2021 Tampa Bay Rays season

The 2021 Tampa Bay Rays season was the 24th season of the Tampa Bay Rays franchise and their 14th as the Rays. The Rays played their home games at Tropicana Field as members of Major League Baseball's American League East.

The Rays finished with a 100–62 record, winning the American League East division title for the second consecutive season. It was the first time in franchise history the Rays repeated as division champions, and the first time in franchise history the Rays won 100 games. Manager Kevin Cash was named the American League Manager of the Year. However, they were upset in the ALDS, losing in 4 games to the Boston Red Sox.

Season standings

American League East

American League Wild Card

Rays team leaders Batting Batting average Randy Arozarena .274 Runs scored Brandon Lowe 97 RBIs Austin Meadows 106 Home runs Brandon Lowe 39 Stolen bases Randy Arozarena 20Pitching ERA Ryan Yarbrough 5.11 WHIP 1.23 Wins Josh FlemingShane McClanahan10 Strikeouts Shane McClanahan 141 Saves Diego Castillo 14 Source:2021 Tampa Bay Rays statistics at Baseball Reference

Updated through game of September 9.

Minimum 3.1 plate appearances per team games played AVG qualified batters: Arozarena, Díaz, Lowe, Meadows

Minimum 1 inning pitched per team games played ERA & WHIP qualified pitchers: None

Record against opponents

Game log Regular season The 2021 regular season schedule was announced on July 9, 2020.

Legend Rays win Rays loss PostponementBoldRays team member

|-style="background:#bfb;" | 1 || April 1 || @ Marlins || 1–0 || Thompson (1–0) || García (0–1) || Castillo (1) || 7,062 || 1–0 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 2 || April 2 || @ Marlins || 6–4 || Kittredge (1–0) || Bass (0–1) || Castillo (2) || 6,115 || 2–0 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 3 || April 3 || @ Marlins || 7–12 || Bleier (1–0) || Archer (0–1) || — || 6,179 || 2–1 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 4 || April 5 || @ Red Sox || 2–11 || Pivetta (1–0) || Wacha (0–1) || — || 4,577 || 2–2 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 5 || April 6 || @ Red Sox || 5–6 || Valdéz (1–0) || Thompson (1–1) || — || 4,682 || 2–3 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 6 || April 7 || @ Red Sox || 2–9 || Eovaldi (1–1) || Yarbrough (0–1) || — || 4,751 || 2–4 || L4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 7 || April 9 || Yankees || 10–5 || Hill (1–0) || Kluber (0–1) || — || 9,021 || 3–4 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 8 || April 10 || Yankees || 4–0 || Kittredge (2–0) || Germán (0–2) || — || 6,270 || 4–4 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 9 || April 11 || Yankees || 4–8 || Chapman (1–0) || McHugh (0–1) || — || 6,965 || 4–5 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 10 || April 12 || Rangers || 1–0 || Glasnow (1–0) || Hearn (0–1) || Castillo (3) || 3,627 || 5–5 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 11 || April 13 || Rangers || 3–8 || Gibson (2–0) || Yarbrough (0–2) || — || 4,753 || 5–6 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 12 ||April 14 || Rangers || 1–5 || Arihara (1–1) || Fleming (0–1) || — || 3,021 || 5–7 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 13 || April 15 || Rangers || 4–6 || Sborz (1–0) || Reed (0–1) || Kennedy (3) || 4,217 || 5–8 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 14 || April 16 || @ Yankees || 8–2 || Wacha (1–1) || Nelson (0–2) || — || 10,202 || 6–8 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 15 || April 17 || @ Yankees || 6–3 || Glasnow (2–0) || Montgomery (1–1) || Castillo (4) || 10,583 || 7–8 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 16 || April 18 || @ Yankees || 4–2 || Yarbrough (1–2) || Cole (2–1) || Springs (1) || 10,606 || 8–8 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 17 || April 19 || @ Royals || 4–1 || Fleming (1–1) || Duffy (2–1) || — || 5,589 || 9–8 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 18 || April 20 || @ Royals || 14–7 || Kittredge (3–0) || Keller (1–2) || Richards (1) || 4,481 || 10–8 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 19 || April 21 || @ Royals || 8–9 || Barlow (1–0) || Castillo (0–1) || — || 5,053 || 10–9 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 20 || April 23 || Blue Jays || 3–5 || Matz (4–0) || Glasnow (2–1) || Dolis (1) || 5,564 || 10–10 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 21 || April 24 || Blue Jays || 5–3 || Thompson (2–1) || Romano (1–1) || Kittredge (1) || 6,688 || 11–10 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 22 || April 25 || Blue Jays || 0–1 || Mayza (1–0) || Fleming (1–2) || Dolis (2) || 6,372 || 11–11 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 23 || April 26 || Athletics || 1–2 || Manaea (3–1) || Hill (1–1) || Trivino (3) || 2,981 || 11–12 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 24 || April 27 || Athletics || 4–3 || Springs (1–0) || Montas (2–2) || Castillo (5) || 2,924 || 12–12 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 25 || April 28 || Athletics || 2–0 || Glasnow (3–1) || Irvin (2–3) || Castillo (6) || 3,374 || 13–12 || W2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 26 || April 29 || Athletics || 2–3 || Diekman (1–0) || Castillo (0–2) || Trivino (4) || 3,737 || 13–13 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 27 || April 30 || Astros || 2–9 || McCullers Jr. (2–1) || Yarbrough (1–3) || — || 6,169 || 13–14 || L2

