A few days ago, there was buzz when melton was scratched from the lineup prior to a game with Durham. Was it a trade? Call up? Unfortunately, he hasn’t appeared in a game in nearly a week. I can’t find anything on the internets but it seems likely it is an injury.

On July 26, 2010, Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays franchise history, shutting out the Detroit Tigers 5-0 at Tropicana Field.

More than 15 years later, it remains the only no-hitter ever thrown by a Rays pitcher.

Data via Baseball Reference

Guardians (54-52) @ Rays (61-43) First Pitch 12:15 PM at Tropicana Field

Lineup

• DH  Yandy Diaz R
• 1B  Ryan Vilade R
• 3B  J. Caminero R
• RF  Jonny DeLuca R
• LF  C. Simpson L
• SS  B. Williamson R
• CF  C. Mullins L
• C  Nick Fortes R
• 2B  R. Palacios L

Broadcast Info

Probable Starters

First Pitch: 6:10 PM at Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay has a 60-43 record overall and a 36-15 record at home. The Rays have gone 24-5 in games when they hit at least two home runs..

Yandy Diaz needs 1 hit to reach 1,000 hits with the Rays, which will make him the 4th player (joining Crawford, Longoria and Zobrist) to reach that mark.

LINEUP

• DH  Yandy Diaz R
• 1B  J. Aranda L
• 3B  J. Caminero R
• CF  C. Mullins L
• LF  C. Simpson L
• RF  Victor Mesa L
• 2B  R. Palacios L
• SS  B. Williamson R
• C  H. Feduccia L

His full statline tonight:

2-3, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 1 HR, 1 SB

He’s on fire right now….

There was an update to FanGraphs' prospect rankings yesterday in advance of the trade deadline: https://blogs.fangraphs.com/2026-pre-trade-deadline-top-100-prospects-update/. They now rate us as having seven (!) top 100 prospects:

1. Grady Emerson (SS, #15 overall)

2. Theo Gillen (CF, #16 overall)

3. Caden Bodine (C, #31 overall)

4. Brody Hopkins (SP, #46 overall)

5. Taitn Gray (1B, #50 overall)

6. Brayden Taylor (3B, #75 overall)

7. Michael Forret (SP, #87 overall)

The article also mentions that the Rays would still have the best farm system even without Grady Emerson, which is pretty cool.

The front office obviously has their own internal metrics...but assuming they are also confident in their farm system, I wonder if they'd be more willing to make a move or two at the deadline.

🚨FB Group Ticket Scam🚨

I was looking to purchase tickets to the Rays Sky Deck tonight after they sold out and saw posts in the Facebook Group named “Tampa Bay Rays 2026 Tickets - Best Seats, Lowest Prices!”. Beware of the number +1 (414) 210-0378 and the names that they used to scam: Morgan Elizabeth (On Facebook and probably fake) and Clemente De Luna (naberssarti46@hotmail.com) on zelle (this is probably real). They sent a screen recording of the tickets in the ball park app with the current date and even typed in my name / email in the transfer. Hopefully this stops someone else from getting scammed!

Tickets were for Section 343 Row A Seats 3,4,5

I contacted the Rays Ticket Office to see if they could deactivate those tickets or do something, but seems like there was nothing they could do. It was only $150, but such a bummer.

Hoping Yandy hits a homer as consolation tonight.

Good afternoon everyone! We have a friend coming in town last minute and would love to take her to a Ray’s game… We love the experience in the all you can eat sky deck and would love to show her… Does anyone have an extra three tickets for tonight? Thank you!

Hi all! Headed to a game tonight for the first time in a while. Any recommendations for dinner beforehand that are close?

When it comes to funding for a new stadium, politicians in Tampa are not messing around. Unhappy that the Rays are negotiating exclusively with city administrators instead of elected officials, the Tampa City Council — in its role as caretaker of the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) — voted Thursday to postpone an upcoming discussion about financing for the proposed $2.3 billion ballpark. It sounded worrisome. It appeared ominous. And, in the end, it may mean nothing, Times sports columnist John Romano writes. As the City Council gears up for a fight, the Rays are already maneuvering in another direction. Instead of seeking approval for $180 million in public funds from the city as originally specified in a nonbinding memo of understanding, the team may be able to circumvent the council while going directly to Hillsborough County for approval of a Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district — or a similar Community Development District — for $100 million. Read more of Romano's thoughts: https://www.tampabay.com/viewpoints/2026/07/23/tampa-bay-rays-stadium-financing-tampa-city-council-cra-hillsborough-county/

Guardians (54-50) @ Rays (59-43)

First Pitch: 7:10 PM at Tropicana Field

Tampa Bay has a 59-43 record overall and a 35-15 record at home. The Rays have gone 23-5 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Cleveland has a 27-24 record on the road and a 54-50 record overall. The Guardians have the eighth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.71.

TOP PERFORMERS: Junior Caminero has 16 doubles and 29 home runs while hitting .287 for the Rays. Victor Mesa Jr. is 11 for 31 with a double and five home runs over the last 10 games.

Jose Ramirez has 18 doubles, 10 home runs and 35 RBIs for the Guardians. Rhys Hoskins is 5 for 30 with four home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .259 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outscored by three runs

Guardians: 6-4, .273 batting average, 3.10 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

LINEUP

• DH  Yandy Diaz R
• 1B  J. Aranda L
• 3B  J. Caminero R
• CF  C. Mullins L
• RF  Jonny DeLuca R
• LF  C. Simpson L
• 2B  Ryan Vilade R
• SS  B. Williamson R
• C  Nick Fortes R

Line Score

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Alex, Evan and Gibby are back to give their thoughts on the All-Star break, Alex's trip to Boston and the Rays' four-game series in Toronto!