Rays' Homecoming: Six-Run Victory at Tropicana Field

0:00It's April 7, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. The Tampa Bay Rays are back home at Tropicana Field after 561 days away, and they celebrated with a 6-4 win over the year. Chicago Cubs, Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Aronda, and Junior Caminero all crushed home runs to power the victory in front of a packed house. Hurricane Milton wrecked the domes roof last year, forcing the race to play their entire 2025 season across the bay at Steinbrenner, Field, the Yankee Spring training spot. Now repaired, the trot felt electric for this return. A sell-out crowd of 25,114 fans showed up roaring, marking a huge moment after all that displacement. Shane McClanahan made his first trot start since July 22, 2023, tossing four solid innings with just two runs allowed after. Facing two full seasons to injuries like Tommy John's surgery and a triceps issue,

1:00the pitching duel heated up with Kevin Kelly grabbing the win in relief, and Brian Baker closing it out for his first save, despite a late Cubs homer. Jameson Taylin took the loss after giving up four runs in six innings. Looking ahead, the race send Drew Rasmussen to the mound Tuesday against Javier Assad in his season debut for Chicago, stepping in for the injured. Matthew Boyd. Those like the race are locked in for the long haul now.