The Rays (40-25, .615) are off today, June 11th. It’s the 11th time this season Tampa Bay has been off since the season opener and the ninth time it’s been on a Thursday. The Rays have also had one Friday off-day (the first, on March 27th) and one Monday off-day (April 13th). Last year, between games one and 162, the Rays had 23 days off, which included the ones that come as part of the All-star break.

Tampa Bay has six games between this day off and the next (next Thursday, the 18th). All six are on the road, the first three at Angel Stadium and the next three at Dodger Stadium, all in the Los Angeles area of California. The Rays are 29-12 against the A.L. and 11-13 against the N.L. and Tampa Bay is 16-16 on the road.