2017 Tampa Bay Rays season

The Tampa Bay Rays 2017 season was the Rays' 20th season of Major League Baseball, and the tenth as the "Rays" (all at Tropicana Field). Although they improved upon their record from last season, they still finished in third place in the American League East and did not make the playoffs.

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Record against opponents

Regular season summary Game log Legend Rays win Rays loss PostponementBoldRays team member

|-style="background:#cfc" | 1 || April 2 || Yankees || 7–3 || Archer (1–0) || Tanaka (0–1) || Colomé (1) || 31,042 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 2 || April 4 || Yankees || 0–5 || Sabathia (1–0) || Odorizzi (0–1) || — || 19,366 || 1–1 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 3 || April 5 || Yankees || 4–1 || Cobb (1–0) || Pineda (0–1) || Colomé (2) || 12,737 || 2–1 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 4 || April 6 || Blue Jays || 2–5 || Stroman (1–0) || Snell (0–1) || Grilli (1) || 12,678 || 2–2 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 5 || April 7 || Blue Jays || 10–8 || Cedeño (1–0) || Howell (0–1) || Colomé (3) || 12,842 || 3–2 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 6 || April 8 || Blue Jays || 3–2 || Ramírez (1–0) || Lawrence (0–1) || — || 21,838 || 4–2 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 7 || April 9 || Blue Jays || 7–2 || Odorizzi (1–1) || Estrada (0–1) || — || 15,341 || 5–2 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 8 || April 10 || @ Yankees || 1–8 || Pineda (1–1) || Cobb (1–1) || — || 46,955 || 5–3 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 9 || April 12 || @ Yankees || 4–8 || Mitchell (1–0) || Díaz (0–1) || Chapman (1) || 38,002 || 5–4 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 10 || April 13 || @ Yankees || 2–3 || Severino (1–0) || Cedeño (1–1) || Chapman (2) || 34,772 || 5–5 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 11 || April 14 || @ Red Sox || 10–5 || Archer (2–0) || Porcello (1–1) || — || 36,813 || 6–5 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 12 || April 15 || @ Red Sox || 1–2 || Sale (1–1) || Hunter (0–1) || Kimbrel (4) || 36,686 || 6–6 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 13 || April 16 || @ Red Sox || 5–7 || Kelly (2–0) || Farquhar (0–1) || Kimbrel (5) || 36,209 || 6–7 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 14 || April 17 || @ Red Sox || 3–4 || Wright (1–1) || Snell (0–2) || Kimbrel (6) || 37,318 || 6–8 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 15 || April 18 || Tigers || 5–1 || Andriese (1–0) || Fulmer (1–1) || — || 16,265 || 7–8 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 16 || April 19 || Tigers || 8–7 || Pruitt (1–0) || Rodríguez (1–1) || — || 12,281 || 8–8 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 17 || April 20 || Tigers || 8–1 || Ramírez (2–0) || Norris (1–1) || — || 13,267 || 9–8 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 18 || April 21 || Astros || 3–6 || Feliz (1–0) || Cobb (1–2) || Giles (4) || 17,683 || 9–9 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 19 || April 22 || Astros || 6–3 || Pruitt (2–0) || Morton (1–2) || Colomé (4) || 17,008 || 10–9 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 20 || April 23 || Astros || 4–6 || Gregerson (1–1) || Garton (0–1) || Giles (5) || 15,548 || 10–10 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 21 || April 24 || @ Orioles || 3–6 || Givens (3–0) || Archer (2–1) || Brach (4) || 11,142 || 10–11 || L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 22 || April 25 || @ Orioles || 2–0 || Whitley (1–0) || Miley (1–1) || Colomé (5) || 11,472 || 11–11 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 23 || April 26 || @ Orioles || 4–5 || Asher (1–0) || Colomé (0–1) || — || 16,289 || 11–12 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 24 || April 28 || @ Blue Jays || 7–4 || Pruitt (3–0) || Grilli (1–3) || Whitley (1) || 36,256 || 12–12 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 25 || April 29 || @ Blue Jays || 1–4 || Liriano (2–2) || Andriese (1–1) || Osuna (2) || 42,419 || 12–13 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 26 || April 30 || @ Blue Jays || 1–3 || Howell (1–1) || Colomé (0–2) || Osuna (3) || 42,986 || 12–14 || L2

