NEW YORK – Max Fried makes his second post All-Star break start on Tuesday night, versus the Tampa Bay Rays at Yankee Stadium. After a wondrous All-Star first three months, the Yankees’ lefty ace has had a rough go – including a bout with a blister on his left index finger.

Tampa Bay is 23-25 on the road and 54-53 overall. The Rays have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .255. The teams meet Tuesday for the ninth time this season. The season series is tied 4-4.

The Miami Marlins today announced that the team has acquired Minor League outfielder Matthew Etzel from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for catcher Nick Fortes. Etzel (ET-zull), 23, is ranked the 28th-

The Tampa Bay Rays are one game above the .500 mark entering play on Tuesday, July 29. They are 2.5 games out of nabbing one of three American League Wild Card spots, but Tampa Bay needs help.

The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

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Cincinnati Reds Pitch Their Way to a Sweep of Tampa Bay Rays. Singer was magnificent as the Reds swept Rays on Sunday to improve to 56-50 on the season.

It looks like Tampa Bay Rays fans will have plenty more years to cheer on the team as new ownership appears to be around the corner. According to a report from The Athletic, the Rays will be sold to a group led by Jacksonville,

NEW YORK — Joe Boyle wasn’t the answer for the Rays Tuesday, which created more questions for his bosses as they lost another game, 7-5 to the Yankees, and thus more ground in the playoff race in advance of Thursday’s trade deadline.