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Game #157: A’s vs Angels Game Thread

The Athletics’ spoiler magic ran out last week, as the team dropped all six games of its final road trip against the first-place Cleveland Guardians and Tampa Bay Rays. Tonight, the A’s open the last week of the season with the first of two matchups against the Los Angeles Angels, with both teams trying to […]

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Max Fried vs. Drew Rasmussen

Earlier this afternoon, we saw the blueprint for what an Aaron Judge-less postseason run will have to look like: Incredible performance from the starter, good defense, and just enough hitting to get by. The Yankees will look to repeat that in the nightcap of today’s doubleheader, with a crackling starting pitcher matchup. Max Fried toes […]

Rays’ bats fall silent in the Bronx: Yankees 2, Rays 0

In true “end-of-the-season battle of the titans” fashion, the Rays were going to be facing the Yankees in a Tuesday doubleheader. Both teams had secured their trip to the postseason, but the Rays really wanted to finally lock down their place as the AL East champions without question. To get the job done, they had […]

The Rays’ Unlikely Ace

This afternoon, Nick Martinez will make his 30th start of the year. Thirty starts isn’t usually a huge milestone, at least not for a major league veteran. More than 30 pitchers have already hit that mark in 2026. Yet, for Martinez, that nice, round number 30 represents something special. The right-hander has played 16 professional campaigns. He has pitched for six organizations. He is now 36 years old. This will be the first time he’s ever reached 30 starts in a season. Martinez was a shortsto...

New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Carlos Rodón vs. Nick Martinez

This four-game tilt against the Rays in the penultimate series of the season had the chance to be a blockbuster showdown to decide the division. However, the Yankees losing two out of three to the Diamondbacks removed a lot of the jeopardy from this series, New York now needing to sweep just to avoid being […]

The Rays’ Unlikely Ace

This afternoon, Nick Martinez will make his 30th start of the year.  Thirty starts isn’t usually a huge milestone, at least not for a major league veteran. More than 30 pitchers have already hit that mark in 2026. Yet, for Martinez, that nice, round number 30 represents something special. The right-hander has played 16 professional […]

Jazz Chisholm Jr. to be activated from IL

Aaron Boone shared a more positive update on Jazz Chisholm Jr. ahead of the series opener against the Rays on Tuesday. The Yankees infielder was activated ahead of the second game of the doubleheader against Tampa Bay. Chisholm initially landed on the injured list approximately two weeks ago with a right thumb sprain. To open […]

Aaron Judge to miss Wild Card Series with moderate grade calf strain

Aaron Boone met with the media to shed some light on Judge’s injury status ahead of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Rays. Boone revealed that he suffered a moderate grade right calf strain that landed him on the 10-day injured list, and the Yankees captain received a PPP (platelet-poor plasma) injection as treatment during Monday’s off […]

Yankees At-Bat of the Week: George Lombard Jr. (9/20)

Unfortunately, the Yankees effectively pissed away whatever slim chance they had to catch the Rays in the division by losing two out of three to the Diamondbacks, the pitching staff wobbling uncharacteristically in the desert. It was at least encouraging to see the offense mostly carry their weight in the wake of Aaron Judge’s placement […]

Yankees vs. Rays preview, prediction: Everything to know about four-game series with AL East title on the line

Getty Images The final week of the regular season has arrived and every team has six games remaining except two, the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. The Yankees and Rays each have seven games remaining because they have a doubleheader Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, and will play four times in the next three days. This series is New York’s last gasp in the AL East. The Yankees and Rays are the only two teams in the AL East race. The other three clubs have been mathematically eliminated. Here i...

The Opener: Rays/Yankees, Gore, Alonso

After just three games on Monday, the schedule is much more plentiful today. There are 16 games on the Tuesday slate. All but one of the matchups are in the evening. 1. Rays can clinch AL East The Rays and Yankees have a day/night doubleheader on tap for Tuesday. Tampa Bay can lock up the […]

What do the Yankees need to see in the last week?

The regular season is coming to a close, and there’s just two series left in the regular season for the Yankees to play — the Rays and the Orioles are coming into town for four and three games, respectively. There’s still technically something to play for as the Yankees are, for the moment, alive in […]

Yankees news: Sweep or weep

MLB.com | Bryan Hoch, Adam Berry: The long and winding season is coming to a close, and the Yankees find themselves six games back of the Rays with just seven games remaining. The good news is that four of those remaining games will be against those Rays in the Bronx starting from Tuesday, giving the […]

2024 second-rounder Sears led the Minors in this category this season

There were a lot of monumental numbers posted in the Minor Leagues in 2026, including two 30-30 seasons, the most homers in a single campaign this century, the lowest ERA by a pitcher with at least 90 innings in the modern era and much more. In short, the stats really popped this season. Here are the final 2026 Minor League leaders in the major statistical categories both at the plate and on the mound. 1. Turner Hill, .352, Giants (NR) 2. Caden Bodine, .342, Rays (No. 3/MLB No. 48) 3. Luke Pel...