2019 Tampa Bay Rays season

The 2019 Tampa Bay Rays season was the Rays' 22nd season of Major League Baseball, and the 12th as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). The Rays clinched a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2013 and defeated the Oakland Athletics in the ALWC Game 5–1. They then lost in the ALDS to the Houston Astros 3–2.

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Game log Regular season

|-style="background:#fbb" | 1 || March 28 || Astros || 1–5 || Verlander (1–0) || Snell (0–1) || — || 25,025 || 0–1 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 2 || March 29 || Astros || 4–2 || Morton (1–0) || Cole (0–1) || Alvarado (1) || 13,059 || 1–1 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 3 || March 30 || Astros || 3–1 || Glasnow (1–0) || McHugh (0–1) || Alvarado (2) || 16,010 || 2–1 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 4 || March 31 || Astros || 3–1 || Chirinos (1–0) || Miley (0–1) || Castillo (1) || 18,473 || 3–1 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 5 || April 1 || Rockies || 7–1 || Yarbrough (1–0) || Bettis (0–1) || — || 10,860 || 4–1 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 6 || April 2 || Rockies || 4–0 || Snell (1–1) || Freeland (1–1) || — || 10,933 || 5–1 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 7 || April 3 || Rockies || 0–1 (11) || Davis (1–0) || Roe (0–1) || — || 11,093 || 5–2 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 8 || April 5 || @ Giants || 5–2 || Glasnow (2–0) || Rodríguez (1–1) || Alvarado (3) || 41,067 || 6–2 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 6 || @ Giants || 4–6 || Bergen (1–0) || Yarbrough (1–1) || Smith (3) || 31,828 || 6–3 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 10 || April 7 || @ Giants || 3–0 || Chirinos (2–0) || Pomeranz (0–1) || Alvarado (4) || 31,574 || 7–3 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 11 || April 8 || @ White Sox || 5–1 || Snell (2–1) || Rodón (1–2) || Wood (1) || 11,734 || 8–3 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 12 || April 9 || @ White Sox || 10–5 || Morton (2–0) || Santana (0–1) || — || 10,799 || 9–3 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 13 || April 10 || @ White Sox || 9–1 || Glasnow (3–0) || López (0–2) || Beeks (1) || 11,107 || 10–3 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 14 || April 12 || @ Blue Jays || 11–7 || Yarbrough (2–1) || Thornton (0–1) || — || 17,326 || 11–3 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb" | 15 || April 13 || @ Blue Jays || 1–3 || Pannone (1–2) || Roe (0–2) || Giles (4) || 20,771 || 11–4 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 16 || April 14 || @ Blue Jays || 8–4 || Kolarek (1–0) || Stroman (0–3) || — || 20,512 || 12–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 17 || April 16 || Orioles || 4–2 || Glasnow (4–0) || Bundy (0–2) || Castillo (2) || 9,842 || 13–4 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 18 || April 17 || Orioles || 8–1 || Chirinos (3–0) || Hess (1–3) || — || 9,028 || 14–4 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 19 || April 18 || Orioles || 5–6 (11) || Means (2–2) || Castillo (0–1) || — || 9,081 || 14–5 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 20 || April 19 || Red Sox || 4–6 || Workman (1–1) || Castillo (0–2) || Brasier (4) || 21,343 || 14–6 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 20 || Red Sox || 5–6 || Barnes (2–0) || Alvarado (0–1) || Brasier (5) || 22,940 || 14–7 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 22 || April 21 || Red Sox || 3–4 (11) || Walden (3–0) || Alvarado (0–2) || Brasier (6) || 18,740 || 14–8 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 23 || April 22 || Royals || 6–3 || Font (1–0) || Keller (2–2) || Pagán (1) || 9,914 || 15–8 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 24 || April 23 || Royals || 5–2 || Beeks (1–0) || Bailey (2–2) || Pagán (2) || 8,298 || 16–8 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 24 || Royals || 2–10 || Junis (2–2) || Snell (2–2) || — || 9,502 || 16–9 || L1 |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 26 || @ Red Sox || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: June 8 |-style="background:#bfb" | 26 || April 27 || @ Red Sox || 2–1 || Morton (3–0) || Price (1–2) || Pagán (3) || 34,733 || 17–9 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 27 || April 28 || @ Red Sox || 5–2 || Glasnow (5–0) || Sale (0–5) || Castillo (3) || 33,823 || 18–9 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 28 || April 29 || @ Royals || 8–5 || Chirinos (4–0) || Keller (2–3) || — || 11,744 || 19–9 || W3 |-style="background:#bbb" | — || April 30 || @ Royals || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: May 1

