2018 Tampa Bay Rays season
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Record | 90–72 (.556) |
Divisional place | 3rd |
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Owner(s) | Stuart Sternberg |
Manager(s) | Kevin Cash |
Local television | Fox Sports Sun Fox Sports Florida (Dewayne Staats, Brian Anderson) |
Local radio | Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English) (Andy Freed, Dave Wills) WGES (Spanish) (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu) |
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The Tampa Bay Rays 2018 season was the Rays' 21st season of Major League Baseball, and the 11th as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The Rays played this season with few starting pitchers. Many games were started by pitchers normally used in relief, referred to as openers.[1] This approach saw the Rays set MLB single season records for most no decisions by starters (91)[2] and most wins by relievers (55).[3] They finished the season with a 90–72 record, their first winning season since 2013; however, for the fifth consecutive year, they failed to make the postseason. This was because the Red Sox had 108 wins for the division title, while the Yankees had 100 wins and the Athletics had 97 wins for the wild card.
Offseason[]
On December 11, 2017, the Rays acquired Joey Wendle in a trade in exchange for a player to be named later. One day later, the Rays traded minor leaguer Deion Tansel to the San Diego Padres for Ryan Schimpf.[4]
On December 20, 2017, the Rays traded longtime franchise player Evan Longoria to the San Francisco Giants for Denard Span, Christian Arroyo, and two other prospects.[5]
On February 21, 2018, the Rays were involved in a three team trade, trading Steven Souza Jr. to the Arizona Diamondbacks and receiving Anthony Banda and two players to be named later, from the Diamondbacks and Nick Solak from the New York Yankees.[6] The next day, the Rays traded Corey Dickerson to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Daniel Hudson, minor leaguer Tristan Gray, and $1 million.[7]
Season standings[]
American League East[]
AL East | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | 0.667 | — | 57–24 | 51–30 |
New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | 8 | 53–28 | 47–34 |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 18 | 51–30 | 39–42 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 35 | 40–41 | 33–48 |
Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | 0.290 | 61 | 28–53 | 19–62 |
American League Wild Card[]
Division Leaders | W | L | Pct. |
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Boston Red Sox | 108 | 54 | 0.667 |
Houston Astros | 103 | 59 | 0.636 |
Cleveland Indians | 91 | 71 | 0.562 |
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Wild Card teamsW | L | Pct. | GB |
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New York Yankees | 100 | 62 | 0.617 | +3 |
Oakland Athletics | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | — |
Tampa Bay Rays | 90 | 72 | 0.556 | 7 |
Seattle Mariners | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8 |
Los Angeles Angels | 80 | 82 | 0.494 | 17 |
Minnesota Twins | 78 | 84 | 0.481 | 19 |
Toronto Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | 0.451 | 24 |
Texas Rangers | 67 | 95 | 0.414 | 30 |
Detroit Tigers | 64 | 98 | 0.395 | 33 |
Chicago White Sox | 62 | 100 | 0.383 | 35 |
Kansas City Royals | 58 | 104 | 0.358 | 39 |
Baltimore Orioles | 47 | 115 | 0.290 | 50 |
Record against opponents[]
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Team | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | HOU | KC | LAA | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
Baltimore | — | 3–16 | 3–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 7–12 | 1–5 | 1–6 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 5–14 | 7–13 |
Boston | 16–3 | — | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 11–8 | 6–1 | 15–4 | 16–4 |
Chicago | 4–3 | 4–3 | — | 5–14 | 7–12 | 0–7 | 11–8 | 2–5 | 7–12 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 6–14 |
Cleveland | 5–2 | 4–3 | 14–5 | — | 13–6 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 3–3 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 12–8 |
Detroit | 4–2 | 2–4 | 12–7 | 6–13 | — | 1–5 | 8–11 | 3–4 | 7–12 | 3–4 | 0–7 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 6–14 |