|-style="background:#cfc" | 27 || May 1 || @ Marlins || 4–2 || Farquhar (1–1) || Ziegler (1–1) || Colomé (6) || 16,096 || 13–14 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 28 || May 2 || @ Marlins || 3–1 || Cobb (2–2) || Vólquez (0–4) || Colomé (7) || 16,011 || 14–14 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 29 || May 3 || Marlins || 6–10 || Conley (2–2) || Pruitt (3–1) || — || 12,285 || 14–15 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 30 || May 4 || Marlins || 5–1 || Andriese (2–1) || Straily (1–3) || Colomé (8) || 10,118 || 15–15 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 31 || May 5 || Blue Jays || 4–8 || Loup (1–0) || Díaz (0–2) || — || 12,461 || 15–16 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 32 || May 6 || Blue Jays || 6–1 || Odorizzi (2–1) || Estrada (1–2) || — || 12,035 || 16–16 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 33 || May 7 || Blue Jays || 1–2 || Tepera (2–1) || Cobb (2–3) || Osuna (4) || 15,068 || 16–17 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 34 || May 8 || Royals || 3–7 || Karns (2–2) || Snell (0–3) || — || 12,826 || 16–18 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 35 || May 9 || Royals || 6–7 || Junis (1–0) || Moreno (0–1) || Herrera (5) || 9,921 || 16–19 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 36 || May 10 || Royals || 12–1 || Archer (3–1) || Hammel (1–4) || — || 9,320 || 17–19 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 37 || May 11 || Royals || 0–6 || Vargas (5–1) || Odorizzi (2–2) || — || 9,340 || 17–20 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 38 || May 12 || @ Red Sox || 5–4 || Cobb (3–3) || Porcello (2–5) || Colomé (9) || 36,496 || 18–20 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 39 || May 13 || @ Red Sox || 3–6 || Sale (4–2) || Snell (0–4) || Kimbrel (11) || 35,447 || 18–21 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 40 || May 14 || @ Red Sox || 11–2 || Andriese (3–1) || Pomeranz (3–3) || — || 35,080 || 19–21 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 41 || May 15 || @ Indians || 7–8 || Logan (1–0) || Archer (3–2) || Allen (10) || 14,613 || 19–22 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 42 || May 16 || @ Indians || 6–4 || Odorizzi (3–2) || Salazar (2–4) || Colomé (10) || 18,238 || 20–22 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 43 || May 17 || @ Indians || 7–4 || Cobb (4–3) || Tomlin (2–5) || —|| 22,104 || 21–22 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 44 || May 19 || Yankees || 5–4 || Farquhar (2–1) || Clippard (0–2) || Colomé (11) || 21,146 || 22–22 || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 45 || May 20 || Yankees || 9–5 || Andriese (4–1) || Tanaka (5–3) || — || 22,864 || 23–22 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb" | 46 || May 21 || Yankees || 2–3 || Sabathia (4–2) || Archer (3–3) || Betances (2) || 20,873 || 23–23 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 47 || May 22 || Angels || 2–3 || Ramírez (4–3) || Díaz (0–3) || Norris (9) || 12,249 || 23–24 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 48 || May 23 || Angels || 0–4 || Shoemaker (4–2) || Cobb (4–4) || — || 9,014 || 23–25 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 49 || May 24 || Angels || 5–2 || Ramírez (3–0) || Nolasco (2–4) || Colomé (12) || 9,975 || 24–25 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 50 || May 25 || Angels || 4–0 || Andriese (5–1) || Wright (0–1) || — || 9,459 || 25–25 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 51 || May 26 || @ Twins || 5–2 || Archer (4–3) || Santiago (4–3) || Colomé (13) || 20,949 || 26–25 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 52 || May 27 || @ Twins || 3–5 || Rogers (2–1) || Farquhar (2–2) || Kintzler (13) || 27,530 || 26–26 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 53 || May 28 || @ Twins || 8–6 || Colomé (1–2) || Santiago (4–4) || Ramírez (1) || 28,951 || 27–26 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 54 || May 29 || @ Rangers || 10–8 || De León (1–0) || Barnette (1–1) || Colomé (14) || 35,914 || 28–26 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 55 || May 30 || @ Rangers || 5–9 || Kela (2–1) || Whitley (1–1) || — || 22,942 || 28–27 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 56 || May 31 || @ Rangers || 7–5 || Pruitt (4–1) || Dyson (1–6) || Colomé (15) || 24,410 || 29–27 || W1

