What is the Tampa Bay Rays record in 2026?

The Tampa Bay Rays are 74-49, 1st in the AL East.

Who is pitching for the Rays today?

Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA) vs Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA). First pitch at 06:05 PM EDT.

What channel is the Rays game on today?

Today's game airs on MASN, Rays.TV. First pitch at 06:05 PM EDT.

Tampa Bay Rays News & Updates

August 17, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays were 74-49, 1st in the AL East. Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays were dismantled by the Baltimore Orioles 2-10 at Tropicana Field.

Rays Daily Vibe Check

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last night's loss

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Rays Game on August 17

Opponent:	Baltimore Orioles (61-63)
Location:	Tropicana Field
First Pitch:	06:05 PM EDT
Pitching Matchup:	Shane McClanahan (9-6, 3.09 ERA) vs Brandon Young (9-3, 3.33 ERA)
TV Broadcast:	MASN, Rays.TV

Rays Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays were dismantled by the Baltimore Orioles 2-10 at Tropicana Field.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	0	0	0	0	3	7	0	0	0	10	9	0
	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	9	0

Highlights

Ryan Vilade went 3-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Rays Record & Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Rays	74	49	.602		L3
Yankees	69	55	.556	5.5	W1
Red Sox	66	58	.532	8.5	L1
Orioles	61	63	.492	13.5	W3
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	14.5	L1

Tampa Bay Rays are 4-3 in their last 7 games, with a +9 run differential.

Rays Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
13 Junior Caminero	35	.274	.905	79
8 Jonathan Aranda	15	.285	.797	75
2 Yandy Díaz	17	.302	.830	69

Pitching Leaders

Pitcher	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP
47 Bryan Baker	1-1	1.52	0.89	47.1
62 Cam Booser	0-0	1.93	0.75	28.0
68 Tyler Wells	2-2	2.43	0.96	59.1

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
34 Liam Hicks	4 hits, 1 HR, 3 RBI, .444 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
57 Drew Rasmussen	7.0 IP, 8 K, 0 ER in dominant recent start
61 Ian Seymour	6.0 IP, 7 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start
67 Casey Legumina	4.0 scoreless IP, 5 K in 3 recent games

Rays News

The Tampa Bay Rays fell hard against the Baltimore Orioles, losing 10-2 at Tropicana Field, marking a rough end to the series. Despite a promising return from Freddy Peralta, who looked sharp through four innings, the bullpen collapse overshadowed his performance, leaving fans frustrated. The silver lining is the anticipated return of Shane McClanahan, who will reclaim his spot in the rotation in Monday's finale against the Orioles, offering hope for a turnaround. With a record of 74-48, the Rays have been solid overall, but they need to tighten up their pitching to avoid more blowouts. As they head back to the West Coast, the focus will shift to shoring up their bullpen and getting back on track.

Sources

DRays Bay

Need to get back to the west coast, stat! Rays 2 Orioles 10

The Rays defense kept the first inning from escalating into disaster. With Pete Alonso on first base, Ryan Vilade made this catch to save a run. But that’s not all! Pete Alonso was so sure this would be a hit that he was moseying around second base and even with Vilade having stand up and […]

DRays Bay

Game Thread: Welcome home, Peralta!

Go Rays!

MLB.com

Bullpen meltdown spoils promising return of 'Fastball Freddy'

ST. PETERSBURG -- “Fastball Freddy” officially joined the Rays on Sunday afternoon at Tropicana Field. Making his third appearance and first home start for Tampa Bay, Freddy Peralta cruised into the fifth inning with little difficulty. Leaning almost exclusively on his signature four-seamer, the right-hander allowed just one hit and

MLB.com

McClanahan returning to Rays' rotation for finale against Orioles

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays’ rotation will be nearly made whole on Monday night, as left-hander Shane McClanahan is set to come off the injured list and start Tampa Bay’s series finale against the Orioles at Tropicana Field. It will be McClanahan’s first start in the Majors since July 30,

Rays Upcoming Schedule

The Tampa Bay Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays for a 3-game series starting Tuesday.

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