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Jo Adell becomes first Angels player since 2012 to homer twice in an inning

Jo Adell’s home run drought ended all at once as he hit two of the Los Angeles Angels’ four homers in an eight-run fifth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays

APRIL 10, 2025 • Associated Press

Caballero slugs 1st career slam and Rays win 5-4 over Angels with teams combining for 6 homers

José Caballero slugged his first career grand slam and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 5-4 win over the Los Angeles Angels to snap a five-game losing streak

APRIL 10, 2025 • Associated Press

Drops second straight decision Littell (0-2) took the loss Friday as the Rays were downed 5-2 by the Rangers, coughing up five runs on six hits and two walks over seven innings. He struck out three.

Impact Most of the damage came in the third inning, when Texas reeled off five straight hits before Littell could record an out. The right-hander has given Tampa Bay some length to begin the year, and through his first two starts he sports a 4.15 ERA and 10:2 K:BB in 13 innings. He'll look to get into the win column in his next outing, which lines up to come at home next week against the Angels.

APRIL 5, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Mahle pitches 5 shutout innings for first win since April 2023 as Rangers beat Rays 5-2

Tyler Mahle rebounded from a rough opening start to pitch one-hit ball over five shutout innings for his first win since April 3, 2023, and Kyle Higashioka’s RBI double highlighted...

APRIL 5, 2025 • Associated Press

Rangers play the Rays in first of 3-game series

The Texas Rangers open a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday

APRIL 4, 2025 • Associated Press

Paul Skenes earns his first victory of the season, Pirates beat Rays 4-2

Paul Skenes needed nearly three innings to warm up, then struck out six over seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-2 at George M

APRIL 2, 2025 • Associated Press

Sharp in tough-luck loss Littell (0-1) took the loss against the Rockies on Saturday, allowing one run on four hits and no walks with seven strikeouts across six innings.

Impact Littell recorded 14 whiffs on 87 pitches but exited with a 1-0 deficit despite delivering a quality start. It was a strong showing for the 29-year-old after surrendering 12 runs over 13.1 spring innings, and he lines up for a road matchup with the Rangers next weekend.

MARCH 30, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Doyle and Farmer help the Rockies beat the Rays 2-1

Brenton Doyle and Kyle Farmer each hit an RBI single to help the Colorado Rockies beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1

MARCH 29, 2025 • Associated Press

Rays bring 1-0 series advantage over Rockies into game 2

The Tampa Bay Rays take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Colorado Rockies

MARCH 29, 2025 • Associated Press

A look inside the Tampa Bay Rays' 120-hour makeover of the Yankees' Steinbrenner Field

Left homeless after Hurricane Milton destroyed the Tropicana Field roof on Oct. 9, the Tampa Bay Rays began their season as renters at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training headq...

MARCH 28, 2025 • Associated Press

Misstep in rotation competition Littell allowed six earned runs on seven hits and three walks while striking out two across two innings in Friday's Grapefruit League game against the Twins.

Impact This marked Littell's second official spring appearance as he continues to compete for a rotation spot to begin the regular season. He didn't help his cause with his results, as he was pulled in two separate innings before returning to build up his pitch count. Following the game, Littell chalked the performance up to simply a bad outing, while manager Kevin Cash expressed optimism that Littell would bounce back, per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Perhaps the lone positive was that Littell did reach 72 pitches, suggesting he'll be fully stretched out by Opening Day. Drew Rasmussen, Littell's presumed primary competition, is set to start Saturday's game against the Yankees.

MARCH 15, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

For Zack Littell, 2023 move to Rays really was 'life changing' An 11th-round pick by Seattle in 2013, Littell was a starter coming up in the Mariners, Yankees and Twins system.

FEBRUARY 28, 2025 • ORLANDOSENTINEL.COM

Settles with Tampa Bay Littell and the Rays avoided arbitration Thursday, agreeing to a one-year, $5.72 million contract, Robert Murray of FanSided.com reports.

