Locked On Rays- Daily Podcast On The Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays will be heading to the “Southside” as they face the Chicago White Sox. This is an opportunity for the Rays to collect some victories as the White Sox are going through it as the worst team in MLB this season. Can Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz get it going soon? Will the bullpen get some much needed stability? Is there reason to think this team is going to get better with the reinforcements coming in May? To diss...

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The Tampa Bay Rays salvaged one game against the Detroit Tigers by taking the last of three game set 7-5. Randy Arozarena and Yandy Diaz had positives to take away from the game but it was Curtis Mead who got the spotlight with his first HR of the 2024 season. Jason Adam uplifted the bullpen by providing two innings of clean work. Let us know in the comments what you liked most about Wednesday’s game.

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The Tampa Bay Rays had yet another tough loss on Tuesday evening against the Detroit Tigers 4-2. The Rays caught the lead thanks to the combination of a hit by Randy Arozarena and a two-run shot by Isaac Paredes. Ryan Pepiot only allowed one run by Riley Green (solo homer) in six innings and continued his great start to the 2024 season. However, Colin Poche came in relief with the lead and gave up a two-run bomb to Riley Green and ...

The Tampa Bay Rays had a rude welcoming back to Tropicana Field as the Detroit Tigers won 7-1 on Monday evening. Zack Littell had his first messy outing of the 2024 season allowing 5 earned runs in 6 innings on 86 pitches. Bats were mostly quiet and none louder as Randy Arozarena who is now hitting .149 with a .451 OPS in 87 ABs. Rays hitting coach Chad Mottola has been quoted by David Adler saying about Randy’s desire to use the o...

The Tampa Bay Rays had their trip to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees and lost 2 of 3 games. Zach Eflin gave the Rays a tremendous start in Saturday that ended up being the lone victory in the series for the Rays. Jose Caballero and Amed Rosario keep impressing with their offensive production. Let us know in the comments your takeaways for this series in the comments!Follow Kevin Weiss @KevinWeiss_

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The Tampa Bay Rays had their first winning homestead 4-3 by securing the win against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday afternoon. A low-run scoring affair, Ryan Pepiot showed once again that when he’s right, he can be impressive. The Rays offense did just enough to get the victory while the bullpen had solid work to maintain the lead and rest guys from the bullpen as well (Pete Fairbanks did not pitch on Thursday). Now, the Rays w...

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-Should the Tampa Bay Rays add an organ player at the Trop? Are we missing something out of the ballpark experience by not having one?-Is it frustrating to see Rays starters not go deep into games like they used to a decade ago? Does this strategy overuse the bullpen? What can be done to change it if it needs to be changed?-When is Junior Caminero going to be called up? What can we expect from Jonathan Aranda once h...

The Tampa Bay Rays took Tuesday’s game in walk-off fashion by an Amed Rosario dribbler to third base that Anthony Rendon could not get the throw to first on time. The game ended 7-6 but most of the damage was done from the 9th inning on as the Rays were trailing 3-1 with two out in the 9th inning when Jose Caballero came through with a 2-run triple to maintain the Rays alive. Aaron Civale had a quality start for the Rays while the ...

The Tampa Bay Rays were defeated on Jackie Robinson Day byt the Los Angeles Angels 7-3. Although the game started as a pitcher's duel with the way Zach Eflin and Patrick Sandoval were pinpointing their offerings, by the time the 27th out was recorded, it was anything but that. The Rays had opportunities to score, especially in the 5th inning with bases loaded, no outs and their best hitters coming to the plate but none of them coul...

The Tampa Bay Rays took the three-game series against the San Francisco Giants by taking the last game on Sunday 9-4. René Pinto came out with the game of the season by hitting two bombs on Sunday, including his big three-run shot against Blake Snell to put the game on ice and end Snell’s outing at the Trop. The Rays pitching staff came thorugh on Friday evening combining for the W only allowing one run. The only game they lost was...

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-What has been the reason for Evan Longoria’s non-return to the Tampa Bay Rays? Roster abundance? Financial reasons? Age? Lack of versatility? Righty bat?

-City Connect jersey predictions?

-Can you put in order the hitters with the highest strikeout rates to the lowest and what you think they will be?

-Do you remember the good old days where Carl Crawford and BJ Upton had double steals? Can José Siri and José Caballero...

The Tampa Bay Rays took their first winning roadtrip of the year by coming out on top in the last game 4-2 of the three-game series against Los Angeles Angels. José Siri & José Caballero are the highlights lately but Yandy Díaz and Randy Arozarena got in the action early by scoring on the same wild pitch. However, not all good news around the team as lefty second baseman Brandon Lowe is scheduled for an MRI due to an injury to his ...

The Tampa Bay Rays took their first win of their three-game series against Los Angeles Angels 6-4. Aaron Civale allowed a two-run bomb to Mike Trout in the first inning but settled down and that would be the only time he would get hurt by the Angels. The Rays offense showed up with a big game from Jose Caballero, collecting three hits, José Siri with a big double and Isaac Paredes providing the power with a shot to left field. Let ...

The Tampa Bay Rays took a tough loss 7-1 to start their three-game series against Los Angeles Angels. Zach Eflin struggled to fool the top of the lineup as both Anthony Rendon and Mike Trout combined quickly to put the Angels on top early. This tough outing extended as Eflin would allow five runs in five innings. Jacob Waguespack came in to relieve Eflin but would surrender two more runs while pitching three innings. Let us know wh...

The Tampa Bay Rays took their first series win of the season by taking the last two of the three-game series against the Colorado Rockies. All games were closer than expected by Rays fans as there were multiple lead changes. Ryan Pepiot showed off on Sunday’s game, Rays offense showed up on both Friday and Saturday but the bullpen imploded on Friday evening and could not hold the comeback effort. The Rays will now head to Anaheim t...

The Tampa Bay Rays will be heading on a six-game road trip stopping first in Colorado and then Anaheim. On Friday evening Zack Littell will take the mound for the Rays and his first start he was incredible, providing six innings of shutout baseball and striking out six against the Toronto Blue Jays. Austin Gomber will take the mound for the Rockies and as he is a lefty, the Rays will most likely be showing their righties all across...

The Tampa Bay Rays lost the third game of a three-game series against the reigning World Series champions, Texas Rangers 4-1 and lost the series. Aaron Civale was impressive on Wednesday afternoon allowing only 4 hits, 1 run (a Corey Seager solo shot in the 6th inning) and 8 strikeouts over 6 innings pitched. Yandy Díaz, Harold Ramírez and Curtis Mead contributed with hits but it wasn't enough as Nate Eovaldi threw 7 shutout inning...

The Tampa Bay Rays won the middle game of a three-game series against the reigning World Series champions, Texas Rangers 5-2. Zach Eflin took his performance from the sixth inning on Opening Day in his rear view as he was dominating, allowing only 5 hits, 1 run and 5 strikeouts over 6.1 innings pitched. Randy Arozarena, Yandy Díaz, Harold Ramírez and Curtis Meas contributed with key hits. However, none was bigger than the three-run...