scoreless relief innings to pick up a hold Saturday against Baltimore, striking out one.

Impact Wells is occupying a similar multi-inning role out of the bullpen since being traded to the Rays as he did with the Orioles earlier this year. The right-hander has already recorded three holds with his new team, posting a 2.89 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB across 9.1 innings for Tampa Bay.

18 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Shane McClanahan - Throws five scoreless Saturday McClanahan did not factor into the decision in Saturday's 3-2 extra-inning loss to the Orioles, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five over five scoreless innings.

Impact McClanahan was efficient, generating 10 swinging strikes on 74 pitches and departing in line for a potential win the Rays' bullpen couldn't secure. It was a strong rebound for the southpaw, who struggled through a 57-pitch outing in his return from the injured list Monday. He'll carry a 3.10 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 99:36 K:BB across 107.1 innings this season into a home matchup with the Padres next weekend.

18 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

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19 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Beavers leads off 10th with pinch double to lift the Orioles past the Rays, 3-2

Dylan Beavers led off the 10th inning with a pinch double to right-center to score automatic runner Leody Taveras from second and give the Baltimore Orioles a 3-2 victory over the...

19 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

What the Yankees Need to Keep AL East Hopes Alive The New York Yankees sit three games out of first place, inching back up to the top of the American League East. The Tampa Bay Rays are 4-6...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Why Rays are the Team to Beat in AL East Following Bad Homestand The Tampa Bay Rays are coming off a bad homestand in which they went 2-5 against the Baltimore Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays. However, despi...

1 DAY AGO • SI.COM

Kenny Piper - Clubs first major-league homer Piper went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer during the Rays' 5-3 loss to the Orioles on Friday.

Impact Piper gave the Rays a 3-1 lead in the second inning after smacking a two-run homer off Trevor Rogers to center field. It was the first major-league home run of Pipers' career in just his second game in the big leagues. He's unlikely to see much more playing time for Tampa Bay, given that both Liam Hicks and Nick Fortes are both ahead of Piper on the depth chart.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Freddy Peralta - Yields five runs in loss Peralta (5-11) took the loss against the Orioles on Friday, allowing five runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out six across seven innings.

Impact Peralta fell to the Orioles on Friday for a second consecutive start, giving up seven runs over his last 11.2 frames against Baltimore. He kept the Orioles to two runs through four innings but allowed three baserunners to cross home in the fifth frame, highlighted by a two-run homer by Pete Alonso. Peralta has given up at least five earned runs six times this season, three of which have come over his last five outings. He hasn't been credited with a win since June 14 against Atlanta, and in four starts with the Rays, the veteran right-hander has a 7.17 ERA and 1.36 WHIP across 21.1 innings. Peralta is slated to take on the Tigers on the road next week.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Rays release documents to serve as framework for proposed ballpark, mixed-use district BALTIMORE -- The Rays on Friday released definitive documents outlining an agreement with the city of Tampa and Hillsborough County regardin...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Alonso's 30th homer - for real this time - powers O's over Rays BALTIMORE -- This one was clearly fair. No doubt about it, and no replay review needed. Two nights after Pete Alonso thought he had hit his...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

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Nick Martinez allows 1 hit in 6 innings as Rays avert sweep with 3-1 win over Orioles

Rays look to break skid in matchup with the Orioles

Beavers leads off 10th with pinch double to lift the Orioles past the Rays, 3-2