2016 Tampa Bay Rays season

The 2016 Tampa Bay Rays season was the Rays' 19th season of Major League Baseball and the ninth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). After starting the season 31–32, the Rays went 37–62 across their final 100 games, including a dismal 3–24 stretch before the All-Star Break, to finish at 68–94, their worst record since the 2007 season.

In March 2016, the Rays traveled to Cuba to play an exhibition game against the Cuba national baseball team to accompany Barack Obama's visit to Cuba, the first United States presidential visit to Cuba in 88 years. It was a landmark in Cuba–United States relations. With Obama and Raúl Castro in attendance, the Rays beat Cuba 4–1.

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Regular season summary

Game log Legend Rays win Rays loss PostponementBoldRays team member

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 1 || April 3 || Blue Jays || 3–5 || Stroman (1–0) || Archer (0–1) || Osuna (1) || 31,042 || 0–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 2 || April 4 || Blue Jays || 3–5 || Dickey (1–0) || Smyly (0–1) || Osuna (2) || 15,116 || 0–2 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 3 || April 5 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Colomé (1–0) || Cecil (0–1) || — || 12,757 || 1–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 4 || April 6 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Ramírez (1–0) || Floyd (0–1) || — || 14,257 || 2–2 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 5 || April 8 || @ Orioles || 1–6 || Tillman (1–0) || Archer (0–2) || — || 17,304 || 2–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbbbbb" | — || April 9 || @ Orioles || colspan=7|Postponed (snow); Makeup: June 25 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 6 || April 10 || @ Orioles || 3–5 || Brach (1–0) || Odorizzi (0–1) || Britton (2) || 23,101 || 2–4 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 7 || April 12 || Indians || 5–1 || Cedeño (1–0) || Kluber (0–2) || — || 10,283 || 3–4 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 8 || April 13 || Indians || 1–4 || Carrasco (1–0) || Smyly (0–2) || Allen (2) || 10,117 || 3–5 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 9 || April 14 || Indians || 0–6 || Salazar (2–0) || Archer (0–3) || — || 10,715 || 3–6 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 10 || April 15 || White Sox || 0–1 || Sale (3–0) || Colomé (1–1) || — || 16,801 || 3–7 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 11 || April 16 || White Sox || 7–2 || Ramírez (2–0) || Danks (0–2) || — || 30,451 || 4–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 12 || April 17 || White Sox || 3–2 || Moore (1–0) || Quintana (1–1) || Colomé (1) || 21,810 || 5–7 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 13 || April 19 || @ Red Sox || 3–0 || Ramírez (3–0) || Barnes (1–1) || Colomé (2) || 32,061 || 6–7 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 14 || April 20 || @ Red Sox || 3–7 || Porcello (3–0) || Archer (0–4) || — || 31,689 || 6–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 15 || April 21 || @ Red Sox || 12–8 || Ramírez (4–0) || Cuevas (0–1) || Colomé (3) || 37,954 || 7–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 16 || April 22 || @ Yankees || 3–6 || Nova (1–0) || Moore (1–1) || Miller (4) || 31,843 || 7–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 17 || April 23 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Miller (1–0) || Ramírez (4–1) || — || 40,714 || 7–10 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 18 || April 24 || @ Yankees || 8–1 || Smyly (1–2) || Pineda (1–2) || — || 40,981 || 8–10 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 19 || April 25 || Orioles || 2–0 || Archer (1–4) || Gausman (0–1) || Colomé (4) || 12,996 || 9–10 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 20 || April 26 || Orioles || 3–1 || Romero (1–0) || Jiménez (1–2) || Colomé (5) || 10,988 || 10–10 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 21 || April 27 || Orioles || 1–3 || Tillman (2–1) || Moore (1–2) || Britton (5) || 11,850 || 10–11 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 22 || April 29 || Blue Jays || 1–6 || Sanchez (2–1) || Smyly (1–3) || — || 13,679 || 10–12 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 23 || April 30 || Blue Jays || 4–3 || Cedeño (2–0) || Cecil (0–5) || — || 14,948 || 11–12 || W1