|-style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 1 || @ Royals || 2–3 || Junis (3–2) || Stanek (0–1) || Ian Kennedy (2) || 11,141 || 19–10 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 30 || May 1 || @ Royals || 2–8 || Sparkman (1–1) || Snell (2–3) || — || 11,141 || 19–11 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 31 || May 2 || @ Royals || 3–1 || Kolarek (2–0) || Peralta (2–2) || Castillo (4) || 23,343 || 20–11 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 32 || May 3 || @ Orioles || 7–0 || Glasnow (6–0) || Straily (1–2) || — || 10,034 || 21–11 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 4 || @ Orioles || 0–3 || Bundy (1–4) || Chirinos (4–1) || Givens (3) || 15,241 || 21–12 || L1 |-style="background:#bbb" | – || May 5 || @ Orioles || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); Makeup: July 13 |-style="background:#bfb" | 34 || May 6 || Diamondbacks || 12–1 || Snell (3–3) || Kelly (3–3) || — || 8,124 || 22–12 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 35 || May 7 || Diamondbacks || 6–3 || Beeks (2–0) || Clarke (0–1) || — || 8,059 || 23–12 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 36 || May 8 || Diamondbacks || 2–3 (13) || Bradley (2–3) || Kolarek (2–1) || Godley (1) || 8,663 || 23–13 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 10 || Yankees || 3–4 || Germán (7–1) || Glasnow (6–1) || Chapman (9) || 20,846 || 23–14 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 38 || May 11 || Yankees || 7–2 || Chirinos (5–1) || Holder (2–1) || — || 25,025 || 24–14 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 12 || Yankees || 1–7 || Tanaka (3–3) || Snell (3–4) || — || 25,025 || 24–15 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 40 || May 14 || @ Marlins || 4–0 || Morton (4–0) || Smith (3–1) || — || 6,306 || 25–15 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 41 || May 15 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Beeks (3–0) || Ureña (1–6) || Castillo (5) || 5,947 || 26–15 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 42 || May 17 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Holder (3–1) || Alvarado (0–3) || — || 41,281 || 26–16 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 43 || May 18 || @ Yankees || 2–1 (11) || Wood (1–0) || Cessa (0–1) || Alvarado (5) || 43,079 || 27–16 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 44 || May 19 || @ Yankees || 5–13 || Ottavino (2–1) || Castillo (0–3) || Adams (1) || 43,032 || 27–17 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 45 || May 21 || Dodgers || 3–7 || Kershaw (4–0) || Wood (1–1) || — || 15,682 || 27–18 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 46 || May 22 || Dodgers || 8–1 || Pagán (1–0) || Floro (1–1) || — || 12,826 || 28–18 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 47 || May 23 || @ Indians || 7–2 || Yarbrough (3–1) || Plutko (1–1) || — || 18,884 || 29–18 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 48 || May 24 || @ Indians || 1–3 || Cole (2–1) || Alvarado (0–4) || Brad Hand (13) || 24,084 || 29–19 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 49 || May 25 || @ Indians || 6–2 || Morton (5–0) || Carrasco (4–5) || — || 25,882 || 30–19 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 50 || May 26 || @ Indians || 6–3 || Beeks (4–0) || Bauer (4–4) || Alvarado (6) || 20,288 || 31–19 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 51 || May 27 || Blue Jays || 8–3 || Chirinos (5–2) || Sanchez (3–5) || — || 15,883 || 32–19 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 52 || May 28 || Blue Jays || 3–1 || Yarbrough (4–1) || Richard (0–1) || Castillo (6) || 5,786 || 33–19 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 53 || May 29 || Blue Jays || 4–3 (11) || Castillo (1–3) || Shafer (0–1) || — || 6,166 || 34–19 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb" | 54 || May 30 || Twins || 14–3 || Morton (6–0) || Pérez (7–2) || || 8,076 || 35–19 || W6 |-style="background:#fbb" | 55 || May 31 || Twins || 3–5 || Rogers (2–1) || Castillo (1–4) || — || 14,375 || 35–20 || L1

