Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day History

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day history by Baseball Almanac is a comprehensive list of each Opening Day game played by the franchise, every opponent faced, the exact date of the game played, a final score, the official decision, team splits, and box scores.

"The guys who made up this schedule must have been in a room with a bottle of Wild Turkey and 40 straws." - Dave Bergman
 

Tampa Bay Devil Rays

Opening Day History

1 03-31-1998 vs Detroit Tigers 6-11 L 0-1
2 04-09-1999 vs Boston Red Sox 1-4 L 0-2
3 04-07-2000 vs Cleveland Indians 5-14 L 0-3
4 04-03-2001 vs Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 W 1-3
5 04-02-2002 vs Detroit Tigers 9-5 W 2-3
6 03-31-2003 vs Boston Red Sox 6-4 W 3-3
7 03-30-2004 vs New York Yankees 8-3 W 4-3
8 04-04-2005 vs Toronto Blue Jays 2-5 L 4-4
9 04-10-2006 vs Baltimore Orioles 3-6 L 4-5
10 04-06-2007 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-5 W 5-5
11 04-08-2008 vs Seattle Mariners 5-6 L 5-6
12 04-13-2009 vs New York Yankees 15-5 W 6-6
Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day History



The Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day history is based upon the first game played at home during the regular season and includes (if applicable) the entire franchise history.

How many Tampa Bay Devil Rays Opening Day games were played in April? Have they ever played an Opening Day game in March? Have they even been shutout at home on Opening Day? We hope you enjoy using the charts below to review other similar Opening Day splits:

Monthly Opening Day Splits Team vs Team Opening Day Splits
   
Month (Games)WonLostWP Opponent (Games)WonLostWP
March (3)210.667 Baltimore Orioles (1)010.000
April (9)450.444 Boston Red Sox (2)110.500
  Cleveland Indians (1)010.000
Score Related Opening Day Splits Detroit Tigers (2)110.500
  New York Yankees (2)201.000
Type (Games)WonLostWP Seattle Mariners (1)010.000
Shutouts ()000.000 Toronto Blue Jays (3)210.667
1-Run Games (2)110.500  
Blowouts (5)320.600  

During their Opening Day history, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays scored the most runs (15) on April 13, 2009 versus the New York Yankees. The most runs scored against them during an Opening Day game was 14 and it was played on April 7, 2000 versus the Cleveland Indians.