Having gone 6-6 on their four-city, 12-game, 14-day road trip, the Rays returned home on a long and unhappy flight 61-64 and 6 ½ games back — 1 ½ more than when they started the journey — of the third American League wild-card spot.

Carson Williams hit a two-run homer in his major league debut, All-Star Junior Caminero hit his 36th longball and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10-6 on Friday night. Williams' drive to center in the seventh inning made it 9-6 and set off a raucous celebration by his family in the stands.

For the Tampa Bay Rays, they need to get really serious about making some inroads on an MLB postseason spot. It's come to put-up-or-shut-up time as the Rays will open a three-game series against the New York Yankees on Tuesday night.

Ryan Pepiot pitches well until a rough seventh, but back-to-back homers by Brandon Lowe and Junior Caminero provide a big boost.

Tampa Bay right-hander Ryan Pepiot (8-9, 3.86 ERA) knows all about pitching away from home. He is scheduled to make his fifth consecutive road start Sunday in the series finale, having found ways to turn living out of a suitcase weeks at a time into a positive.

Ryan Pepiot was dealing. The Tampa Bay starting pitcher had breezed through five scoreless innings, allowing just two hits against the S

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Pepiot (8-10) took the loss Sunday at San Francisco, coughing up four runs on six hits and two walks over 5.2 innings. He struck out eight. The 28-year-old generated an impressive 17 whiffs out of his 93 total pitches but unraveled late in this outing.

Who Is Ryan Pepiot? Drafted in the third round of the 2019 MLB Draft out of Butler University, Pepiot, 27, was adept at missing bats in college baseball. His strikeout rate improved each year and ...

A day loaded with strikeout potential, featuring a mix of veterans, rising stars, and high-octane arms, is all set to take the mound on Aug. 17.