Impact Littell will receive a raise of just under $4 million in his second year of arbitration, coming off a solid showing in his first season as a full-time starter in the big leagues. He tossed 156.1 innings across his 29 outings with Tampa Bay in 2024, pitching to a 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 141:31 K:BB. Littell's lack of premium stuff will likely limit his strikeout upside once again in 2025, but his ability to keep walks in check while using of a variety of off-speed offerings to keep hitters off balance may allow him to find continued success as a back-end arm in the Tampa Bay rotation.

JANUARY 9, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Drew Rasmussen and Rays agree to $8.5M, 2-year deal that could be worth $28M over 3 seasons

Right-hander Drew Rasmussen and the Tampa Bay Rays avoided salary arbitration, agreeing to an $8.5 million, two-year contract that could be worth up to $28 million over three seaso...

JANUARY 7, 2025 • Associated Press

Fans seven in defeat Littell (8-10) took the loss Wednesday against Detroit, allowing three earned runs on seven hits and zero walks while striking out seven in 4.2 innings.

Impact Entering Wednesday's action on an 18-inning scoreless streak, Littell immediately served up a leadoff home run to Parker Meadows in the first, shattering the Rays hopes of playing spoiler. Littell was able to settle in afterwards, but the Rays offense only mustered one run of support in the 7-1 defeat. After starting 18 games over the first six years of his career, Littell started 29 contests for the Rays in 2024, posting a respectable 3.63 ERA, 1.25 WHIP and 141:31 K:BB in 156.1 innings (29 starts).

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Rays aim to stop road slide, face the Tigers

The Tampa Bay Rays will look to stop their three-game road skid in a matchup against the Detroit Tigers

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 • Associated Press

Littell has another 'remarkable' start in 1st full season in rotation ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays didn’t necessarily know what to expect when they shifted Zack Littell out of the bullpen and into their rotation...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • MLB.COM

Rays' Zack Littell putting good finish on 1st year as full-time starter ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Rays bosses had hopes but weren’t sure what to expect from converted reliever...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Posts another scoreless start Littell (8-9) earned the win over Boston on Thursday, allowing one hit and recording seven strikeouts without issuing a walk over seven scoreless innings.

Impact LIttell allowed just one baserunner in the outing (on a third-inning single). The right-hander retired the final 13 batters he faced and was ultra efficient, needing only 75 pitches to complete seven frames. LIttell has held his opponent scoreless in three straight starts, compiling a total of 18 scoreless innings while posting a 16:1 K:BB during that span. The outstanding stretch has lowered his season ERA to 3.56.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Zack Littell tosses seven strong inning as Rays blank Red Sox Zack Littell allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their three-game series with Boston on Thursday night, bl...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Littell allows 1 hit in 7 innings and Rays beat Red Sox 2-0

Zack Littell allowed one hit over seven innings and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • Associated Press

Zack Littell dominates former team as Red Sox drop finale to Rays Cut loose after two games with the Red Sox last season, Zack Littell has found new life with the Rays and dominated his former team in Thurs...

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 • BOSTONHERALD.COM

Rays square off against the Red Sox with series tied 1-1

Both the Tampa Bay Rays and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 • Associated Press

Early homers, Zack Littell's gem propel Rays past Guardians Zack Littell allowed just two hits over six scoreless innings, Logan Driscoll clubbed his first career home run and Jonathan Aranda also wen...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Cruises to seventh win Littell (7-9) earned the win Friday against the Guardians, pitching six scoreless innings while allowing two hits and no walks. He struck out five.

Impact The 28-year-old was stellar in this 89-pitch performance, as he generated an impressive 18 whiffs -- including 10 alone on his slider -- while surprisingly punching out only five. Littell has picked up consecutive wins while pitching 11 scoreless innings over his last two starts as he appears to have fully recovered from his shoulder injury in August. He has now pitched to a 3.73 ERA, 1.29 WHIP and 127:31 K:BB across 144.2 innings this season. He is currently slated to make his next outing against the Blue Jays at home.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

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