Forget all that talk about the struggling Tampa Bay Rays. They are not even close to struggling right now, winning 18 of their last 24 games. Tampa Bay is coming off an impressive three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to spoil a solid outing from Clay Holmes and beat the New York Mets 7-5 at Citi Fie

The Houston Astros traded right-hander Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays after designating him for assignment last weekend, the team announced Friday, ending his tenure in the organization. Houston received cash considerations in the deal for the former top pitching prospect.

The Rays closed out a 5-1 homestand with Sunday's 3-2 victory. All of this helped Tampa Bay stay strong in the latest MLB Power Rankings, sitting in the No. 14 spot and moving up two from last week's location, according to MLB.com.

Simpson, who was with the Rays earlier this season, just did something at Triple-A Durham that has only been matched by former Rookie of the Year Corbin Carroll.

Tampa Bay Rays Outfielder Travis Jankowski Clears Waivers, Becomes Free Agent originally appeared on Athlon Sports. There definitely was a need for outfielders with the Tampa Bay Rays for a period of time. Travis Jankowski performed admirably for the team, but there ended up being no room for him on the 40-man roster.

Three days after acquiring right-hander Forrest Whitley from the Astros, the Rays officially added him to their bullpen. Whitley joined the Rays prior to Monday night’s series opener against the Orioles at George M.

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.