Rays (S29) Off Day #19 (8/06/26)

Today is the 19th time this season the Rays (68-46, .596, 1st AL East, 1st AL) have been off since the season opener and the twelfth time the off-day has come on a Thursday. Tampa Bay also had one Friday off-day (the first, on March 27th), a Tuesday (July 14th), a Wednesday (July 15th), and four Mondays.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 Game 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 is 19-13 since the start of the second half of the season after Wednesday night’s 4-0 win over Colorado. The second half did not start with the All-Star Game break, but game 82 of 162 on June 30th of season 29.