Right-hander Shane Baz was strong for the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, giving up just two earned runs in a 2-1 loss to Cincinnati.

Shortly after trading former catcher Danny Jansen, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired Nick Fortes from the Miami Marlins to replace him.

The managers became close when Cash played for the Red Sox, and they keep trying to one-up each other with pregame hijinks.

The friendly feud between Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona and Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash, which dates to at least 2015, continued during batting practice on Friday when the scoreboard at Great American Ball Park showed a looped video of Cash striking out against Yankees right-hander A.

Kevin Cash discusses Bryan Baker's calf strain and Ryan Pepiot's impressive outing following the Rays' 6-2 loss

Tampa Bay center fielder Jonny DeLuca has missed nearly four months with a shoulder injury, but he's back in the lineup Saturday when the Rays take on the Cincinnati Reds. Here's his story, plus lineups and pitching nuggets.

McClanahan (triceps/biceps) played catch from 60 feet Monday, MLB.com reports. McClanahan had his rehab assignment paused July 21 after he suffered from soreness in his left biceps. This marked his first activity since, though the next steps are unclear, as manager Kevin Cash said the session went okay, but was nothing great.

It was a disappointing day on Saturday for right-hander Manuel Rodríguez, as Rays skipper Kevin Cash announced before the club's game with the Reds that the high-leverage reliever will have Tommy John surgery on his right UCL on Aug.

For a while on Friday night, things were going pretty well for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 7-2 series-opening loss against the Cincinnati Reds. The Rays enjoyed

Caballero is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.

Kevin Cash breaks down Zack Littell's outing, credits the Reds' lineup putting together quality at-bats and a pair of homers after the Rays' 7-2 loss