The Rays and Orioles entered play tonight as two of the hotter teams in baseball. The Florida heat only added to their rising temperatures. Tampa had won 18 of their last 25 and were on the heels of a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

Rays first. Josh Lowe homers to right field. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Yandy Diaz grounds out to third base. Brandon Lowe out at second. Jonathan Aranda doubles to right field.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to spoil a solid outing from Clay Holmes and beat the New York Mets 7-5 at Citi Fie

The Houston Astros traded right-hander Forrest Whitley to the Tampa Bay Rays after designating him for assignment last weekend, the team announced Friday, ending his tenure in the organization. Houston received cash considerations in the deal for the former top pitching prospect.

The Rays closed out a 5-1 homestand with Sunday's 3-2 victory. All of this helped Tampa Bay stay strong in the latest MLB Power Rankings, sitting in the No. 14 spot and moving up two from last week's location, according to MLB.com.

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.

The Rays pick up another big win, beating the Mets 8-4.

The challenge, at this point, might be finding something the Rays aren’t doing well. The Rays continued their nearly monthlong surge with a 7-1 win over the Orioles on Monday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field,