Adam Sanford

6 days ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays just cannot figure out how to win at George Steinbrenner Field. After taking two of three from the Yankees in New York over the weekend, the Rays came home and were promptly swept in three games by the Philadelphia Phillies. The three consecutive losses have put the Rays five games under .500 with a 16-21 record and are now five games back of the New York Yankees for the division lead.

6 days ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images In a series full of lows, one player provided the Rays with plenty of spark and that’s their veteran slugger, Yandy Diaz. During Tuesday’s game, Diaz provided the bulk of the offense against Zack Wheeler as he launched his 5th home run of the season to pull the Rays within one of the Phillies; they’d go on to lose the game, 8-4, after a bullpen implosion late in the game. The following night, Diaz collected a hit in four trips to the plate.

1 week ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Jonathan Dyer-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays snapped out of a four game losing streak and took two out of three against the New York Yankees over the weekend. Entering play on Tuesday, the Rays are now 16-18, sitting in third place in the AL East and are 2.5 games back of the Yankees for the division lead. The Philadelphia Phillies come into town with a record of 19-15, having won their past three series and are 3 games back of the Mets for the lead in the NL East.

1 week ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Photo by Ryan Levy/MLB Photos via Getty Images It’s only May, but it seemed like the Tampa Bay Rays had to win this series against the New York Yankees in order to keep their season hopes alive. After a crushing 3-0 defeat on Friday, it seemed like those hopes were dashed. However, thanks to our Player of the Series, the Rays were able to overcome the Yankees for the final two games of the series. Taylor Walls proved to be an essential part of the Rays victories on Saturday and Sunday.

1 week ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Photo by George Kubas/Diamond Images via Getty Images This week’s minor league roundup will only feature the numbers accumulated prior to the start of play on Monday. This was the sixth week of minor league play with all of the Rays full season minor league teams having completed their first full week of pla; the Complex League just played their game on Saturday (I’ll include their stats in next week’s recap).