Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball team season
The 2024 Tampa Bay Rays season is the 27th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and their 17th as the Rays. The Rays play their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball 's American League East .
Season standings
American League East
American League Wild Card
Offseason
The Rays finished the 2023 season 99–63, good enough for second place in the AL East. They would be eliminated by the eventual world series winning Texas Rangers in the 2023 American League Wild Card Series .
In a procedural move, shortstop Wander Franco was added back to the 40-man roster following the conclusion of the 2023 World Series following his stint on MLB's administrative leave.[1]
Roster departures
On November 2, 2023, relief pitchers Chris Devenski , Jake Diekman , and Robert Stephenson elected free agency.
On November 4, 2023, the Rays placed Jalen Beeks , Christian Bethancourt , Josh Fleming , Tristan Gray , Raimel Tapia , and Cole Sulser on outright waivers.[2]
American League East
Game log
[3]
Regular season
Legend
Rays win
Rays loss
Postponement
Bold
Rays team member
2024 Game Log: 48–48 (Home: 27–27; Away: 21–21)
March/April: 14–17 (Home: 8–9; Away: 6–8)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
1
March 28
Blue Jays
2–8
Berríos (1–0)
Eflin (0–1)
—
25,025
0–1
L1
2
March 29
Blue Jays
8–2
Civale (1–0)
Bassitt (0–1)
—
18,653
1–1
W1
3
March 30
Blue Jays
5–1
Littell (1–0)
Kikuchi (0–1)
—
18,905
2–1
W2
4
March 31
Blue Jays
2–9
White (1–0)
Armstrong (0–1)
—
14,875
2–2
L1
5
April 1
Rangers
3–9
Dunning (1–0)
Pepiot (0–1)
—
14,144
2–3
L2
6
April 2
Rangers
5–2
Eflin (1–1)
Heaney (0–1)
—
11,697
3–3
W1
7
April 3
Rangers
1–4
Eovaldi (1–0)
Civale (1–1)
—
18,881
3–4
L1
8
April 5
@ Rockies
7–10
Beeks (1–0)
Fairbanks (0–1)
—
48,399
3–5
L2
9
April 6
@ Rockies
8–6
Cleavinger (1–0)
Beeks (1–1)
Poche (1)
29,238
4–5
W1
10
April 7
@ Rockies
3–2
Pepiot (1–1)
Hudson (0–2)
Armstrong (1)
25,566
5–5
W2
11
April 8
@ Angels
1–7
Anderson (2–0)
Eflin (1–2)
—
18,748
5–6
L1
12
April 9
@ Angels
6–4
Civale (2–1)
Sandoval (1–2)
Fairbanks (1)
20,271
6–6
W1
13
April 10
@ Angels
4–2
Kelly (1–0)
Soriano (0–2)
Fairbanks (2)
16,600
7–6
W2
14
April 12
Giants
2–1
Cleavinger (2–0)
Winn (0–3)
Fairbanks (3)
15,146
8–6
W3
15
April 13
Giants
2–11
Webb (1–1)
Pepiot (1–2)
—
17,411
8–7
L1
16
April 14
Giants
9–4
Alexander (1–0)
Snell (0–2)
—
19,470
9–7
W1
17
April 15
Angels
3–7
García (1–0)
Maton (0–1)
—
12,267
9–8
L1
18
April 16
Angels
7–6 (13)
Cleavinger (3–0)
Fulmer (0–1)
—
12,160
10–8
W1
19
April 17
Angels
4–5
Strickland (1–0)
Fairbanks (0–2)
—
10,844
10–9
L1
20
April 18
Angels
2–1
Pepiot (2–2)
Canning (0–3)
Poche (2)
10,648
11–9
W1
21
April 19
@ Yankees
3–5
Santana (1–0)
Devenski (0–1)
Holmes (8)
36,055
11–10
L1
22
April 20
@ Yankees
2–0 (10)
Adam (1–0)
Ferguson (0–3)
Cleavinger (1)
47,629
12–10
W1
23
April 21
@ Yankees
4–5
Gil (1–1)
Civale (2–2)
González (2)
40,022
12–11
L1
24
April 22
Tigers
1–7
Skubal (3–0)
Littell (1–1)
—
13,522
12–12
L2
25
April 23
Tigers
2–4
Faedo (1–1)
Poche (0–1)
Foley (7)
13,648
12–13
L3
26
April 24
Tigers
7–5
Devenski (1–1)
Vest (1–1)
Cleavinger (2)
13,754
13–13
W1
