2018 Tampa Bay Rays season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak/Recap
28 May 1 @ Tigers 1-2 Boyd ( 1-2 ) Archer ( 2-2 ) Greene ( 5 ) 17,255 13-15 L1
29 May 2 @ Tigers 2-3 ( 12 ) Saupold ( 1-0 ) Andriese ( 0-1 ) - 20,866 13-16 L2
30 May 4 Blue Jays 6-2 Yarbrough ( 2-1 ) Happ ( 4-2 ) - 11,117 14-16 W1
31 May 5 Blue Jays 5-3 Faria ( 3-1 ) Sanchez ( 2-3 ) Colomé ( 6 ) 16,297 15-16 W2
32 May 6 Blue Jays 1-2 Tepera ( 2-1 ) Colomé ( 2-4 ) Osuna ( 9 ) 14,032 15-17 L1
33 May 8 Braves 0-1 Newcomb ( 3-1 ) Snell ( 4-2 ) Vizcaíno ( 5 ) 15,382 15-18 L2
34 May 9 Braves 2-5 Teherán ( 3-1 ) Yarbrough ( 2-2 ) Vizcaíno ( 6 ) 12,082 15-19 L3
35 May 11 @ Orioles 4-9 Gausman ( 3-2 ) Faria ( 3-2 ) Brach ( 5 ) 28,170 15-20 L4
36 May 12 ( 1 ) @ Orioles 3-6 Hess ( 1-0 ) Archer ( 2-3 ) Givens ( 1 ) 24,534 15-21 L5
37 May 12 ( 2 ) @ Orioles 10-3 Romo ( 1-0 ) Cobb ( 0-5 ) - 24,534 16-21 W1
38 May 13 @ Orioles 1-17 Bundy ( 2-5 ) Snell ( 4-3 ) - 25,257 16-22 L1
39 May 14 @ Royals 2-1 Yarbrough ( 3-2 ) Skoglund ( 1-3 ) Colomé ( 7 ) 14,174 17-22 W1
40 May 15 @ Royals 6-5 Venters ( 1-0 ) Herrera ( 1-1 ) Colomé ( 8 ) 21,500 18-22 W2
41 May 16 @ Royals 5-3 Andriese ( 1-1 ) Hammel ( 0-5 ) Colomé ( 9 ) 19,611 19-22 W3
42 May 17 @ Angels 7-1 Archer ( 3-3 ) Skaggs ( 3-3 ) - 30,487 20-22 W4
43 May 18 @ Angels 8-3 Snell ( 5-3 ) Tropeano ( 1-3 ) - 40,067 21-22 W5
44 May 19 @ Angels 5-3 Yarbrough ( 4-2 ) Heaney ( 2-3 ) Colomé ( 10 ) 37,232 22-22 W6
45 May 20 @ Angels 2-5 Ohtani ( 4-1 ) Andriese ( 1-2 ) Parker ( 2 ) 38,560 22-23 L1
46 May 22 Red Sox 2-4 Sale ( 5-1 ) Faria ( 3-3 ) Kimbrel ( 14 ) 10,642 22-24 L2
47 May 23 Red Sox 1-4 Kelly ( 3-0 ) Colomé ( 2-5 ) Kimbrel ( 15 ) 10,194 22-25 L3
The Tampa Bay Rays 2018 season was the Rays' 21st season of Major League Baseball, and the 11th as the Rays (all at Tropicana Field). The Rays played this season with few starting pitchers. Many games were started by pitchers normally used in relief, referred to as openers. This approach saw the Rays set MLB single season records for most no decisions by starters (91) and most wins by relievers (55). They finished the season with a 90-72 record, their first winning season since 2013; however, for the fifth consecutive year, they failed to make the postseason. This was because the Red Sox had 108 wins for the division title, while the Yankees had 100 wins and the Athletics had 97 wins for the wild card.