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Freddy Peralta Freddy Peralta Heading to Tampa Bay
Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 12:58 PM
The Rays are acquiring Peralta from the Mets on Sunday in exchange for minor-league outfielder Aidan Smith, second baseman Emilien Pitre and right-hander Gary Gill Hill, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
Analysis: New York scratched the right-hander from his scheduled start Friday versus Miami in anticipation of Monday's trade deadline, and he's the second significant piece to be moved after Tarik Skubal moved from the Tigers to the Dodgers on Saturday. After being acquired from the Brewers during the offseason, Peralta had a rough time in Queens with a 4.99 ERA, 1.48 WHIP and 113:48 K:BB in 113.2 innings over 22 starts with the Mets. It's a good landing spot for the 30-year-old given the Rays' track record of getting the best out of their pitchers. |
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Taylor Walls Taylor Walls Resting up in series finale
Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 9:15 AM
Walls is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Walls was recently left out of the lineup for four straight games while he dealt with a couple of hyperextended fingers on his left hand, but he was able to start in each of the Rays' ensuing five contests. However, after going 0-for-13 with a walk and five strikeouts during that stretch, Walls will take a seat for the series finale and will get a chance to clear his head. Ben Williamson will replace Walls at shortstop and will bat seventh. |
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Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. Left out of lineup vs. lefty
Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 9:13 AM
Mesa is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Mesa will retreat to the bench for the series finale while southpaw Anthony Kay toes the rubber for the White Sox. Jonny DeLuca will replace Mesa in right field and will bat sixth. |
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Richie Palacios Richie Palacios Taking seat against southpaw
Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 9:11 AM
Palacios is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Palacios will be on the bench for a second straight day, as the White Sox will have southpaw Anthony Kay start the series finale after lefty Noah Schultz worked in bulk relief Saturday. Ryan Vilade will cover the keystone Sunday in place of Palacios. |
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Hunter Feduccia Hunter Feduccia Idle against southpaw
Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 9:10 AM
Feduccia is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the White Sox, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: The left-handed-hitting Feduccia will be on the bench for a second straight day, as the White Sox will have southpaw Anthony Kay start the series finale after lefty Noah Schultz worked in bulk relief Saturday. Nick Fortes will get another turn behind the dish Sunday. |
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Kevin Kelly Kevin Kelly Racking up holds
Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 9:23 PM
Kelly picked up a hold Saturday against the White Sox, striking out two in a clean inning of work.
Analysis: Kelly now trails only Tyler Rogers for the major-league lead in holds with 22 on the year. The 28-year-old right-hander hasn't been scored upon in seven consecutive outings, delivering a career-best 2.13 ERA, 0.83 WHIP and 42:8 K:BB along with four saves in six opportunities over 50.2 innings for the campaign. |
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Bryan Baker Bryan Baker Nails down MLB-high 31st save
Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 7:36 PM
Baker secured the save Saturday against the White Sox, throwing a clean ninth inning. He struck out one.
Analysis: Baker made things look easy Saturday, landing each of his six pitches for strikes to dispatch the White Sox bats. The All-Star closer extended his scoreless to 12 innings as well, and he's gone a perfect 20-for-20 in save situations since his last blown save May 13 in Toronto. Through 43.1 frames, Baker boasts a 1.45 ERA, 0.85 WHIP and 46:15 K:BB with an MLB-high 31 saves in 34 chances. |
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Drew Rasmussen Drew Rasmussen Dominates in win No. 10
Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 6:55 PM
Rasmussen (10-5) earned the win Saturday against the White Sox, allowing no runs on four hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out 10.
Analysis: Rasmussen had the White Sox bats out of sorts Saturday, generating an impressive 18 whiffs en route to registering his second-most punchouts of 2026. The right-hander coughed up 11 runs over his first two outings of July but has since steadied the ship, giving up just a pair of runs across his last three appearances (18 innings) while producing a 14:3 K:BB during that span. Rasmussen will bring a stellar 2.91 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 122:20 K:BB over 117.1 frames into his next scheduled start at pitcher friendly T-Mobile Park in Seattle. |
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Junior Caminero Junior Caminero Cracks solo homer Friday
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 9:40 PM
Caminero went 1-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run during the Rays' 6-1 loss to the White Sox on Friday.
Analysis: Caminero supplied the Rays' lone run with a solo long ball off Erick Fedde in the fourth inning. It was the 30th home run of the season for Caminero and his first since July 17 against the Red Sox. He's cracked at least 30 homers in back-to-back seasons and has a .910 OPS with 66 RBI across 475 plate appearances in 2025. |
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Nick Martinez Nick Martinez Gives up four homers in loss
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 9:36 PM
Martinez (10-3) took the loss against the White Sox on Friday, allowing six runs on seven hits while striking out two across six innings. He did not issue a walk.
