The Tampa Bay Rays (53-50) and Cincinnati Reds (53-50) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Great American Ball Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Reds odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

Saturday and Sunday are expected to be dry and absent of the typical summer afternoon showers, said Nicole Carlisle, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Tampa Bay office. That means less cloud cover and less rainfall to cool things off.

Cincinnati Reds pitcher Scott Barlow (58) throws a pitch in the sixth inning of a MLB game between the Cincinnati Reds and Colorado Rockies, Sunday, July 13, 2025, at Great American Ball Park in Downtown Cincinnati. Reds won 4-2. / Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

TAMPA, Fla. — Thousands of people will flock to the Tampa Convention Center this weekend for MetroCon 2025. The annual event is a significant economic driver for the area, with the Convention Center reporting that the 2024 event generated approximately $ 3.3 million for the area.

The trade deadline season is just above the horizon, and the stove is starting to heat up as the Rays issued a trade to the Kansas City Royals. The Tampa Bay Rays have sent right-handed pitcher Joey Krehbiel to the Royals in exchange for cash considerations.

Bulmer, the academic program director at St. Pete Collegiate’s STEM High School, was one of just 28 people the Bimini Shark Lab chose for the nonprofit’s week-long research excursion last month in the Bahamas.

July 25 marks World Drowning Prevention Day, and experts are calling for families to take the necessary steps to help prevent tragedy.

The sound of helmets colliding, bands playing, and crowds cheering is right around the corner. Read below for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers recently released pre-season schedule on WKRG and Gulf Coast CW.

Wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died on Thursday in Clearwater at the age of 71. Hogan, whose real name was Terry Bollea, had strong roots in the Tampa Bay area. FOX 13’s Matthew McClellan reports.