Today is the 17th time this season Tampa Bay has been off since the season opener and the eleventh time day it has come on a Thursday. Tampa Bay also had one Friday off-day (the first, on March 27th), a Tuesday (July 14th), and three Mondays (July 13th, June 29th, and 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. This season, there are 24 scheduled days off, which does not include rain delays or postponements or possible days off between the regular season and post-season or between post-season games.

Tampa Bay resumes the post-All-Star Game schedule tomorrow. The next game(s) for the Rays are tomorrow, Friday, July 17th, with games 95 and 96 of the season, which are games 14 and 15 of the second half of the 162 game schedule.