Rays (S29) Off Day #8 (5/21/26)

Rays (S29) Game 51 - at Baltimore Orioles (5/25/26)

The Rays (34-16) STILL have the best win percentage in Major League Baseball (.680) after Saturday afternoon’s loss to the Yankees (31-22). The Braves (36-18, .667) lost Saturday and Sunday to the Nationals (27-27). Tampa Bay’s record on the road is 15-11, and away from home against the American League East the team is 5-3. Overall, the Rays are 24-5 against the A-L and 14-3 overall against the division. First pitch in the third game of a six game road trip is set for 1:35 PM at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD on May 25th, 2026.

Rays (S29) Game 50 - at New York Yankees (5/24/26)

The Rays (34-15) got rained out of Saturday’s game against the Yankees and will make it up when they return to the Bronx in September (double-header now scheduled on September 22nd). Tampa Bay STILL has the best win percentage in Major League Baseball (.694) after Friday night’s win over New York (30-22) and since Atlanta lost to Washington, the Braves (36-17, .679) fell further away from first place. Tampa Bay’s record on the road remains 15-10, and away from home against the American League East the team is still 5-2. Overall, the Rays are 24-4 against the A-L and 14-2 overall against the division. First pitch in the second game of a now five game road trip is set for 1:35 PM at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY on May 24th, 2026.

Rays (S29) Game 50 - at New York Yankees (5/23/26)

The Rays (34-15) STILL have the best win percentage in Major League Baseball (.694) after Friday night’s win over the Yankees (30-22), even after the Braves (36-16, .692) beat the Nationals (25-27) in extra innings last night. Tampa Bay’s record on the road is 15-10, and away from home against the American League East the team is 5-2. Overall, the Rays are 24-4 against the A-L and 14-2 overall against the division. First pitch in the second game of a six game road trip is set for 1:35 PM at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY on May 23rd, 2026.

Rays (S29) Game 49 - at New York Yankees (5/22/26)

The Rays (32-15) have the best win percentage in Major League Baseball (.688) after Wednesday night’s come-from-behind win over the Orioles, even after the Braves (35-16, .686) beat the Marlins last night. Tampa Bay’s record on the road is 14-10, but away from home against the American League East, the team is 4-2. Overall, the Rays are 22-4 against the A-L 12-2 overall against the division heading into a weekend series with the Yankees. First pitch in the first game of a six game road trip is set for 7:05 PM at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY on May 22nd, 2026.

Rays (S29) Off Day #8 (5/21/26)

The Rays (33-15) are off today, May 21st. It’s the 8th time this season Tampa Bay has been off since the season opener and the sixth time it’s been on a Thursday. The Rays have also had one Friday off-day (the first, on March 27th) and one Monday off-day (April 13th). Last year, between games one and 162, the Rays had 23 days off, which included the ones that come as part of the All-star break. Tampa Bay is on the road for the next six games (all against divisional opponents) and then off again in one week’s time. The Rays are 23-4 against the American League and 13-2 against the division, 14-10 on the road (4-2 vs. AL East) and 19-5 at home (9-0 vs. AL East).