27
April 26
@ White Sox
4–9
Flexen (1–3)
Eflin (1–3)
—
10,323
13–14
L1
28
April 27
@ White Sox
7–8 (10)
García (1–2)
Maton (0–2)
—
28,009
13–15
L2
29
April 28
@ White Sox
2–4
Fedde (2–0)
Littell (1–2)
Leasure (1)
12,669
13–16
L3
30
April 29
@ Brewers
1–0
Pepiot (3–2)
Wilson (2–1)
Adam (1)
20,395
14–16
W1
31
April 30
@ Brewers
2–8
Peralta (3–0)
Alexander (1–1)
—
21,124
14–17
L1
May: 14–13 (Home: 9–9; Away: 5–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
32
May 1
@ Brewers
1–7
Rea (3–0)
Eflin (1–4)
—
20,132
14–18
L2
33
May 3
Mets
10–8
Armstrong (1–1)
Quintana (1–3)
Adam (2)
19,077
15–18
W1
34
May 4
Mets
3–1
Adam (2–0)
Ottavino (1–1)
Maton (1)
18,968
16–18
W2
35
May 5
Mets
7–6 (10)
Ramírez (1–0)
Diekman (1–1)
—
19,310
17–18
W3
36
May 6
White Sox
8–2
Ramírez (2–0)
Clevinger (0–1)
—
12,042
18–18
W4
37
May 7
White Sox
5–1
Eflin (2–4)
Soroka (0–4)
—
10,872
19–18
W5
38
May 8
White Sox
1–4
Flexen (2–3)
Civale (2–3)
Kopech (3)
12,877
19–19
L1
39
May 10
Yankees
0–2
Schmidt (4–1)
Bradley (0–1)
Holmes (12)
18,041
19–20
L2
40
May 11
Yankees
7–2
Littell (2–2)
Cortés Jr. (1–4)
—
21,308
20–20
W1
41
May 12
Yankees
6–10
Gil (4–1)
Alexander (1–2)
—
20,694
20–21
L1
42
May 13
@ Red Sox
5–3
Eflin (3–4)
Crawford (2–2)
Adam (3)
28,663
21–21
W1
43
May 14
@ Red Sox
4–5 (12)
Bernardino (2–1)
Rodríguez (0–1)
—
32,892
21–22
L1
44
May 15
@ Red Sox
4–3
Bradley (1–1)
Houck (3–5)
Kelly (1)
30,016
22–22
W1
45
May 16
@ Red Sox
7–5
Rodríguez (1–1)
Jansen (1–1)
Ramírez (1)
31,704
23–22
W2
46
May 17
@ Blue Jays
4–3
Alexander (2–2)
Bassitt (3–6)
Fairbanks (4)
32,640
24–22
W3
47
May 18
@ Blue Jays
5–4
Ramírez (3–0)
Pearson (0–1)
Cleavinger (3)
34,416
25–22
W4
48
May 19
@ Blue Jays
2–5
Manoah (1–1)
Civale (2–4)
Romano (7)
35,840
25–23
L1
49
May 20
Red Sox
0–5
Houck (4–5)
Bradley (1–2)
—
13,489
25–24
L2
50
May 21
Red Sox
2–5
Weissert (2–1)
Adam (2–1)
Jansen (8)
12,274
25–25
L3
51
May 22
Red Sox
5–8
Bello (5–2)
Lovelady (0–2)
—
13,095
25–26
L4
52
May 24
Royals
1–8
Lugo (8–1)
Alexander (2–3)
—
16,368
25–27
L5
53
May 25
Royals
4–7 (11)
McArthur (2–2)
Lovelady (0–3)
Anderson (1)
20,309
25–28
L6
54
May 26
Royals
4–1
Cleavinger (4–0)
Wacha (4–5)
Fairbanks (5)
20,789
26–28
W1
55
May 28
Athletics
0–3
Spence (4–2)
Littell (2–3)
Miller (11)
13,889
26–29
L1
56
May 29
Athletics
4–3
Fairbanks (1–2)
Kelly (2–2)
—
13,167
27–29
W1
57
May 30
Athletics
6–5 (12)
Lovelady (1–3)
Ferguson (0–1)
—
15,264
28–29
W2
58
May 31
@ Orioles
1–3
Pérez (1–0)
Lovelady (1–4)
Kimbrel (13)
27,364
28–30
L1
June: 14–12 (Home: 6–7; Away: 8–5)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
59
June 1
@ Orioles
5–9
Webb (1–3)
Bradley (1–3)
—
36,958
28–31
L2
60
June 2
@ Orioles
4–3
Armstrong (2–1)
Tate (2–1)
Fairbanks (6)
32,463
29–31
W1
61
June 4
@ Marlins
9–5
Pepiot (4–2)
Luzardo (2–5)
Fairbanks (7)
9,234
30–31
W2
62
June 5
@ Marlins
5–3
Lovelady (2–4)
Garrett (2–1)
Fairbanks (8)
8,778
31–31
W3
63
June 7
Orioles
3–6
Irvin (6–2)
Civale (2–5)
Kimbrel (14)
17,882
31–32
L1
64
June 8
Orioles
0–5
Bradish (2–0)
Bradley (1–4)
—
20,485
31–33
L2
65
June 9
Orioles
2–9
Rodriguez (7–2)
Littell (2–4)
—
20,386
31–34
L3
66
June 10
Orioles
2–5
Burnes (7–2)
Pepiot (4–3)
Kimbrel (15)
14,686
31–35
L4
67
June 11
Cubs
5–2
