Rays place infielder on IL before Athletics clash
The Tampa Bay Rays placed shortstop Taylor Walls on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a left groin strain, announcing the move just hours before game two of their away series against the Athletics in West Sacramento. Outfielder Tristan Peters was recalled from Triple-A Durham to take his roster spot. “The Tampa Bay Rays have placed INF Taylor Walls (left groin strain) on the 10-day injured list and recalled OF Tristan Peters from Triple-A Durham.” Tampa Bay enters the matchup with a 58-62 record, sitting 5.5 games behind the final AL Wild Card spot with 42 games left.
Mets demote Frankie Montas to bullpen, contemplate callup
Frankie Montas has not been considered a reliever since he was an Oakland Athletics rookie in 2017. "We had that conversation today," Mendoza said. Montas, 32, who signed a two-year, $34 million contract in December to bolster the Mets' rotation, made his second relief appearance since 2018 on Sunday.
Athletics host the Rays on 3-game home losing streak
Tampa Bay Rays (58-62, fourth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (53-68, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Tuesday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Shane Baz (8-8, 4.92 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Athletics: Jacob Lopez (5-6, 3.59 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 94 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -114, Rays -105; over/under is 10 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics host the Tampa Bay Rays looking to break their three-game home losing streak. The Athletics are 53-68 overall and 23-35 at home. The Athletics are seventh in the majors with 165 total home runs, averaging 1.4 per game. Tampa Bay has gone 26-32 on the road and 58-62 overall. Rays hitters have a collective .402 slugging
Athletics' Trade Acquisition Makes History in Updated Top 100 Prospect Rankings
The Athletics have gotten plenty of production out of young players in 2025, but one fresh face has even more hype than the others. MLB Pipeline released its new Top 100 Prospects list on Monday, updating the rankings of baseball's best up-and-coming talent. Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Konnor Griffin held onto the No. 1 spot, while Detroit Tigers shortstop Kevin McGonigle climbed up to No. 2 with Cincinnati Reds right-handed pitcher Chase Burns graduating to the big leagues.
Athletics host the Rays to open 3-game series
Tampa Bay Rays (57-62, fourth in the AL East) vs. Athletics (53-67, fifth in the AL West) West Sacramento, California; Monday, 10:05 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Ryan Pepiot (7-9, 3.77 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); Athletics: Jeffrey Springs (10-7, 4.02 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 107 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Athletics -112, Rays -107; over/under is 10 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Athletics start a three-game series at home against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday. The Athletics have a 53-67 record overall and a 23-34 record at home. The Athletics have gone 24-9 in games when they did not allow a home run. Tampa Bay has gone 25-32 in road games and 57-62 overall. The Rays have the sixth-ranked team
Cleveland has cut AL Central deficit from 15 1/2 games to 6. The record divisional comeback is 14
It's been a tough few weeks for the Cleveland Guardians — except on the field. Star closer Emmanuel Clase joined teammate Luis Ortiz in being placed on leave as part of an investigation into sports betting. Then the front office traded away former Cy Young Award winner Shane Bieber as he neared a return from Tommy John surgery — not exactly the type of move a team makes when it fancies itself a contender.