The club’s No. 1 prospect -- and MLB’s No. 47 overall -- belted a momentum-shifting two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Rays to a 10-6 victory over the Cardinals in his Major League debut on Friday.

Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays, received a key update from the City of St. Petersburg on Friday morning.

The Tampa Bay Rays optioned Joe Boyle to Triple-A Durham on Friday. They recalled swingman Brian Van Belle in a corresponding move, setting the 28-year-old up to make his MLB debut.

Rays first baseman Bob Seymour says that shortstop Carson Williams is one of the best baseball players he has seen. Everyone will now get a chance to see why Williams has been showered with such high praise.

The Tampa Bay Rays have recalled right-hander Brian Van Belle from Triple-A Durham while optioning right-hander Joe Boyle back to Durham, the team announced on

The St. Louis Cardinals have fallen further out of playoff contention, hampered by a wave of injuries to key players.

Nathan Church took an 0-for-14 start into his big-league career into Friday's game, yet his assist Thursday shaped the game and he's scored four runs.