Devenski (2–1)
Neris (6–1)
—
15,192
32–35
W1
68
June 12
Cubs
3–4
Miller (1–0)
Cleavinger (4–1)
Neris (10)
16,927
32–36
L1
69
June 13
Cubs
3–2
Bradley (2–4)
Leiter Jr. (2–4)
Fairbanks (9)
19,679
33–36
W1
70
June 14
@ Braves
3–7
Sale (9–2)
Littell (2–5)
Iglesias (18)
41,046
33–37
L1
71
June 15
@ Braves
2–9
Morton (4–3)
Pepiot (4–4)
—
40,480
33–38
L2
72
June 16
@ Braves
8–6
Adam (3–1)
Iglesias (0–1)
Fairbanks (10)
40,211
34–38
W1
73
June 18
@ Twins
6–7
Durán (3–2)
Fairbanks (1–3)
—
17,342
34–39
L1
74
June 19
@ Twins
3–2 (10)
Adam (4–1)
Alcalá (1–2)
Maton (2)
20,712
35–39
W1
75
June 20
@ Twins
7–6 (10)
Fairbanks (2–3)
Jax (3–3)
—
24,863
36–39
W2
76
June 21
@ Pirates
10–3
Poche (1–1)
Mlodzinski (1–3)
—
26,600
37–39
W3
77
June 22
@ Pirates
3–4
Jones (5–6)
Eflin (3–5)
Chapman (2)
33,040
37–40
L1
78
June 23
@ Pirates
3–1
Kelly (2–0)
Holderman (3–1)
Fairbanks (11)
29,026
38–40
W1
79
June 24
Mariners
4–3
Maton (1–2)
Voth (2–2)
Fairbanks (12)
14,482
39–40
W2
80
June 25
Mariners
11–3
Cleavinger (5–1)
Castillo (6–9)
—
14,034
40–40
W3
81
June 26
Mariners
2–5
Kirby (7–5)
Armstrong (2–2)
Thornton (1)
18,286
40–41
L1
82
June 28
Nationals
3–1
Eflin (4–5)
Parker (5–4)
Fairbanks (13)
14,959
41–41
W1
83
June 29
Nationals
1–8
Irvin (6–6)
Civale (2–6)
—
17,501
41–42
L1
84
June 30
Nationals
5–0
Bradley (3–4)
Corbin (1–8)
—
18,259
42–42
W1
July: 6–6 (Home: 4–2; Away: 2–4)
#
Date
Opponent
Score
Win
Loss
Save
Attendance
Record
Streak
85
July 2
@ Royals
5–1
Littell (3–5)
Singer (4–5)
—
16,865
43–42
W2
86
July 3
@ Royals
2–4
Wacha (5–6)
Pepiot (4–5)
McArthur (15)
23,268
43–43
L1
87
July 4
@ Royals
10–8
Eflin (5–5)
Marsh (6–6)
Fairbanks (14)
28,358
44–43
W1
88
July 5
@ Rangers
0–3
Lorenzen (5–4)
Baz (0–1)
Yates (12)
32,175
44–44
L1
89
July 6
@ Rangers
3–4
Hernández (2–0)
Kelly (2–1)
Yates (13)
31,560
44–45
L2
90
July 7
@ Rangers
2–13
Eovaldi (6–3)
Littell (3–6)
—
32,113
44–46
L3
91
July 9
Yankees
5–3
Pepiot (5–5)
Rodón (9–7)
Fairbanks (15)
20,436
45–46
W1
92
July 10
Yankees
1–2
Hill (3–0)
Eflin (5–6)
Holmes (20)
19,246
45–47
L1
93
July 11
Yankees
5–4
Kelly (3–1)
Cortés Jr. (4–8)
Fairbanks (16)
23,438
46–47
W1
94
July 12
Guardians
2–0
Bradley (4–4)
Carrasco (3–7)
Adam (4)
17,290
47–47
W2
95
July 13
Guardians
2–4
Sandlin (6–0)
Cleavinger (5–2)
Clase (29)
19,946
47–48
L1
96
July 14
Guardians
2–0
Pepiot (6–5)
Lively (8–5)
Fairbanks (17)
21,875
48–48
W1
–
July 16
94th All-Star Game in Arlington, TX
97
July 19
@ Yankees
–
—
–
98
July 20
@ Yankees
–
—
–
99
July 21
@ Yankees
–
—
–
100
July 22
@ Yankees
–
—
–
101
July 23
@ Blue Jays
–
—
–
102
July 24
@ Blue Jays
–
—
–
103
July 25
@ Blue Jays
–
—
–
104
July 26
Reds
–
—
–
105
July 27
Reds
–
—
–
106
July 28
Reds
–
—
–
107
July 30
Marlins
–
—
–
108
July 31
Marlins
–
—
–
August: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
September: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 0–0)
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Inactive roster
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Pitchers
Starting rotation
Bullpen
Catchers
Infielders
Outfielders
Pitchers
Catchers
Infielders
Manager
Coaches
60-day injured list
Restricted list
Farm system
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