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 24 || May 1 || Blue Jays || 1–5 || Stroman (4–0) || Cedeño (2–1) || — || 27,217 || 11–13 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 25 || May 3 || Dodgers || 5–10 || Kazmir (2–2) || Moore (1–3) || Jansen (10) || 14,116 || 11–14 || L2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 26 || May 4 || Dodgers || 8–5 || Ramírez (5–1) || Wood (1–3) || Colomé (6) || 13,226 || 12–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 27 || May 6 || @ Angels || 5–2 || Archer (2–4) || Rasmus (0–2) || Colomé (7) || 41,253 || 13–14 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 28 || May 7 || @ Angels || 4–2 || Ramírez (6–1) || Smith (0–2) || Colomé (8) || 40,142 || 14–14 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 29 || May 8 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Andriese (1–0) || Tropeano (1–2) || Colomé (9) || 41,086 || 15–14 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 30 || May 9 || @ Mariners || 2–5 || Hernandez (3–2) || Eveland (0–1) || Cishek (10) || 15,230 || 15–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 31 || May 10 || @ Mariners || 4–6 || Miley (3–2) || Smyly (1–4) || Cishek (11) || 16,013 || 15–16 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 32 || May 11 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Johnson (1–0) || Geltz (0–1) || — || 23,000 || 15–17 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 33 || May 13 || Athletics || 3–6 || Hill (5–3) || Odorizzi (0–2) || Madson (9) || 14,604 || 15–18 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 34 || May 14 || Athletics || 6–0 || Andriese (2–0) || Graveman (1–5) || — || 28,158 || 16–18 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 35 || May 15 || Athletics || 6–7 || Axford (3–1) || Geltz (0–2) || Madson (10) || 19,545 || 16–19 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 36 || May 16 || @ Blue Jays || 13–2 || Smyly (2–4) || Happ (5–1) || — || 26,516 || 17–19 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 37 || May 17 || @ Blue Jays || 12–2 || Archer (3–4) || Stroman (4–1) || — || 27,521 || 18–19 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 38 || May 18 || @ Blue Jays || 6–3 || Odorizzi (1–2) || Dickey (2–5) || Colomé (10) || 29,078 || 19–19 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 39 || May 20 || @ Tigers || 7–5 || Andriese (3–0) || Sánchez (3–5) || Colomé (11) || 30,304 || 20–19 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 40 || May 21 || @ Tigers || 4–5 || Fulmer (3–1) || Smyly (2–5) || Rodríguez (12) || 32,316 || 20–20 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 41 || May 22 || @ Tigers || 4–9 || Zimmermann (7–2) || Archer (3–5) || — || 34,758 || 20–21 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 42 || May 23 || @ Marlins || 6–7 || Phelps (3–2) || Ramírez (6–2) || Ramos (14) || 17,969 || 20–22 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 43 || May 24 || @ Marlins || 4–3 || Odorizzi (2–2) || Koehler (2–5) || Colomé (12) || 23,709 || 21–22 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 44 || May 25 || Marlins || 3–4 || Barraclough (3–1) || Sturdevant (0–1) || Ramos (15) || 13,554 || 21–23 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 45 || May 26 || Marlins || 1–9 || Fernández (7–2) || Smyly (2–6) || — || 11,399 || 21–24 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 46 || May 27 || Yankees || 4–1 || Tanaka (3–0) || Archer (3–6) || — || 14,697 || 21–25 || L3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 47 || May 28 || Yankees || 9–5 || Moore (2–3) || Pineda (2–6) || — || 20,188 || 22–25 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 48 || May 29 || Yankees || 1–2 || Eovaldi (6–2) || Odorizzi (2–3) || Chapman (7) || 19,748 || 22–26 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 49 || May 30 || @ Royals || 2–6 || Herrera (1–1) || Ramírez (6–3) || — || 32,018 || 22–27 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 50 || May 31 || @ Royals || 5–10 || Gee (2–2) || Smyly (2–7) || Davis (15) || 26,006 || 22–28 || L3

