What is the Tampa Bay Rays record in 2026?

The Tampa Bay Rays are 5-7, 3rd in the AL East.

How are the Rays doing?

The Tampa Bay Rays are 5-7, 3rd in the AL East. They are 3-4 over their last 7 games.

Tampa Bay Rays News & Updates

April 09, 2026

The Tampa Bay Rays were 5-7, 3rd in the AL East. Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays were outplayed by the Chicago Cubs 2-6 at Tropicana Field.

Rays Daily Vibe Check

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last night's loss

The score reflects some real issues. Losing by 4 last night pulls things in the wrong direction. On top of that, run differential of -12 this stretch. They're losing and losing badly.

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Rays Score & Recap

Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays were outplayed by the Chicago Cubs 2-6 at Tropicana Field.

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

Rays Record & Standings

AL East

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Yankees	8	3	.727		L1
Orioles	6	6	.500	2.5	W3
Rays	5	7	.417	3.5	L2
Blue Jays	5	7	.417	3.5	W1
Red Sox	4	8	.333	4.5	W2

Tampa Bay Rays are 3-4 in their last 7 games, with a -12 run differential.

Rays Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
2 Yandy Díaz	2	.362	1.008	10
8 Jonathan Aranda	3	.271	.860	11
1 Richie Palacios	1	.250	.893	2

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
14 Chandler Simpson	5 hits, .417 AVG in last 3 games
8 Jonathan Aranda	5 hits, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .455 AVG in last 3 games
1 Richie Palacios	4 hits, 1 HR, 2 RBI, .5 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
32 Steven Matz	6.0 IP, 8 K, 1 ER in dominant recent start

Rays News

The Tampa Bay Rays are in a rough patch after a 2-9 loss to the Chicago Cubs, further emphasizing their struggles with a -12 run differential over the past week. Joe Boyle showed promise by retiring 11 of the Cubs' next 12 batters after an early leadoff homer, but defensive chaos cost them as the errors piled up. The team needs to regroup and 'clean it up' if they hope to turn their season around, especially with important series on the horizon. As hot bat Yandy Díaz continues to lead the team, the Rays must find more consistency and restore the energy at Tropicana Field, where a concert series is set to revitalize the atmosphere, albeit it won't fix the current on-field woes.

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And Look At Us, We’re a Disaster: Cubs 6, Rays 2

Through four innings, this was an enjoyable game. Joe Boyle and Colin Rea took two different approaches attacking hitters as each limited the other side to just one run. Boyle made an early mistake missing his location on a putaway sweeper that Nico Hoerner converted into a leadoff home run, but then Boyle quickly rebounded […]

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Game Thread: O’Boyle Rules!

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Ranking the most important series for the Rays this season

The Rays will have some very important games coming up that are likely circled on every fan's calendar.

MLB.com

After chaotic inning on defense, Rays vow to 'clean it up'

ST. PETERSBURG -- The way things were going for four innings Wednesday night, it wasn’t hard to imagine the Rays pulling out a series victory in their return to Tropicana Field. After giving up a leadoff homer to Nico Hoerner, starter Joe Boyle retired 11 of the Cubs’ next 12

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Rays Concert Series returning to the Trop with a country flair

ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays are back at Tropicana Field, and they’ve brought their Postgame Concert Series with them. This year, it has a distinctly country feel to it. The Rays announced the return of their popular concert series during the Rays.TV broadcast of Wednesday’s game against the Cubs. They

Rays Upcoming Schedule

The Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Yankees for a 3-game series starting Friday.

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