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 28 || May 1 || Astros || 1–3 || Urquidy (2–2) || Fleming (1–3) || Pressly (4) || 7,335 || 13–15 || L3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 29 || May 2 || Astros || 5–4 || Springs (2–0) || Raley (0–1) || Castillo (7) || 6,933 || 14–15 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 30 || May 3 || @ Angels || 7–3 || Glasnow (4–1) || Quintana (0–3) || — || 10,641 || 15–15 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 31 || May 4 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Patiño (1–0) || Cobb (1–2) || — || 8,152 || 16–15 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 32 || May 5 || @ Angels || 3–1 || Yarbrough (2–3) || Guerra (2–1) || Springs (2) || 9,169 || 17–15 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 33 || May 6 || @ Angels || 8–3 || Fleming (2–3) || Mayers (1–2) || — || 8,840 || 18–15 || W5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 34 || May 7 || @ Athletics || 1–2 || Diekman (2–0) || Springs (2–1) || — || 5,058 || 18–16 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 35 || May 8 || @ Athletics || 3–6 || Montas (4–2) || Glasnow (4–2) || Trivino (6) || 7,707 || 18–17 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 36 || May 9 || @ Athletics || 4–3 || Springs (3–1) || Irvin (3–4) || Kittredge (2) || 6,911 || 19–17 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 37 || May 11 || Yankees || 1–3 || Montgomery (2–1) || Patiño (1–1) || Chapman (8) || 5,441 || 19–18 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 38 || May 12 || Yankees || 0–1 || Cole (5–1) || Thompson (2–2) || Chapman (9) || 5,668 || 19–19 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 39 || May 13 || Yankees || 9–1 || Hill (2–1) || Taillon (1–3) || — || 6,229 || 20–19 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 40 || May 14 || Mets || 3–2 || Fairbanks (1–0) || Castro (0–1) || — || 7,123 || 21–19 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 41 || May 15 || Mets || 12–5 || McClanahan (1–0) || Lucchesi (1–3) || — || 7,536 || 22–19 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 42 || May 16 || Mets || 7–1 || Fleming (3–3) || Stroman (3–4) || — || 7,355 || 23–19 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 43 || May 18 || @ Orioles || 13–6 || Kittredge (4–0) || Harvey (3–4) || — || 5,429 || 24–19 || W5 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 44 || May 19 || @ Orioles || 9–7 || Thompson (3–2) || Fry (0–1) || Fairbanks (1) || 6,581 || 25–19 || W6 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 45 || May 20 || @ Orioles || 10–1 || Hill (3–1) || Kremer (0–4) || — || 6,916 || 26–19 || W7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 46 || May 21 || @ Blue Jays || 9–7 || Castillo (1–2) || Beasley (0–1) || — || 1,437 || 27–19 || W8 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 47 || May 22 || @ Blue Jays || 3–1 || Kittredge (5–0) || Castro (0–1) || Castillo (8) || 1,514 || 28–19 || W9 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 48 || May 23 || @ Blue Jays || 6–4 || Fleming (4–3) || Chatwood (0–1) || Feyereisen (1) || 1,496 || 29–19 || W10 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 49 || May 24 || @ Blue Jays || 14–8 || Springs (4–1) || Payamps (0–2) || — || 1,641 || 30–19 || W11 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 50 || May 25 || Royals || 1–2 || Keller (4–4) || Hill (3–2) || Zimmer (2) || 4,946 || 30–20 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 51 || May 26 || Royals || 2–1 || Feyereisen (1–2) || Zuber (0–2) || — || 4,973 || 31–20 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 52 || May 27 || Royals || 7–2 || McClanahan (2–0) || Singer (2–4) || — || 5,519 || 32–20 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 53 || May 29 || Phillies || 5–3 || Castillo (2–2) || Coonrod (0–2) || Feyereisen (2) || 7,316 || 33–20 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 54 || May 30 || Phillies || 6–2 || Fleming (5–3) || Eflin (2–5) || — || 7,479 || 34–20 || W4 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 55 || May 31 || @ Yankees || 3–1 || Hill (4–2) || Taillon (1–4) || Feyereisen (3) || 17,008 || 35–20 || W5