Houston | 6–1 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 4–3 | 5–1 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 4–2 | 2–5 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 4–2 | 13–7 |
Kansas City | 4–2 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 7–12 | 11–8 | 1–5 | — | 1–6 | 10–9 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 2–5 | 2–5 | 6–14 |
Los Angeles | 5–1 | 0–6 | 5–2 | 3–3 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 6–1 | — | 4–3 | 1–5 | 10–9 | 8–11 | 1–6 | 13–6 | 4–3 | 10–10 |
Minnesota | 6–1 | 3–4 | 12–7 | 9–10 | 12–7 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | — | 2–5 | 2–5 | 1–5 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 8–12 |
New York | 12–7 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 5–2 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 5–2 | — | 3–3 | 5–1 | 10–9 | 4–3 | 13–6 | 11–9 |
Oakland | 5–1 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–2 | 7–0 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 3–3 | — | 9–10 | 2–5 | 13–6 | 7–0 | 12–8 |
Seattle | 6–1 | 3–4 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 4–3 | 10–9 | 5–1 | 11–8 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 10–9 | — | 6–1 | 10–9 | 3–4 | 6–14 |
Tampa Bay | 11–8 | 8–11 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 7–0 | 6–1 | 4–3 | 9–10 | 5–2 | 1–6 | — | 5–1 | 13–6 | 7–13 |
Texas | 4–3 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 4–3 | 7–12 | 5–2 | 6–13 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 1–5 | — | 3–3 | 9–11 |
Toronto | 14–5 | 4–15 | 4–2 | 4–3 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 6–13 | 0–7 | 4–3 | 6–13 | 3–3 | — | 13–7 |
Detailed records[]
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Game log[]
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March: 1–2 (Home: 1–2; Away: 0–0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
April: 12–12 (Home: 5–5; Away: 7–7)
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May: 15–13 (Home: 5–6; Away: 10–7)
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June: 13–14 (Home: 11–4; Away: 2–10)
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July: 13–12 (Home: 8–3; Away: 5–9)
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August: 17–10 (Home: 11–4; Away: 6–6)
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September: 19–9 (Home: 10–6; Away: 9–3)
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Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement Bold = Rays team member |
Roster[]
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Farm system[]
Level | Team | League | Manager |
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AAA | Durham Bulls | International League | Jared Sandberg |
AA | Montgomery Biscuits | Southern League | Brady Williams |
A-Advanced | Charlotte Stone Crabs | Florida State League | Reinaldo Ruiz |
A | Bowling Green Hot Rods | Midwest League | Craig Albernaz |
A-Short Season | Hudson Valley Renegades | New York–Penn League | Blake Butera |
Rookie Advanced | Princeton Rays | Appalachian League | Danny Sheaffer |
Rookie | GCL Rays | Gulf Coast League | Tomas Francisco |
Foreign Rookie | DSL Rays 1 | Dominican Summer League | Esteban Gonzalez |
Foreign Rookie | DSL Rays 2 | Dominican Summer League | Julio Zorrilla |
References[]
- ^ Chastain, Bill. "Rays excited to implement 'bullpen day' plan". mlb.com. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
- ^ "Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Recorded no decision, as Starter, sorted by greatest Performances matching selected criteria by a Team". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "Pitching Game Finder: From 1908 to 2018, Pitcher Won, as Reliever, sorted by greatest Performances matching selected criteria by a Team". Baseball Reference. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Chastain, Bill. "Rays get Schimpf from SD for Minor Leaguer".
- ^ "Evan sent! Longo goes West, fills Giant void".
- ^ Gilbert, Steve. "D-backs get Souza from TB, trade Drury to NYY".
- ^ Berry, Adam. "Pirates acquire All-Star OF Dickerson from Rays".
- ^ "2018 Tampa Bay Rays Sortable Schedule". Tampa Bay Rays.
External links[]
- Tampa Bay Rays 2018 Schedule at MLB.com
- 2018 Tampa Bay Rays season at ESPN
- 2018 Tampa Bay Rays season at Baseball Reference
- 2018 in sports in Florida
- 2018 Major League Baseball season
- Tampa Bay Rays seasons