Tag: Tampa Bay Rays

Defense let down a pair of Mets pitchers. Their own defense, that is. Costly errors by Tylor Megill and reliever José Castillo led to four unearned runs in the Mets’ 8-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday night in Queens. Megill’s miscue was particularly back-breaking, as it prolonged a five-run fourth inning in […]

The Tampa Bay Rays stymied the New York Mets for a second consecutive day at Citi Field on Saturday, overcoming a 51-minute pregame rain delay to win 8-4. With the win, the Rays are now 38-32, and they’ve pulled into a tie with the Toronto Blue Jays for second place in the American League East. […]

Saturday’s game between the Mets and the Tampa Bay Rays at Citi Field is in a rain delay and will not start on time.

The Mets and Tampa Bay Rays are scheduled to start at 4:10 p.m. Saturday at Citi Field.

Your Saturday morning dose of New York Mets and MLB news, notes, and links.

TAMPA — Our debate begins in the usual manner, although there is more to the story. We’re talking about electing starters to baseball’s All-Star Game, which means we’re talking about comparing numbers. Just as they did nearly a century ago when fans chose Lou Gehrig (.320, 17 HRs, 72 RBIs at midseason) ahead of Jimmie […]

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The Tampa Bay Rays were sloppy Friday night, issuing seven walks, hitting a batter and committing three errors that led to five unearned runs. The Rays rapped out 13 hits Friday night to improve to 16-6 over the last 22 games. In that stretch, they’ve averaging an MLB-high 5.7 runs per game and have swiped […]

NEW YORK — Jake Mangum had been waiting a long time for the chance to play at Citi Field. Since June 4, 2019, to be exact, the day he was drafted out of Mississippi State in the fourth round by the Mets. “When I got drafted and spent four years with the Mets, this was […]

Danny Jansen’s two-run homer capped a six-run sixth inning Friday night as the Tampa Bay Rays handed the New York Mets a rare home loss with a 7-5 decision in the opener of a three-game set. Jansen’s sixth homer of the year scored Kameron Misner and made a winner of former New York pitcher Eric […]

Tampa Bay Rays (37-32, third in the AL East) vs. New York Mets (45-25, first in the NL East) New York; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (5-4, 2.22 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 59 strikeouts); Mets: Tylor Megill (5-4, 3.76 ERA, 1.30 WHIP, 84 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mets -138, Rays +117; over/under […]

The Mets snapped their six-game winning streak with a series opening loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.

Tampa Bay Rays’ prospect Chandler Simpson is so fast that he just accomplished something that only Corbin Carroll has done this season. Simpson, 24, is one of the fastest players in affiliated ball, as is Carroll, the former National League Rookie of the Year.

The Houston Astros traded Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays for $100,000 on Friday, sending the struggling right-hander to a new home after he was once a highly regarded prospect. The 6-foot-7 Whitley was selected by Houston with the No. 17 pick in the 2016 amateur draft. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said Whitley […]

The Mets provided an injury update on starter Kodai Senga, who landed on the 15-day injured list Friday with a low-grade right hamstring strain.

The College World Series began Friday afternoon in Omaha, Neb. with Coastal Carolina beating Arizona, 7-4. The Chanticleers and the Wildcats were the first of eight teams to take the field at the prestigious event, and the experience of Omaha reverberated with multiple members of the Tampa Bay Rays, who spoke before Friday’s game against […]

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