|-style="background:#fbb" | 57 || June 2 || @ Mariners || 4–12 || Bergman (3–2) || Odorizzi (3–3) || — || 27,933 || 29–28 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb" | 58 || June 3 || @ Mariners || 2–9 || Gaviglio (2–1) || Cobb (4–5) || — || 26,995 || 29–29 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb" | 59 || June 4 || @ Mariners || 1–7 || Miranda (6–2) || Ramírez (3–1) || — || 28,579 || 29–30 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb" | 60 || June 6 || White Sox || 2–4 || Beck (1–0) || Archer (4–4) || Robertson (9) || 14,590 || 29–31 || L4 |-style="background:#cfc" | 61 || June 7 || White Sox || 3–1 || Faria (1–0) || Pelfrey (2–5) || Colomé (16) || 9,313 || 30–31 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 62 || June 8 || White Sox || 7–5 || Odorizzi (4–3) || Holland (4–6) || Colomé (17) || 8,971 || 31–31 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 63 || June 9 || Athletics || 13–4 || Cobb (5–5) || Triggs (5–6) || — || 13,153 || 32–31 || W3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 64 || June 10 || Athletics || 6–5 || Pruitt (5–1) || Hendriks (2–1) || — || 17,775 || 33–31 || W4 |-style="background:#fcc" | 65 || June 10 || Athletics || 2–7 || Manaea (6–3) || Hu (0–1) || — || 17,775 || 33–32 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 66 || June 11 || Athletics || 5–4 || Whitley (2–1) || Coulombe (0–1) || Colomé (18) || 13,640 || 34–32 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 67 || June 13 || @ Blue Jays || 8–1 || Faria (2–0) || Estrada (4–5) || — || 39,404 || 35–32 || W2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 68 || June 14 || @ Blue Jays || 6–7 || Smith (3–0) || Alvarado (0–1) || Osuna (17) || 37,734 || 35–33 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 69 || June 15 || @ Tigers || 3–5 || Wilson (3–2) || Hunter (0–2) || — || 24,056 || 35–34 || L2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 70 || June 16 || @ Tigers || 4–13 || Norris (4–4) || Ramírez (3–2) || — || 29,674 || 35–35 || L3 |-style="background:#cfc" | 71 || June 17 || @ Tigers || 3–2 || Archer (5–4) || Fulmer (6–5) || Colomé (19) || 33,478 || 36–35 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 72 || June 18 || @ Tigers || 9–1 || Faria (3–0) || Farmer (2–1) || — || 36,442 || 37–35 || W2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 73 || June 19 || Reds || 3–7 || Lorenzen (4–2) || Alvarado (0–2) || — || 17,117 || 37–36 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 74 || June 20 || Reds || 6–5 || Cobb (6–5) || Garrett (3–6) || Colomé (20) || 13,375 || 38–36 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 75 || June 21 || Reds || 8–3 || Ramírez (4–2) || Adleman (4–4) || Whitley (2) || 19,619 || 39–36 || W2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 76 || June 23 || Orioles || 15–5 || Archer (6–4) || Jiménez (2–3) || Pruitt (1) || 18,929 || 40–36 || W3 |-style="background:#fcc" | 77 || June 24 || Orioles || 3–8 || Bundy (8–6) || Alvarado (0–3) || — || 23,902 || 40–37 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 78 || June 25 || Orioles || 5–8 || Brach (2–1) || Colomé (1–3) || — || 15,943 || 40–38 || L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 79 || June 27 || @ Pirates || 4–2 || Colomé (2–3) || Rivero (3–2) || Hunter (1) || 20,424 || 41–38 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 80 || June 28 || @ Pirates || 2–6 || Nova (8–5) || Snell (0–5) || — || 21,582 || 41–39 || L1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 81 || June 29 || @ Pirates || 0–4 || Taillon (4–2) || Archer (6–5) || — || 22,595 || 41–40 || L2 |-style="background:#cfc" | 82 || June 30 || @ Orioles || 6–4 || Díaz (1–3) || O'Day (1–2) || Colomé (21) || 24,398 || 42–40 || W1

|-style="background:#cfc" | 83 || July 1 || @ Orioles || 10–3 || Odorizzi (5–3) || Bundy (8–7) || — || 28,346 || 43–40 || W2 |-style="background:#fcc" | 84 || July 2 || @ Orioles || 1–7 || Gausman (5–7) || Cobb (6–6) || — || 26,489 || 43–41 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 85 || July 4 || @ Cubs || 6–5 || Archer (7–5) || Lester (5–5) || Colomé (22) || 42,046 || 44–41 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 86 || July 5 || @ Cubs || 3–7 || Strop (3–2) || Ramírez (4–3) || — || 39,855 || 44–42 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 87 || July 6 || Red Sox || 4–1 || Faria (4–0) || Sale (11–4) || Colomé (23) || 23,375 || 45–42 || W1 |-style="background:#fcc" | 88 || July 7 || Red Sox || 3–8 || Pomeranz (9–4) || Odorizzi (5–4) || — || 24,842 || 45–43 || L1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 89 || July 8 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Cobb (7–6) || Porcello (4–11) || Colomé (24) || 23,419 || 46–43 || W1 |-style="background:#cfc" | 90 || July 9 || Red Sox || 5–3 || Boxberger (1–0) || Kelly (3–1) || Colomé (25) || 20,812 || 47–43 || W2