2019 Tampa Bay Rays season

2019 Tampa Bay Rays
2019 Tampa Bay Rays
Division	Eastern Division
Ballpark	Tropicana Field
City	St. Petersburg, Florida
Owners	Stuart Sternberg
Managers	Kevin Cash
Television	Fox Sports Sun; Fox Sports Florida; (Dewayne Staats, Kevin Burkhardt, Brian Anderson)
Radio	Tampa Bay Rays Radio Network (English); (Andy Freed, Dave Wills, Brian Anderson, ; WGES (Spanish); (Ricardo Taveras, Enrique Oliu)

The Tampa Bay Rays 2019 season is the Rays' 22nd season of Major League Baseball, and the 12th as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field).

Season standings

American League East

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AL East
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
New York Yankees	103	59	.636	—	57‍–‍24	46‍–‍35
Tampa Bay Rays	96	66	.593	7	48‍–‍33	48‍–‍33
Boston Red Sox	84	78	.519	19	38‍–‍43	46‍–‍35
Toronto Blue Jays	67	95	.414	36	35‍–‍46	32‍–‍49
Baltimore Orioles	54	108	.333	49	25‍–‍56	29‍–‍52

American League Wild Card

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Division Leaders
Team	W	L	Pct.
Houston Astros	107	55	.660
New York Yankees	103	59	.636
Minnesota Twins	101	61	.623

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Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB
Oakland Athletics	97	65	.599	+1
Tampa Bay Rays	96	66	.593	—
Cleveland Indians	93	69	.574	3
Boston Red Sox	84	78	.519	12
Texas Rangers	78	84	.481	18
Chicago White Sox	72	89	.447	23½
Los Angeles Angels	72	90	.444	24
Seattle Mariners	68	94	.420	28
Toronto Blue Jays	67	95	.414	29
Kansas City Royals	59	103	.364	37
Baltimore Orioles	54	108	.333	42
Detroit Tigers	47	114	.292	48½

Record against opponents

2019 American League record v t e Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2019
Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	HOU	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	—	7–12	3–3	3–4	3–4	2–4	3–3	4–3	0–6	2–17	1–6	3–4	7–12	1–6	8–11	7–13
Boston	12–7	—	5–2	3–3	5–2	2–4	5–1	4–3	3–3	5–14	4–3	4–3	7–12	4–3	11–8	10–10
Chicago	3–3	2–5	—	11–8	12–6	4–3	9–10	2–5	6–13	4–3	1–5	2–4	2–4	4–3	4–3	6–14
Cleveland	4–3	3–3	8–11	—	18–1	3–4	12–7	6–0	10–9	4–3	1–5	5–1	1–6	4–3	6–1	8–12
Detroit	4–3	2–5	6–12	1–18	—	1–6	10–9	3–3	5–14	3–3	1–6	1–6	2–4	0–6	3–4	5–15
Houston	4–2	4–2	3–4	4–3	6–1	—	5–1	14–5	3–4	4–3	11–8	18–1	3–4	13–6	4–2	11–9
Kansas City	3–3	1–5	10–9	7–12	9–10	1–5	—	2–4	5–14	2–5	2–5	2–5	3–4	2–5	1–6	9–11
Los Angeles	3–4	3–4	5–2	0–6	3–3	5–14	4–2	—	1–5	2–5	6–13	10–9	3–4	9–10	6–1	12–8
Minnesota	6–0	3–3	13–6	9–10	14–5	4–3	14–5	5–1	—	2–4	3–4	5–2	5–2	6–1	4–3	8–12
New York	17–2	14–5	3–4	3–4	3–3	3–4	5–2	5–2	4–2	—	2–4	6–1	12–7	3–3	11–8	12–8
Oakland	6–1	3–4	5–1	5–1	6–1	8–11	5–2	13–6	4–3	4–2	—	10–9	4–3	13–6	0–6	11–9
Seattle	4–3	3–4	4–2	1–5	6–1	1–18	5–2	9–10	2–5	1–6	9–10	—	2–4	8–11	4–2	9–11
Tampa Bay	12–7	12–7	4–2	6–1	4–2	4–3	4–3	4–3	2–5	7–12	3–4	4–2	—	3–3	13–6	14–6
Texas	6–1	3–4	3–4	3–4	6–0	6–13	5–2	10–9	1–6	3–3	6–13	11–8	3–3	—	3–3	9–11
Toronto	11–8	8–11	3–4	1–6	4–3	2–4	6–1	1–6	3–4	8–11	6–0	2–4	6–13	3–3	—	3–17

