TAMPA, Fla. – The Rays opened the 2025 season in their temporary home of Steinbrenner Field last Friday and did so in historic fashion, thanks to Kameron Misner’s ninth-inning, walk-off home run to defeat the Rockies.
The Rays, who open a three-game series at Texas on Friday night, took two of three from the Rockies and Pirates to open the new season 4-2.
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Here are some of the numbers generated from the season-opening homestand.
1 – Walks Rays starting pitchers allowed in their first 29 2/3 innings. Also, home runs allowed by Rays pitching in the first five games.
4 – Consecutive games the Rays went without allowing a base on balls. It is the longest such streak in team history.
5 – Home runs during the homestand. The Rays hit three, with two of them by Brandon Lowe and Misner’s aforementioned heroics. The Rockies hit two (Hunter Goodman, Mickey Moniak) and Pirates one (Oneil Cruz).
6 – Walks issued in six games by Rays pitching. Ryan Pepiot has four in two starts and Pete Fairbanks two, both on Opening Day.
8 – Hits by Jake Mangum in the four games he played after being called up from Triple-A Durham on Saturday. The 29-year-old outfielder made his MLB debut Sunday against Colorado (0-3, BB) before going 4-for-4 with two RBI, two stolen bases and run scored Monday night against Pittsburgh.
11 – Consecutive batters Drew Rasmussen got ahead of during his start against the Pirates on Monday.
19 – Home games the Rays will play in their first 22 games. The schedule was constructed to have as many games as possible on the front end (as well as September) to help minimize inevitable summer weather delays.
89 – Temperature at first pitch for Wednesday’s game against the Pirates. It marked the second-highest temp for a Rays game played before May, one degree shy of what it was at Camden Yards in Baltimore on April 8, 1999.
100.4 – Velocity Shane Baz topped out at in his outing Tuesday night against Pittsburgh.
126 – Career home runs by Brandon Lowe who Tuesday tied Aubrey Huff for third on the Rays’ all-time list.
10,046 – Capacity for the Rays at Steinbrenner Field. Each of the first six games sold out.
11,026 – Capacity for the Yankees during spring training at Steinbrenner Field. Converting the venue from Yankees to Rays resulted in reduced capacity.
17,217 – Average attendance through the Rays’ first six home games against the Blue Jays and Rangers last season. The figure includes their only sellout, which was Opening Day against Toronto.
25,025 – Capacity for the Rays at Tropicana Field beginning in 2019 when the upper deck was closed. (Upper-level seating was available during the playoffs.)
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