|-style="background:#fbb" | 56 || June 1 || Twins || 2–6 || Gibson (6–2) || Chirinos (6–2) || — || 14,381 || 35–21 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 2 || Twins || 7–9 || Odorizzi (8–2) || Yarbrough (4–2) || Rogers (5) || 14,616 || 35–22 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 4 || @ Tigers || 6–9 || Carpenter (1–2) || Snell (3–5) || Greene (19) || 15,420 || 35–23 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 59 || June 5 || @ Tigers || 4–0 || Morton (7–0) || Turnbull (3–5) || — || 14,272 || 36–23 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 60 || June 6 || @ Tigers || 6–1 || Beeks (5–0) || Norris (2–5) || — || 21,442 || 37–23 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 61 || June 7 || @ Red Sox || 5–1 || Chirinos (7–2) || Porcello (4–6) || — || 36,803 || 38–23 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 62 || June 8 || @ Red Sox || 9–2 || Yarbrough (5–2) || Smith (0–2) || — || 35,564 || 39–23 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 63 || June 8 || @ Red Sox || 1–5 || Price (4–2) || Poche (0–1) || — || 37,048 || 39–24 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 64 || June 9 || @ Red Sox || 6–1 || Snell (4–5) || Rodríguez (6–4) || — || 34,643 || 40–24 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 65 || June 10 || Athletics || 6–2 || Morton (8–0) || Anderson (0–1) || — || 16,091 || 41–24 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 66 || June 11 || Athletics || 3–4 || Fiers (6–3) || Pagán (1–1) || Treinen (15) || 11,132 || 41–25 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 67 || June 12 || Athletics || 2–6 || Hendriks (3–0) || Kolarek (2–2) || — || 17,946 || 41–26 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 68 || June 13 || Angels || 3–5 || Skaggs (5–6) || Yarbrough (5–3) || Bedrosian (1) || 15,291 || 41–27 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 69 || June 14 || Angels || 9–4 || Pagán (2–1) || Buttrey (4–3) || — || 21,598 || 42–27 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 70 || June 15 || Angels || 3–5 || Suárez (2–1) || Morton (8–1) || Robles (10) || 22,320 || 42–28 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 71 || June 16 || Angels || 6–5 || Poche (1–1) || Canning (2–3) || Castillo (7) || 20,508 || 43–28 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 72 || June 17 || @ Yankees || 0–3 || Tanaka (5–5) || Chirinos (7–3) || — || 39,042 || 43–29 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 73 || June 18 || @ Yankees || 3–6 || Happ (7–3) || Roe (0–3) || Chapman (19) || 40,479 || 43–30 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 74 || June 19 || @ Yankees || 1–12 || Sabathia (4–4) || Snell (4–6) || — || 41,144 || 43–31 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 75 || June 20 || @ Athletics || 4–5 || Trivino (3–5) || Castillo (1–5) || — || 12,351 || 43–32 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb" | 76 || June 21 || @ Athletics || 5–3 || Pruitt (1–0) || Anderson (0–2) || Pagán (4) || 16,126 || 44–32 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 77 || June 22 || @ Athletics || 2–4 || Petit (2–1) || Castillo (1–6) || Liam Hendriks (1) || 26,623 || 44–33 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 78 || June 23 || @ Athletics || 8–2 || Yarbrough (6–3) || Anderson (7–5) || — || 17,006 || 45–33 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 79 || June 25 || @ Twins || 4–9 || Gibson (8–4) || Snell (4–7) || — || 31,963 || 45–34 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 80 || June 26 || @ Twins || 4–6 || May (3–1) || Morton (8–2) || Rogers (10) || 31,650 || 45–35 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb" | 81 || June 27 || @ Twins || 5–2 (18) || Yarbrough (7–3) || Harper (3–1) || — || 31,317 || 46–35 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 82 || June 28 || Rangers || 0–5 || Lynn (10–3) || Chirinos (7–4) || — || 13,955 || 46–36 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 83 || June 29 || Rangers || 5–2 || McKay (1–0) || Sampson (6–5) || — || 16,655 || 47–36 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb" | 84 || June 30 || Rangers || 6–2 || Snell (5–7) || Chavez (3–3) || — || 11,234 || 48–36 || W2

|-style="background:#bfb" | 85 || July 1 || Orioles || 6–3 || Kolarek (3–2) || Kline (1–4) || Alvarado (7) || 20,441 || 49–36 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb" | 86 || July 2 || Orioles || 6–3 || Morton (9–2) || Wojciechowski (0–1) || — || 20,925 || 50–36 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 87 || July 3 || Orioles || 6–9 || Givens (1–4) || Alvarado (0–5) || Armstrong (2) || 21,545 || 50–37 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb"