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

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).

Rays (S29) Game 48 - vs Baltimore Orioles (5/20/26)

The Rays (32-15) beat the Orioles 4-1 with Yandy Diaz proving to be the best Tampa Bay has to offer against Kyle Bradish, going 2-3 with a double and a home run and two RBI, including the game winner! Diaz is now 8-21 (.381 BA) against him, but left the game after being hit by a pitch in the 8th inning. Tampa Bay has the best win percentage in Major League Baseball after Tuesday night’s win (.681 to Atlanta’s .673). The Rays record at ‘the Trop’ improves to 18-5. Against the American League, Tampa Bay is 22-4 and against the A-L East, the team is 12-2 heading into Tuesday’s schedule. First pitch in the finale of the current six game homestand is set for 1:10 PM at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL on May 20th, 2026.