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 51 || June 1 || @ Royals || 3–6 || Duffy (1–0) || Archer (3–7) || Davis (16) || 30,554 || 22–29 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 52 || June 2 || @ Twins || 4–6 || Rogers (1–0) || Ramírez (6–4) || Jepsen (7) || 20,193 || 22–30 || L5 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 53 || June 3 || @ Twins || 4–2 || Ramírez (7–4) || Nolasco (2–4) || Colomé (13) || 21,134 || 23–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 54 || June 4 || @ Twins || 7–4 || Andriese (4–0) || Santana (1–5) || Colomé (14) || 26,613 || 24–30 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 55 || June 5 || @ Twins || 7–5 || Cedeño (3–1) || Jepsen (2–5) || Colomé (15) || 25,510 || 25–30 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 56 || June 6 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Archer (4–7) || Ray (2–5) || Colomé (16) || 17,176 || 26–30 || W4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 57 || June 7 || @ Diamondbacks || 0–5 || Greinke (8–3) || Moore (2–4) || — || 17,964 || 26–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 58 || June 8 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Odorizzi (3–3) || Bradley (2–2) || Colomé (17) || 16,954 || 27–31 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 59 || June 10 || Astros || 4–3 || Andriese (5–0) || McCullers Jr. (3–2) || Colomé (18) || 13,075 || 28–31 || W2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 60 || June 11 || Astros || 3–4 || Fiers (4–3) || Archer (4–8) || Harris (3) || 19,658 || 28–32 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 61 || June 12 || Astros || 5–0 || Moore (3–4) || Keuchel (3–9) || — || 11,168 || 29–32 || W1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 62 || June 14 || Mariners || 8–7 || Garton (1–0) || Montgomery (2–2) || Colomé (19) || 11,455 || 30–32 || W2 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 63 || June 15 || Mariners || 3–2 || Andriese (6–0) || Montgomery (2–3) || — || 12,239 || 31–32 || W3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 64 || June 16 || Mariners || 4–6 || Paxton (1–2) || Snell (0–1) || Cishek (15) || 11,331 || 31–33 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 65 || June 17 || Giants || 1–5 || Samardzija (8–4) || Archer (4–9) || — || 40,135 || 31–34 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 66 || June 18 || Giants || 4–6 || Strickland (3–0) || Colomé (1–2) || Gearrin (2) || 23,948 || 31–35 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 67 || June 19 || Giants || 1–5 || Law (2–1) || Cedeño (3–2) || — || 17,361 || 31–36 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 68 || June 20 || @ Indians || 4–7 || Shaw (1–3) || Ramírez (7–5) || Allen (14) || 13,811 || 31–37 || L5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 69 || June 21 || @ Indians || 0–6 || Kluber (7–7) || Snell (0–2) || — || 15,629 || 31–38 || L6 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 70 || June 22 || @ Indians || 1–6 || Bauer (5–2) || Archer (4–10) || — || 21,216 || 31–39 || L7 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 71 || June 24 || @ Orioles || 3–6 || Tolliver (1–0) || Moore (3–5) || Britton (22) || 44,956 || 31–40 || L8 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 72 || June 25 || @ Orioles || 0–5 || Gausman (1–5) || Andriese (6–1) || — || 18,229 || 31–41 || L9 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 73 || June 25 || @ Orioles || 6–8 || McFarland (2–2) || Ramírez (7–6) || Britton (23) || 33,040 || 31–42 || L10 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 74 || June 26 || @ Orioles || 5–12 || Wilson (4–5) || Smyly (2–8) || — || 38,611 || 31–43 || L11 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 75 || June 27 || Red Sox || 13–7 || Snell (1–2) || Rodríguez (1–3) || — || 18,024 || 32–43 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 76 || June 28 || Red Sox || 2–8 || Porcello (9–2) || Archer (4–11) || — || 16,986 || 32–44 || L1 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 77 || June 29 || Red Sox || 4–0 || Moore (4–5) || Price (8–5) || — || 24,110 || 33–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 78 || June 30 || Tigers || 7–10 || Sánchez (5–8) || Ramírez (7–7) || Rodríguez (22) || 10,729 || 33–45 || L1

|- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 79 || July 1 || Tigers || 2–10 || Fulmer (8–2) || Smyly (2–9) || — || 13,537 || 33–46 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 80 || July 2 || Tigers || 2–3 || Verlander (8–6) || Snell (1–3) || Rodriguez (23)|| 17,861 || 33–47 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 81 || July 3 || Tigers || 1–5 || Rondón (2–0) || Andriese (6–2) || — || 13,126 || 33–48 || L4 |- bgcolor="bbffbb" | 82 || July 4 || Angels || 4–2 || Moore (5–5) || Salas (3–6) || Garton (1) || 14,532 || 34–48 || W1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 83 || July 5 || Angels || 5–13 || Guerra (2–0) || Odorizzi (3–4) || — || 14,896 || 34–49 || L1 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 84 || July 6 || Angels || 2–7 || Weaver (7–7) || Smyly (2–10) || — || 11,267 || 34–50 || L2 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 85 || July 7 || Angels || 1–5 || Santiago (6–4) || Snell (1–4) || — || 14,576 || 34–51 || L3 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 86 || July 8 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Ross Jr. (1–1) || Archer (4–12) || Uehara (3) || 37,739 || 34–52 || L4 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 87 || July 9 || @ Red Sox || 1–4 || Porcello (11–2) || Moore (5–6) || Uehara (4) || 36,900 || 34–53 || L5 |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 88 || July 10 || @ Red Sox || 0–4 || Price (9–6) || Odorizzi (3–5) || — || 36,669 || 34–54 || L6 |- style="text-align:center; background:#bbcaff;" | colspan="10" | 87th All-Star Game in San Diego, California |- bgcolor="ffbbbb" | 89 || July 15 || Orioles || 3–4 || Givens (7–1) || Archer (4–13) || Britton (28) || 17,672 || 34–55 || L7