RICH HILL NEWS

Rays become first team to reach 40 wins, 4-2 over Orioles

Ryan Yarbrough followed up a rare Tampa Bay complete game with six solid innings and the Rays became the first team to reach 40 wins this season, beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-2

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: deGrom, Scherzer get checked after early exits

No doubt every New York Mets fans shuddered when they heard the news that star pitcher Jacob deGrom was pulled from his latest start with an elbow injury

JUNE 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Akin expected to start for the Orioles against Rays

The Orioles will start Keegan Akin on Friday and the Rays are expected to counter with Ryan Yarbrough

JUNE 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Dunning scheduled to start for Texas against Tampa Bay

The Rangers will roll out Dane Dunning to the mound Sunday and the Rays will give Michael Wacha the start

JUNE 6, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Extends scoreless streak Hill (5-2) picked up the win in Saturday's 3-0 victory over the Rangers, allowing two hits and a walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out three.

Impact The veteran southpaw has won two straight starts and four of his last five, and Hill extended his scoreless streak to 12 innings with this performance, dating back to the final two frames of his outing against the Royals on May 25. Since the beginning of May, Hill has a dazzling 0.68 ERA, 0.81 WHIP and 39:13 K:BB through 39.2 innings.

JUNE 6, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

41-year-old Hill gets Rays started in 3-0 shutout of Texas

Rich Hill pitched five scoreless innings as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the Texas Rangers 3-0

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: DeGrom faces Padres, Hill sharper with age

Mets ace Jacob deGrom finished May with the lowest ERA by a qualified starter since 1964, a 0.71 mark he’ll try to lower in a start at San Diego

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hill, Rays to face Allard, Rangers

The Rays will start Rich Hill on Saturday while the Rangers are expected to counter with Kolby Allard

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gibson, Rangers end 9-game skid in 5-4 win over AL-best Rays

Kyle Gibson pitched 5 1/3 scoreless innings in his return from the injured list and the Texas Rangers ended a nine-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: DeGrom faces Padres, Hill sharper with age

Mets ace Jacob deGrom finished May with the lowest ERA by a qualified starter since 1964, a 0.71 mark he’ll try to lower in a start at San Diego

JUNE 5, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why Rich Hill won AL Pitcher of the Month in May Tampa Bay Rays veteran lefty Rich Hill was named the American League Pitcher of the month by Major League Baseball. What might be the most i...

JUNE 3, 2021 • RAYSCOLOREDGLASSES.COM

Hill nets award after 'extremely special' May Rays left-hander Rich Hill was named the American League Pitcher of the Month on Wednesday, an accomplishment that might understandably prom...

JUNE 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Hill, Gausman are May Pitchers of the Month Rays lefty Rich Hill and Giants right-hander Kevin Gausman have been named AL and NL Pitchers of the Month Presented by Chevrolet. The 41-ye...

JUNE 2, 2021 • MLB.COM

Yankees take 4-game slide into matchup with Rays

New York is looking to snap its four-game losing streak with a win over Tampa Bay

JUNE 1, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blanks Yanks in win Hill (4-2) picked up the win in Monday's 3-1 victory over the Yankees, allowing three hits and two walks over five scoreless innings. He struck out two.

Impact The veteran lefty wasn't in peak form, tossing 37 of 56 pitches for strikes before exiting and falling well short of the 13 punchouts he racked up in his last start, but Hill still got the job done against a reeling New York offense. He'll take a 3.32 ERA and 60:19 K:BB through 59 innings into his next outing.

MAY 31, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Rays win for 16th time in 17 games, Hill beats Yankees 3-1

Rich Hill finished May with the lowest monthly ERA in 75 years of a pitcher in his 40s, and the Tampa Bay Rays won for the 16th time in 17 games by keeping up their domination of t...

MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York takes 3-game slide into matchup with Tampa Bay

New York is looking to break its three-game losing streak with a win over Tampa Bay

MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Rays-Yankees renew rivalry, Flaherty vs Bauer

The Rays and Yankees renew their intense AL East rivalry with a Memorial Day matinee in the Bronx to begin a four-game series

MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

LEADING OFF: Rays-Yankees renew rivalry, Flaherty vs Bauer

The Rays and Yankees renew their intense AL East rivalry with a Memorial Day matinee in the Bronx to begin a four-game series

MAY 31, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Skubal leads Tigers to 6-2 win, rare sweep of Yankees

Rookie Tarik Skubal pitched six shutout innings, and the Detroit Tigers beat New York 6-2 for their first home series sweep of the Yankees in 21 years

MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays beat Phillies 6-2 for 15th win in last 16 games

Mike Zunino and Brett Phillips homered as the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays won for the 15th time in 16 games, 6-2 over the Philadelphia Phillies

MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays' Ryan Thompson on Yankees: 'They hate us'

Tampa Bay reliever Ryan Thompson and his teammates will have no problem getting motivated when the Rays and the New York Yankees renew their intense AL East rivalry on Monday

MAY 30, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fans 13 in tough loss Hill (3-2) took the loss Tuesday as the Rays were downed 2-1 by the Royals, giving up two runs on six hits over eight innings. He struck out a season-high 13 without walking a batt...

Impact It's the second time this year the veteran southpaw has fanned double-digit batters, and Hill fired 74 of 99 pitches for strikes in an impressive outing marred by a lack of run support. He'll take a 3.63 ERA, 1.02 WHIP and 58:17 K:BB through 52 innings into his next start.

MAY 26, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Kansas City visits Tampa Bay, looks to build on Keller's strong performance

Kansas City looks to follow up a dominant performance by Tuesday starter Brad Keller

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rays' 11-game win streak ends, fall to Keller, Royals 2-1

The Tampa Bay Rays’ 11-game winning streak came to an end when Brad Keller pitched seven strong innings and Salvador Perez hit a tiebreaking RBI single to give the Kansas City Roya...

MAY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS