Rays 5/16/18 starting lineup and pregame notes; injury update

Day game after a night game. The day after the Rays squandered a three-run advantage, only to retake the lead with two outs in the top of the ninth, Tampa Bay looks to sweep the Royals this afternoon in Kansas City.

The New What Next: Rays vs Royals — a series preview

The Tampa Bay Rays grueling stretch of play continues Monday in Kansas City, where they begin a three-game set at Kauffman Stadium. The Rays ended a five-game losing streak by taking down Baltimore in the second contest of a doubleheader on Saturday, only to be shellacked 17-1 in the series finale on Sunday.

LBWMF: Yarbrough, Rays take down Blue Jays Friday night, 6-2

Ryan Yarbrough — the southpaw hurler recalled from Durham in Yonny Chirinos’ absence — posted five innings of one-hit, shutout ball on Friday night, as the Tampa Bay Rays began a three-game series with a 6–2 win over the Blue Jays.

Bauers mashes, Faria throws, and Duffy and Hech return

The Rays fell to 6-6 on the Grapefruit League season Tuesday afternoon with a 9-1 loss to Boston. However, there were a few highlights from the day of play.