Analysis: Martinez had not allowed a home run in each of his two starts prior to Friday's outing. However, that trend did not continue against the White Sox, as the four homers Martinez allowed were a career worst in resulted in all six of Chicago's runs. The right-hander's streak of allowing two earned runs or less ended at five games, but he still has stellar numbers for the year with a 2.77 ERA and 1.10 WHIP over 123.1 innings. Martinez is slated to face the Rockies on the road next week. |
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Shane McClanahan Shane McClanahan Heading to injured list
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 1:28 PM
The Rays placed McClanahan (back) on the 15-day IL on Friday due to a back injury, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: After leaving Thursday's start in the fourth inning with mid-back tightness, McClanahan will officially be shut down. President of baseball operations Erik Neander believes the injury is "pretty minor", and the left-hander could miss just two starts. On the campaign, the 29-year-old owns a 3.09 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 91:35 K:BB in 99 innings. Tampa Bay is recalling Alex Cook from Triple-A Durham to take McClanahan's place on the active roster. |
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Alex Cook Alex Cook Joining big-league bullpen
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 1:26 PM
The Rays recalled Cook from Triple-A Durham Friday.
Analysis: He'll fill the roster spot vacated by the injured Shane McClanahan (back). Cook has posted a 3.78 ERA and 37:12 K:BB over 33.1 innings with Durham this season. He was added to the 40-man roster last offseason and will be making his major-league debut when he gets into a game. |
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Overcomes elbow surgery
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 12:47 PM
Single-A Charleston activated Gray (elbow) from the 7-day injured list Tuesday.
Analysis: Gray wound up missing nearly two months due to midseason elbow surgery but has completed a two-week rehab assignment in the rookie-level Florida Complex League. The 18-year-old was taking the minor leagues by storm before going down, as he's slashing .275/.394/.456 with six home runs, three doubles, four triples, 30 RBI and four stolen bases over 198 plate appearances for Charleston. |
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Recovers from wrist surgery
Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 12:34 PM
Single-A Charleston activated de Brun (wrist) from the 60-day injured list Tuesday.
Analysis: After recovering from December wrist surgery, de Brun completed a two-week rehab assignment with the Rays' rookie-level Florida Complex League affiliate. The 19-year-old outfielder was part of Tampa Bay's compensation for trading Shane Baz to the Orioles last winter, and he's gone 10-for-22 (.455) with two doubles, four RBI, three stolen bases and six runs scored over his first seven career minor-league games. |
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Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca Homer, stolen base in win
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 2:11 PM
DeLuca went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and a stolen base in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rangers.
Analysis: DeLuca tied the game 2-2 in the sixth inning with a 415-foot blast off Peyton Gray, his seventh homer this season. Over his last nine games, DeLuca's gone 11-for-33 (.333) with a pair of home runs and nine RBI. Overall, the outfielder is slashing .262/.297/.441 with 33 RBI, 28 runs scored and 11 stolen bases across 214 plate appearances this season. |
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Bryan Baker Bryan Baker Up to 30 saves
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 2:06 PM
Baker earned the save in Thursday's 3-2 win over the Rangers, striking out two while working around a pair of walks in a scoreless ninth inning.
Analysis: Texas got the tying and go-ahead runs on base after Baker issued a pair of walks, but the right-hander managed to keep them off the board to earn his 30th save of the season, tying Cade Smith for the MLB lead. Baker has been nearly untouchable of late, holding opponents scoreless over his last 11 innings and allowing just one run in his last 23 frames. His ERA is down to 1.49 across 42.1 innings this year with a 0.87 WHIP and 45:15 K:BB. |
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Ian Seymour Ian Seymour Secures win in bulk role
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 1:59 PM
Seymour (7-3) earned the win Wednesday against the Rangers. He allowed two hits and one walk while striking out four over 4.2 scoreless innings.
Analysis: The left-hander followed opener Casey Legumina and delivered his first scoreless appearance since June 25. Seymour has a 4-2 record over his past seven outings and has a 3.60 ERA, 0.91 WHIP and 45:9 K:BB across 35 innings during that span. It remains to be seen if Seymour will continue to pitch behind an opener for his next turn through the rotation or if he'll work as a traditional starter. Regardless, he lines up to face the Rockies on the road early next week. |
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Shane McClanahan Shane McClanahan Exits start with back injury
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 12:19 PM
McClanahan was pulled from Thursday's start versus the Rangers in the fourth inning with left mid-back tightness, Ryan Bass of Rays.tv reports.
Analysis: McClanahan hit the leadoff man with a pitch to lead off the top of the fourth inning and then issued a walk to the second batter he saw. At that point, he was visited by the trainer and walked off the field. The Rays had a reliever warming at the start of the inning even though the lefty had thrown three scoreless frames, indicating they knew McClanahan's back had been bothering him. McClanahan was charged with one run on two walks and a strikeout over three-plus innings. The club should have more on the hurler's status after the contest. |
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Richie Palacios Richie Palacios Heading to bench Thursday
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:44 AM
Palacios is out of the lineup for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers, Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Analysis: Lefty Marco Gonzales is expected to work in bulk relief for the Rangers, so the lefty-swinging Palacios will take a seat. Ben Williamson will cover second base for the Rays. |
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Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson Exiting starting lineup
Thu, Jul 30, 2026, 8:39 AM
Simpson is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Rangers.
Analysis: It looks to be a routine day off after Simpson started each of the previous 11 contests. Jonny DeLuca, Cedric Mullins and Victor Mesa will patrol the outfield for the Rangers in Thursday's rubber match. |
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