Game log

2019 Game Log: 54–40 (Home: 26–22; Away: 28–18)

March/April: 19–3 (Home: 9–7; Away: 10–2)

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

May: 16–11 (Home: 8–5; Away: 8–6)

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

June: 13–16 (Home: 5–7; Away: 8–9)

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

July: 6–4 (Home: 4–3; Away: 2–1)

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Win	Loss	Save	Attendance	Record	Streak/Recap
85	July 1	Orioles	6–3	Kolarek (3–2)	Kline (1–4)	Alvarado (7)	20,441	49–36	W3
86	July 2	Orioles	6–3	Morton (9–2)	Wojciechowski (0–1)	—	20,925	50–36	W4
87	July 3	Orioles	6–9	Givens (1–4)	Alvarado (0–5)	Armstrong (2)	21,545	50–37	L1
88	July 4	Yankees	4–8 (10)	Chapman (2–1)	Drake (0–1)	Hale (2)	21,974	50–38	L2
89	July 5	Yankees	4–8 (11)	Hale (2–0)	Stanek (0–2)	Chapman (24)	22,182	50–39	L3
90	July 6	Yankees	4–3	Poche (2–1)	Green (2–3)	—	21,477	51–39	W1
91	July 7	Yankees	2–1	Morton (10–2)	Paxton (5–4)	Pagán (5)	20,091	52–39	W2
90th All-Star Game in Cleveland
92	July 12	@ Orioles	16–4	Chirinos (8–4)	Bundy (4–11)	—	22,422	53–39	W3
93	July 13 (1)	@ Orioles	1–2	Bleier (1–0)	Poche (2–2)	Givens (7)	22,596	53–40	L1
94	July 13 (2)	@ Orioles	12–4	Morton (11–2)	Means (7–5)	—	24,810	54–40	W1
95	July 14	@ Orioles
96	July 15	@ Yankees
97	July 16	@ Yankees
98	July 17	@ Yankees
99	July 18	@ Yankees
100	July 19	White Sox
101	July 20	White Sox
102	July 21	White Sox
103	July 22	Red Sox
104	July 23	Red Sox
105	July 24	Red Sox
106	July 26	@ Blue Jays
107	July 27	@ Blue Jays
108	July 28	@ Blue Jays
109	July 30	@ Red Sox
110	July 31	@ Red Sox

August

#	Date	Opponent
111	August 1	@ Red Sox
112	August 3	Marlins
113	August 4	Marlins
114	August 5	Blue Jays
115	August 6	Blue Jays
116	August 7	Blue Jays
117	August 9	@ Mariners
118	August 10	@ Mariners
119	August 11	@ Mariners
120	August 12	@ Padres
121	August 13	@ Padres
122	August 14	@ Padres
123	August 16	Tigers
124	August 17	Tigers
125	August 18	Tigers
126	August 19	Mariners
127	August 20	Mariners
128	August 21	Mariners
129	August 22	@ Orioles
130	August 23	@ Orioles
131	August 24	@ Orioles
132	August 25	@ Orioles
133	August 27	@ Astros
134	August 28	@ Astros
135	August 29	@ Astros
136	August 30	Indians
137	August 31	Indians

September

#	Date	Opponent
138	September 1	Indians
139	September 2	Orioles
140	September 3	Orioles
141	September 4	Orioles
142	September 5	Blue Jays
143	September 6	Blue Jays
144	September 7	Blue Jays
145	September 8	Blue Jays
146	September 10	@ Rangers
147	September 11	@ Rangers
148	September 12	@ Rangers
149	September 13	@ Angels
150	September 14	@ Angels
151	September 15	@ Angels
152	September 17	@ Dodgers
153	September 18	@ Dodgers
154	September 20	Red Sox
155	September 21	Red Sox
156	September 22	Red Sox
157	September 23	Red Sox
158	September 24	Yankees
159	September 25	Yankees
160	September 27	@ Blue Jays
161	September 28	@ Blue Jays
162	September 29	@ Blue Jays

