
Rays Take 2-0 ALDS Lead Over Yankees Behind Defense, Small Ball
Tampa Bay leads New York 2-0 in the ALDS after four Yankees errors and Ben Rice's two homers highlight a lopsided series so far.

Tampa Bay leads New York 2-0 in the ALDS after four Yankees errors and Ben Rice's two homers highlight a lopsided series so far.

Three injured Tampa Bay Rays players cleared for the American League Division Series after participating in workouts at Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Chandler Simpson will miss the final two regular-season games with a sore foot but expects to be ready for Game 1 of the ALDS on Oct. 3.

Tampa Bay left 12 runners on base Friday at Tropicana Field, falling 4-2 to Boston and trimming their AL East lead to four games with nine to play.

Chandler Simpson passed Yordan Alvarez for the AL batting lead at .311 as Tampa Bay won its sixth straight and completed its 16th sweep of the season.

Tampa Bay's six-run fourth inning powered a sixth straight win, dropping the AL East magic number to six with 10 games left.

Tampa Bay Rays beat Oakland A's for fifth consecutive win, padding their AL East lead over the Yankees to four games with 11 left.

Junior Caminero's AL-leading 39th homer and Chandler Simpson's 40th steal powered the Rays past the Braves at Truist Park.

Chandler Simpson's two-out RBI single in the seventh inning completed a four-run rally as the Rays beat the Padres 7-6 at Tropicana Field.

Tampa Bay's bottom of the order sparked a wild seventh-inning comeback, capped by Chandler Simpson's go-ahead RBI single in a 7-6 win over San Diego.

Ian Seymour allowed four runs over 5 2/3 innings as Tampa Bay managed just one run on five hits in a 4-1 loss at Comerica Park.

Drew Rasmussen's seven consecutive wins put him one shy of matching Blake Snell's franchise record as the Rays topped Detroit.

Tampa Bay's nine-game winning streak snapped in a 6-5 loss to Baltimore at Tropicana Field despite a four-run ninth-inning rally.

Kevin Cash declined a catcher's interference run, opting for bases loaded, but a double play ended the threat in a Rays loss to Texas.

Tampa Bay's No. 5-9 hitters lead MLB in batting average and slugging this month as the Rays beat Toronto 4-2 to take a four-game series.

Chandler Simpson has hit safely in 19 of his last 23 games for the Rays, raising his average from .259 to .282 with nine steals.

Tampa Bay racked up 21 hits, tied for third most in franchise history, as the first-place Rays improved to 58-42 after 100 games.

Tampa Bay's outfielders rank third in the Majors in Outs Above Average after finishing 26th in Fielding Run Value last season.

Chandler Simpson needed stitches and Taylor Walls exited with hamstring tightness as Tampa Bay fell to Detroit at Tropicana Field.