Nick Fortes, a DeLand native, will swap Sunshine State teams as the Tampa Bay Rays have acquired him from the Miami Marlins.

The Reds did all their scoring in the first inning. Austin Hays and Gavin Lux had back-to-back RBI singles to drive in T.J. Friedl to get on the scoreboard, and then Matt McLain for an insurance run, respectively.

The Tampa Bay Rays visit the New York Yankees, as a pair of AL East foes clash in the Monday lid-lifter of a 4-game series in the Bronx.

Rays first. Chandler Simpson grounds out to second base, Jazz Chisholm to Paul Goldschmidt. Yandy Diaz strikes out on a foul tip. Jonathan Aranda walks. Junior Caminero homers to center

The Reds' hat was blue with a red wishbone "C" intended to call upon Reds uniforms from 1947-54. The Rays wore a black hat that contrasted against the navy uniform tops they wore on Saturday. The front of the cap featured Tampa's original green and yellow "TB" logo from their 1998 expansion season.

The Chicago Cubs have led the National League Central division for a majority of the season. However, after posting a .500 record over their last 10 games, including a blowout loss against their crosstown rivals,

The trade deadline season is just above the horizon, and the stove is starting to heat up as the Rays issued a trade to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent right-handed pitcher Joey Krehbiel to the Royals in exchange for cash considerations.

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The Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) and Cincinnati Reds (53-50) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Junior Caminero hit a two-run homer, Drew Rasmussen recovered from a rocky start on the mound and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 4-2 Monday night in the opener of a four-game series. Caminero connected against Cam Schlittler (1-1) in the first inning for his 27th home run.