Legend: = Win = Loss = Postponement
Bold = Rays team member

Current roster

40-man roster

Non-roster invitees

Coaches/Other

Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

16 Kevin Cash

Coaches

99 Misha Dworken (bullpen catcher)
-- Kris Goodman (process and development)
46 Tomas Francisco (field coordinator)
9 Michael Johns (first base)
31 Bobby Kinne (pitching strategist)
52 Rick Knapp (assistant pitching)
27 Rodney Linares (bench)
33 Jorge Moncada (bullpen)
51 Chad Mottola (hitting)
35 Brady North (assistant hitting)
23 Kyle Snyder (pitching)
96 Charlie Valerio (bullpen catcher)
4 Brady Williams (third base)

Restricted list

5 Wander Franco

39 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees

7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list
* Not on active roster
^† Suspended list
Roster, coaches, and NRIs updated December 16, 2024
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Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Durham Bulls	International League	Brady Williams
AA	Montgomery Biscuits	Southern League	Morgan Ensberg
A-Advanced	Charlotte Stone Crabs	Florida State League	Jeff Smith
A	Bowling Green Hot Rods	Midwest League	Reinaldo Ruiz
A-Short Season	Hudson Valley Renegades	New York–Penn League	Blake Butera
Rookie Advanced	Princeton Rays	Appalachian League	Danny Sheaffer
Rookie	GCL Rays	Gulf Coast League	Rafael Valenzuela
Foreign Rookie	DSL Rays 1	Dominican Summer League	Esteban Gonzalez
Foreign Rookie	DSL Rays 2	Dominican Summer League	Julio Zorrilla

Major League Baseball draft

The 2019 Major League Baseball (MLB) First-Year Player Draft began on Monday, June 3, 2019, and ended June 5. The draft will assign amateur baseball players to MLB teams.

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2019 Tampa Bay Rays complete draft list

Round	Pick	Name	Pos	School	Date sgnd.
1	22	Greg Jones	SS	UNC Wilmington	TBA
CBA	36	J.J. Goss	P	Cypress Ranch HS	TBA
CBA	40	Seth Johnson	P	Campbell University	TBA
2	61	John Doxakis	P	Texas A&M	TBA
3	99	Shane Sasaki	CF	Iolani HS	TBA
4	128	Graeme Stinson	P	Duke	TBA
5	158	Ben Brecht	P	UC Santa Barbara	TBA
6	188	Colby White	P	Mississippi State	TBA
7	218	Jake Guenther	1B	TCU	TBA
8	248	Nathen Wiles	P	Oklahoma	TBA
9	278	Evan McKendry	P	Miami	TBA
10	308	Johnathan Embry	C	Liberty University	TBA
11	338	Ben Troike	SS	Unisersity of Illinois	TBA
12	368	Nick Sogard	SS	Loyola Marymount University	TBA
13	398	Zach Huffins	CF	Arizona Western College	TBA
14	428	Logan Allen	OF	U Arkansas FT Smith	TBA
15	458	Brett Wisley	2B	Hulf Coast CC	TBA
16	488	Joe Gobillot	P	Vanderbilt	TBA
17	518	Trevor Brigden	P	Okanahan College	TBA
20	608	Cam Shepherd	SS	Georgia	TBA
21	638	Andrew Petters	P	John A. Logan College	TBA
22	668	Ben Peoples	P	Giles County HS	TBA
23	698	Jayden Murray	P	Dixie State	TBA
24	728	Duke Kinamon	SS	Stanford	TBA
25	758	Garret Hiott	CF	Eckerd College	TBA
26	788	Robbie Peto	P	Stetson University	TBA
27	818	Mitchel Parker	P	San Jacinto College North	TBA
28	848	Hill Alexander	RF	Lubbock Christian	TBA
29	878	Zach Bravo	P	Butler County CC	TBA
30	908	Michael Carpentier	C	Yucaipa HS	TBA
31	938	Brannon Jordan	P	Cowley County CC	TBA
32	968	Kody Huff	C	Horizon HS	TBA
33	998	Carson Coleman	P	Kentucky	TBA
34	1,028	Carter Bach	P	Wake Forest	TBA
35	1,058	Mitchel Walters	P	Wichita State	TBA
36	1,088	Shay Smiddy	P	Louisville	TBA
37	1,118	Addison Moss	P	Rice	TBA
38	1,148	Angelo Armenta	SS	San Diego State	TBA
39	1,178	Andrew Gross	P	University of Texas Arlington	TBA
40	1,208	Luis Trevion	C	Abilene Christian	TBA

References

External links

Tampa Bay Rays 2019 Schedule at MLB.com
2019 Tampa Bay Rays season at ESPN
2019 Tampa Bay Rays season at Baseball Reference