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4 days ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Photo by Alex Slitz/Getty Images Fresh off of a series split with the Houston Astros, the Tampa Bay Rays travel back home to Tampa where they’ll take on the other team from the Lone Star State, the Texas Rangers in a three game set. The Rays enter play on Tuesday with a 30-29 record and have won seven of their last 10; they are 6.5 games back of the New York Yankees for the division lead and 2 games back in the Wild Card chase.

1 week ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford |Daniel Russell

Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images The Twins have been tearing up their schedule this May, having won 16 of their last 20 — one game postponed, three losses — including a run of 13 wins in a row, buoyed by a strong bullpen in closer Jhoan Duran and homegrown talents Cole Sands, Griffin Jax, and Louis Varland. Game one in the series will see Chris Paddack on the mount, who has locked in with a 1.37 ERA over his last three appearances despite a rough early go.

2 weeks ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images The Tampa Bay Rays may have finally solved George Steinbrenner Field. Tampa Bay has now won four of their last six contests at home, including their last two games against the Houston Astros and they only lost Monday’s game by one run after stranding the tying run on third base. A large part of their success this week was because of the performance of Curtis Mead.

2 weeks ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Photo by Zac BonDurant/Icon Sportswire 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 eigth week of minor league play. According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), the overall top hitter in the Rays farm system is 23-year old Mac Horvath. Baltimore selected Horvath in the 2nd round of the 2023 draft and sent him to the Rays in the Zach Eflin deal.

2 weeks ago | draysbay.com | Adam Sanford

Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images The Tampa Bay Rays split their road trip with three wins and three losses, taking two of three against the Toronto Blue Jays and then dropping two of three to the Miami Marlins. The Rays are now 21-25 on the season and are six games back of the New York Yankees. Now the Rays will head back to Tampa to take on the Houston Astros in a three game set.