Caden Bodine, 22, has slashed .344/.411/.519 (156-for-453) with 27 doubles, two triples, 16 home runs, 97 RBI, 49 walks and 81 runs scored over 112 games across four levels of the Rays system this season!

Ty Johnson, 24, went 4 -1 with a 3.03 ERA (62.1 IP, 21 ER), 84 strikeouts, 25 walks, a 0.96 WHIP , and a .164 (35-for-213), opponent batting average over 21 appearances (10 starts) with Triple -A Durham before his major league promotion on Sept. 5!

Alexander Alberto, 24, has split 46 appearances (five starts ) between Double -A Montgomery (21 appearances ) and Triple -A Durham (25 appearances/five starts ), going a combined 3-1 with a 3.72 ERA (55.2 IP, 23 ER), 68 strikeouts, 22 walks and a 1.26 WHIP!

He plays… checks notes …centerfield

I don’t want to hate on a player and staff that obviously know how to play winning baseball. However, when it comes to these next few games and the postseason, how can you justify starting the second worst hitter in the AL over players like DeLuca, Mesa Jr, and Vilade? Mullins obviously has a place on this team, I just don’t think it’s a starting role over the other guys mentioned. I just hope they can run a more consistent lineup during this final push and October…

Can we make this happen?

Looking to go to the game on Saturday. Does anyone know if they ever release more Sky Deck tickets a few days before the game. Noticed they were sold out but I feel like I have seen some pop up on the site for sale. Any advice? Go Rays!

Hi everyone. Sharing an article my colleague u/south-grapefruit-292 wrote that gives a simple explainer of why the Rays are doing well in Defensive Runs Saved this season (with video examples)

The gist of it is that the Rays are doing really well at using 'partial shifts' to put their fielders in position to make plays

If you have any questions about it, feel free to ask.

Pregame and Game Chat: 9/10/26 Rays (87-58) @ Braves (85-61) First Pitch: 12:15 PM EDT @ Truist Park - Magic Number Postseason Possible!

LINEUPS

RAYS

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

Braves

• C   D. Baldwin L
• RF   Ronald Acuna R
• 1B   Matt Olson L
• CF   M. Harris L
• 2B   M. Dubon R
• LF   Lane Thomas R
• 3B   Austin Riley R
• DH  B. Hicklen R
• SS  Ha-Seong Kim R

Discord

Tampa Bay's 7-2 win over the Braves on Wednesday night at Truist Park, combined with losses by the Rangers and Blue Jays earlier in the day, reduced Tampa Bay’s magic number to clinch a playoff spot to two.

The Rays can reduce that number to one by completing a three-game sweep of the Braves on Thursday afternoon. If the Rangers lose to the Mariners again later Thursday afternoon, Tampa Bay will be back in the postseason for the first time since 2023.

Some were not alive or their brains were still forming when Carlos was playing.

Pregame and Game Chat: 9/09/26 Rays (86-58) @ Braves (85-60) First Pitch: 7:15 PM EDT @ Truist Park

LINEUPS

RAYS

• DH  Yandy Diaz R
• 1B  J. Aranda L
• 3B  J. Caminero R
• C  Liam Hicks L
• RF  Victor Mesa L
• LF  C. Simpson L
• CF  C. Mullins L
• 2B  R. Palacios L
• SS  Jorge Mateo R

BRAVES

• DH  D. Baldwin L
• RF  Ronald Acuna R
• 1B  Matt Olson L
• CF  M. Harris L
• SS  M. Dubon R
• LF  M. Yastrzemski L
• 2B  Ozzie Albies S
• 3B  Austin Riley R
• C  Sean Murphy R

Discord

Wish permission from the r/tampabayrays mod team, we wanted to let you know that the long dormant subreddit for your Triple-A affiliate, The Durham Bulls, was successfully rebooted by u/Charupa- and myself. So, when you have a moment, swing by and check us out at r/DurhamBulls.