After scorching the ball around the ballpark on Saturday afternoon with just one run to show for it, the Rays remained confident in their offensive approach. If anything, they were encouraged by the q

Paul Skenes will be opposed by Ryan Pepiot for Tampa Bay. Last night, Tampa blanked the Bucs, 7-0. Brandon Lowe went yard and drove in three as Tampa rolled to their fourth win in five games. Shane Baz gave up seven hits but pitched six scoreless innings to get his first win of the season.

Jake Mangum got two hits from each side of the plate to finish 4 for 4 in his second major league game, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 in their first game under the lights at Steinbrenner Field.

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When the Rays faced Paul Skenes six weeks into his dazzling major-league debut last season, they got off to a great start. Yandy Diaz swung at the 99.5-mph fastball Skenes opened the game with and hit it off the rightfield foul pole at PNC Park for a home run.

The Pittsburgh Pirates face off against the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series starting April 2, 2025, at George M. Steinbrenner Field. Both teams feature talented players, with Tampa Bay leading the series so far.

Left homeless after Hurricane Milton destroyed the Tropicana Field roof on Oct. 9, the Tampa Bay Rays began their season as renters at Steinbrenner Field, the spring training headquarters for the Yankees,