Yandy Diaz started things right, but the rest wasn’t much fun. The Rays wont be starting the season with a run of 13 wins this year, as they fell to the Blue Jays 8-2 on Opening Day.
The Tampa Bay Rays look to start their season with a win as home favorites (-135) in a season-opening matchup with the Toronto Blue Jays. First pitch is on Thursday at 4:10 PM ET on MLB Network, live from Tropicana Field.
The Tampa Bay Rays (0-0) and the Toronto Blue Jays (0-0) face off on Thursday at Tropicana Field for Opening Day. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET. The Rays will call on Zach Eflin versus the Blue Jays and Jose Berrios.
For one day, each team theoretically has their aces facing off, leading to some truly extraordinary pitching matchups.
Zack Wheeler will make his first career Opening Day start on March 28 at Citizens Bank Park against the Atlanta Braves, who will counter with Spencer Strider, also getting the ball in the season-opener for the first time in his career.
The Tampa Bay Rays have named right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin as their starter for Opening Day on March 28. Per Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times on social media: Zach Eflin will be #Rays opening day starter vs.
Another day, another win for the Blue Jays. On Monday afternoon, they took on the Tampa Bay Rays, defeating the American League East Divisional rivals by a score of 9-2.
Every November, the Baseball Writers’ Association of America celebrates the most outstanding rookie performances in each league.
The Tampa Bay Rays opened the season in stellar fashion and then endured a slew of injuries to their pitching staff. Taking a look back at their 2023 campaign.
Both AL wild-card series keep rolling on Wednesday with two Game 2s, and YB's Jack Dougherty has you covered with best bets for Rays vs. Rangers and Blue Jays vs. Twins.
The Tampa Bay Rays technically didn't get a quality start out of Zach Eflin on Tuesday, but the veteran pitcher once again lifted his team to victory by keeping things under control.
With only nine games remaining in their pursuit of first place in the American League East, the Tampa Bay Rays will hand the ball to ace Zach Eflin when they oppose the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon in St.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Zach Eflin delivered an all-time great quote on Tuesday following his shaky outing against the Boston Red Sox.
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The 2023 Major League Baseball season is heading into the home stretch. Who will take home the hardware for the American League Cy Young Award, given annually to the best pitcher in the league?
After a historic 13-0 start to the 2023 season, the Tampa Bay Rays have been faced with challenge after challenge on the road to the playoffs.
Taking a look at three of the offseason signings in baseball which have actually ended up working out.
Rays fans were bracing for bad news when righty Zach Eflin exited his most recent start after four innings and went for an MRI on his left knee, but he’s expected to avoid the injured list entirely.
Rays right-hander Zach Eflin exited Wednesday’s game after just four innings. It’s an ominous development both for a pitcher with chronic knee issues and a Rays rotation that has already been clobbered by injuries in 2023.
Like so many players before him, Zach Eflin is having a career resurgence in Tampa Bay, and he has helped the Rays to the best record in the American League. Eflin was a highly touted prospect, making his MLB debut at just 22 years old in 2016, but was never able to live up to expectations.
The Rays’ willingness to make such an expenditure surprised some pundits, for both financial and baseball-related reasons. Three months into the 2023 season, Tampa’s decision is looking quite wise.
Giving that kind of distinction to a mid-rotation pitcher is pretty surprising, especially since it effectively takes Tampa Bay out of the running for another rumored target of theirs.
The Phillies have reactivated right-handed pitcher Zach Eflin from the 60-Day Injured List, and he will rejoin the Phillies starting Tuesday night in Miami.
Eflin is hopeful he can return after a minimal IL stay, which would cost him only two starts.
Philadelphia Phillies starter Zach Eflin left his start prematurely after just two innings of work on Sunday. Things didn't seem quite right with the right-hander.
The Philadelphia Phillies starting rotation has turned into a consistent, well-oiled machine as of late. The staff has constantly pitched late into games, with the occasional exception.
Zach Eflin hasn't made a start for the Philadelphia Phillies since May 1, almost two full weeks ago. On May 8, he was placed on the COVID-19 IL, but according to Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer, he may soon be ready to return to the club.
The Philadelphia Phillies will showdown with the Oakland Athletics for the final meeting of their Opening Series on Sunday. Daulton Jeffries will start on the bump for Oakland, while the Phillies will send Zach Eflin to the mound.
The Phillies saw their playoff hopes take a crippling blow today. RHP Zach Eflin will undergo surgery to repair his right patellar tendon, keeping him out for 6-8 months.
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