|-style="background:#fbb;" | 56 || June 1 || @ Yankees || 3–5 || Cessa (1–0) || Kittredge (5–1) || — || 12,537 || 35–21 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 57 || June 2 || @ Yankees || 3–4 || Montgomery (3–1) || McClanahan (2–1) || Chapman (12) || 13,824 || 35–22 || L2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 58 || June 3 || @ Yankees || 9–2 || Yarbrough (3–3) || Cole (6–3) || — || 12,614 || 36–22 || W1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 59 || June 4 || @ Rangers || 4–5 || Gibson (4–0) || Fleming (5–4) || Kennedy (12) || 30,635 || 36–23 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 60 || June 5 || @ Rangers || 3–0 || Hill (5–2) || Allard (1–2) || Castillo (9) || 27,237 || 37–23 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 61 || June 6 || @ Rangers || 7–1 || Feyereisen (2–2) || King (5–4) || — || 26,442 || 38–23 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 62 || June 8 || Nationals || 3–1 || Glasnow (5–2) || Suero (0–1) || Castillo (10) || 7,173 || 39–23 || W3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 63 || June 9 || Nationals || 7–9 || Hand (3–2) || Castillo (2–3) || Rainey (1) || 7,616 || 39–24 || L1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 64 || June 11 || Orioles || 4–2 || Yarbrough (4–3) || Akin (0–1) || Fairbanks (2) || 6,211 || 40–24 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 65 || June 12 || Orioles || 5–4 || McHugh (1–1) || López (2–7) || Castillo (11) || 9,225 || 41–24 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 66 || June 13 || Orioles || 7–1 || Fleming (6–4) || Zimmermann (4–4) || — || 9,101 || 42–24 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 67 || June 14 || @ White Sox || 5–2 || Feyereisen (3–2) || Lynn (7–2) || Fairbanks (3) || 18,024 || 43–24 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 68 || June 15 || @ White Sox || 0–3 || Keuchel (6–1) || McClanahan (2–2) || Hendriks (18) || 19,259 || 43–25 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 69 || June 16 || @ White Sox || 7–8 || Burr (1–0) || Fairbanks (1–1) || — || 20,098 || 43–26 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 70 || June 17 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Santiago (1–1) || Fairbanks (1–2) || — || 9,092 || 43–27 || L3 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 71 || June 18 || @ Mariners || 1–5 || Kikuchi (4–3) || Wacha (1–2) || — || 12,654 || 43–28 || L4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 72 || June 19 || @ Mariners || 5–6 || Montero (4–2) || Feyereisen (3–3) || — || 14,772 || 43–29 || L5 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 73 || June 20 || @ Mariners || 2–6 || Montero (5–2) || Castillo (2–4) || — || 18,172 || 43–30 || L6 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 74 || June 22 || Red Sox || 5–9 || Hernández (2–2) || Fairbanks (1–3) || — || 12,994 || 43–31 || L7 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 75 || June 23 || Red Sox || 8–2 || Hill (6–2) || Richards (4–5) || — || 9,088 || 44–31 || W1 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 76 || June 24 || Red Sox || 1–0 || Feyereisen (4–3) || Barnes (3–2) || — || 10,961 || 45–31 || W2 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 77 || June 25 || Angels || 4–3 || McHugh (2–1) || Suárez (2–1) || Castillo (12) || 7,909 || 46–31 || W3 |-style="background:#bfb;" | 78 || June 26 || Angels || 13–3 || McClanahan (3–2) || Cobb (5–3) || — || 16,699 || 47–31 || W4 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 79 || June 27 || Angels || 4–6 || Watson (3–3) || Wisler (1–3) || Iglesias (13) || 12,764 || 47–32 || L1 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 80 || June 29 || @ Nationals || 3–4 || Ross (5–7) || Hill (6–3) || Hand (18) || 17,117 || 47–33 || L2 |-style="background:#fbb;" | 81 || June 30 || @ Nationals || 6–15 || Lester (2–3) || Sherriff (0–1) || — || 15,552 || 47–34 || L3