Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, left, and Taylor Walls, right, react after Walls scored on a single hit by Josh Lowe during the third inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Saturday, June 14, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) AP

The New York Mets had a brutal start to their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. On Friday night, the Mets blew a 5-1 lead in the top of the sixth in

Since May 20, who has the best record in the Major Leagues? No, it’s not the Mets, Dodgers or Yankees. It’s the Rays. By pounding the Mets, 8-4, at Citi Field on Saturday, Tampa Bay has won 17 of its last 23 games.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays stymied the New York Mets for a second consecutive day at Citi Field on Saturday, overcoming a 51-minute pregame rain delay to win

Junior Caminero homered to ignite a five-run fourth inning Saturday, while Taylor Walls doubled twice and knocked in two runs as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays stopped the New York Mets by an 8-4 count.

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

Danny Jansen hit a two-run homer to cap Tampa Bay’s six-run sixth inning and the Rays came back to beat the Mets 7-5 and snap New York’s six-game winning streak.

However, right-handed pitcher Tylor Megill has not pulled his weight recently. Megill notched a 1.73 ERA in April but jumped to a 5.96 mark in May and had a 4.91 mark in June ahead of Saturday's start against the Tampa Bay Rays.

“They’re a very talented team,” said Rays manager Kevin Cash, noting, among strengths, the power provided by Tampa’s Pete Alonso, Juan Soto, Francisco Lindor and Brandon Nimmo.