4:22 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays tied Major League Baseball’s post-1900 record for 13 consecutive wins at a season’s start, rallying to beat the Boston Red Sox 9-3 Thursday behind a seven-run fifth inning that Harold Ramirez began and capped with doubles. Tampa Bay matched the 13-0 start
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7:00 AM ET We are two weeks into the 2023 MLB season, and most teams have played a dozen games of their 162-game schedule. In other words, it’s early. Perhaps too early to glean a whole lot from what has happened so far. But what’s the fun in that? We asked our MLB experts to
7:00 AM ET There’s a new top team in our rankings! After two weeks of baseball, the Rays remain undefeated, their 12-0 start the best since the 1987 Brewers. Will they be able to keep up this dominance? Or will the division rival Yankees catch them soon enough? As if that wasn’t surprising enough, elsewhere
10:51 PM ET Associated Press BALTIMORE — Chad Smith‘s first major league win came courtesy of a rarely applied official scoring rule. It was an unusual twist at the end of a long day for the Oakland reliever. Smith pitched the final two innings of the Athletics’ 8-4 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday night, holding
10:28 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays won their 12th straight game to start the season, one short of the best major league start since 1900, as Randy Arozarena hit a three-run homer in a 9-7 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. The 1987 Milwaukee
7:00 AM ET FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, St. Louis Cardinals catching great Yadier Molina was a fixture in an organization known for churning out pitchers and throwing out runners. Over a Hall-of-Fame worthy career, Molina was the most respected player on his team every time he donned the uniform. For the final seven years of
10:25 PM ET ESPN News Services BALTIMORE — Ryan Mountcastle homered twice and tied a team record with nine RBIs, helping the Baltimore Orioles rally from a four-run deficit to a 12-8 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night. Mountcastle hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning and added a grand slam in
9:34 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays ran their season-opening win streak to 11 games, moving closer to history by using another homer for Brandon Lowe and a strong performance by Shane McClanahan to defeat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 on Tuesday night. Yandy Diaz and Lowe hit
12:44 PM ET Chicago White Sox star shortstop Tim Anderson will miss two to four weeks because of a sprained left knee. The White Sox placed Anderson on the 10-day injured list Tuesday and recalled infielder Lenyn Sosa from Triple-A Charlotte in a corresponding move. Anderson suffered the injury in a collision near third base
9:30 PM ET Multiple Contributors Yes, it’s only 10 games into the 2023 MLB season but what the Tampa Bay Rays have done so far is mind-boggling: A 10-0 record. A plus-58 run differential. And their 1-0 win against the Boston Red Sox on Monday was the first time they’ve won by fewer than four
9:36 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays became the first major league team since the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers to open the season with 10 straight wins, getting a solo homer from Brandon Lowe in the eighth inning to defeat the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Monday night. Lowe
7:00 AM ET We’re a little under two weeks into the MLB season, and there have already been quite a few surprises, from a still-undefeated team to a powerhouse struggling to get going. What has grabbed our attention enough to become must-see TV? Even if you’ve already settled into your routine with your go-to teams
11:19 PM ET ESPN News Services ATLANTA — Nelson Cruz isn’t eager to talk about his age. The slugger just wants to produce whenever he’s in the lineup, and he is proving he still belongs in the major leagues. Cruz hit a three-run homer and drove in six runs, and the San Diego Padres beat
3:43 PM ET Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Oneil Cruz left Sunday’s game against the Chicago White Sox with a left leg injury following a collision at home plate. Cruz suffered a fractured ankle during the collision, Pirates manager Derek Shelton said afterward. Cruz was attempting to score from third on a chopper
1:14 AM ET Associated Press MADISON, Ala, — The Los Angeles Angels‘ Double-A Rocket City Trash Pandas allowed one hit in a doubleheader and only got a split. Three pitchers combined on a seven-inning, no-hitter for the Trash Pandas only to lose 7-5 to the Cincinnati Reds‘ Chattanooga Lookouts in Saturday’s opener after wildness caused
7:16 PM ET ESPN News Services ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays extended Major League Baseball’s best start in 20 years behind Jeffrey Springs‘ seven innings of three-hit ball and Randy Arozarena‘s four RBIs, routing the Oakland Athletics 11-0 on Saturday for an 8-0 record. Tampa Bay is the first big league team
1:11 PM ET Marly RiveraESPN Writer Close Marly Rivera is a writer for ESPNdeportes.com and ESPN.com. BALTIMORE — The New York Yankees‘ injury woes continued Saturday with third baseman Josh Donaldson and reliever Jonathan Loáisiga both landing on the injured list. Donaldson, 37, was placed on the 10-day IL with a right hamstring strain, while
10:14 PM ET Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Isaac Paredes hit a grand slam during Tampa Bay‘s six-run second inning, and Rays beat the Oakland Athletics 9-5 on Friday night to extend their season-opening win streak to seven games. The Rays have now won each of their first seven games by four or more