ROBBIE RAY NEWS

Red Sox rally late for 2nd straight game, beat Blue Jays 5-4

Alex Verdugo hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox rallied late for the second straight game, beating Toronto 5-4

JULY 27, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hatch scheduled to start for Blue Jays at Red Sox

The Red Sox will roll out Nick Pivetta to the mound Monday and the Blue Jays plan to give Tom Hatch the start

JULY 26, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suffers loss Wednesday Ray (8-5) was tagged with the loss Wednesday against Boston. He completed five innings, and allowing four runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four.

Impact Both Ray and opposing starter Garret Richards gave up three home runs in the contest, but Richards was able to go a little deeper into the game and picked up the win. Ray entered the contest having totaled 13.2 scoreless innings over his past two starts but couldn't contain Boston's bats, tying a season-worst mark by allowing four earned runs. The southpaw also notched his lowest strikeout total since April 18 after registering double-digit punchouts in four of his previous eight starts. He'll try to get back into the win column in his next appearance, which is tentatively scheduled to come in a rematch against Boston -- this time on the road -- early next week.

JULY 22, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Robbie Ray fans Christian Vázquez ' 07/21/2021 Robbie Ray retires the side in the top of the 4th, as he gets Christian Vázquez to go down swinging

JULY 22, 2021 • MLB.COM

Red Sox hit 5 HRs, beat Blue Jays 7-4 in Buffalo finale

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JULY 22, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Richards expected to start for the Red Sox against Blue Jays

The Red Sox will start Garrett Richards on Wednesday and the Blue Jays are expected to counter with Robbie Ray

JULY 21, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Red Sox-Blue Jays game postponed, will be made up in Toronto

The game between the Boston Red Sox and Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday was postponed because of thunderstorms

JULY 20, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Ryu expected to start for the Blue Jays against the Rangers

The Rangers will start Kolby Allard on Sunday while the Blue Jays are expected to counter with Hyun Jin Ryu

JULY 18, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Blanks Rangers for eighth win Ray (8-4) picked up the win in Friday's 10-2 victory over the Rangers, allowing four hits and two walks over 6.2 scoreless innings. He struck out eight.

Impact The left-hander came out firing in the second half, tossing 66 of 100 pitches for strikes to extend his quality start streak to five. Ray has been one of the best pitchers in baseball since the beginning of June, posting a 2.11 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and remarkably efficient 78:14 K:BB through 55.1 innings over that stretch.

JULY 17, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ryu expected to start as Blue Jays host the Rangers

The Blue Jays will send Hyun Jin Ryu to the mound Saturday and the Rangers plan to give Kolby Allard the start

JULY 17, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Robbie Ray's scoreless start ' 07/16/2021 Robbie Ray strikes out eight over 6 2/3 innings, allowing four hits in his scoreless start against the Rangers

JULY 17, 2021 • MLB.COM

From Spider Tack to Shohei's homers, MLB 1st half intrigues

The Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants are better than just about anyone expected

JULY 12, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Opinion ' 'That was awesome.' Blue Jay Robbie Ray earns co-ace status after near no-no against the Rays The Blue Jays lefty pitched a gem in Sunday’s matinee at the Trop. Into the seventh inning, he’d allowed only one Tampa Bay Ray to reach bas...

JULY 11, 2021 • THESTAR.COM

'It's just Robbie Ray attacking': How the Blue Jays' co-ace closed out a strong first half in win over Rays Robbie Ray's 2.15 walks per nine are the lowest of his career, and he’s striking out batters at one of the best clips in the majors.

JULY 11, 2021 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Strikes out 11 in win Ray (7-4) threw seven shutout innings, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out 11 to earn the win over Tampa Bay on Sunday.

Impact The southpaw has been solid for much of the season, but he turned it up to dominance Sunday. The only hit Ray allowed was a Yandy Diaz double in the seventh inning. This was also Ray's fifth start with double-digit strikeouts this year. The 29-year-old has a 3.13 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and 130:24 K:BB across 100.2 innings, his best ratios 2017. He projects to get a start in next weekend's three-game series versus Texas to open the second half of the season.

JULY 11, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Ray takes no-hitter into 7th, Jays end Rays' 6-game streak Robbie Ray took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

JULY 11, 2021 • SANDIEGOUNIONTRIBUNE.COM

Ray takes no-hitter into 7th, Jays end Rays' 6-game streak

Robbie Ray took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Hill expected to start as Tampa Bay hosts Toronto

The Rays will send Rich Hill to the mound Sunday and the Blue Jays plan to give Robbie Ray the start

JULY 11, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lowe helps Rays beat Blue Jays 5-2 for 6th straight win

Brandon Lowe homered twice and Mike Zunino also connected, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-2 for their sixth consecutive win

JULY 10, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Starting final game of first half Ray is scheduled to start the Blue Jays' series finale in Tampa Bay on Sunday, Kaitlyn McGrath of The Athletic reports.

Impact Ray was initially lined up to make his final start of the first half on Saturday, but he'll be pushed back a day in the pitching schedule after Thursday's game against the Orioles was postponed due to inclement weather. The Blue Jays plan to go with Alek Manoah, Ross Stripling and Ray as their starters for the series in Tampa Bay, resulting in Steven Matz missing out on his second start of the week. With a 3.36 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and a 119:23 K:BB across his 16 starts this season, Ray has a compelling case to be named an alternate in the All-Star Game next week if the American League needs to replace a pitcher.

JULY 9, 2021 • ROTOWIRE

Shohei Ohtani, Jacob deGrom highlight MLB's 10 most surprising stories of the first half

We all know about Ohtani's feats, but several other MLBers have also produced unexpected starts, good and bad, Pedro Moura writes.

JULY 9, 2021

McClanahan scheduled to start for Tampa Bay against Toronto

The Blue Jays will start Alek Manoah on Friday while the Rays are expected to counter with Shane McClanahan

JULY 9, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Robbie Ray K's six vs. Rays ' 07/04/2021 Robbie Ray holds the Rays to two runs over seven innings and strikes out six in his start in Buffalo, N.Y.

JULY 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Robbie Ray K's six vs. Rays ' 07/04/2021 Robbie Ray holds the Rays to two runs over seven innings and strikes out six in his start in Buffalo, N.Y.

JULY 4, 2021 • MLB.COM

Meadows gets 3 hits, Franco homers as Rays beat Blue Jays

Austin Meadows had three hits, including two RBI doubles, and the Tampa Bay Rays ended their 10-game road losing streak with a 5-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays

JULY 4, 2021 • ASSOCIATED PRESS