The new ballpark will replace Tropicana Field, which has been the Rays' home stadium since their 1998 debut

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Peralta pitched six terrific innings against his former team, Yandy Díaz homered and doubled, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 6-2 on Tuesday night. Junior Caminero extended his hitting streak to 15 games with two singles for Tampa Bay.

Francisco Lindor and the Mets face the Rays as former New York pitcher Freddy Peralta looks to dominate his old teammates on the mound tonight.

The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ballpark project that will replace the domed Tropicana Field.

Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter wrote that the catcher may turn out to be the "biggest" steal of last month's deadline. "Rarely a team willing to part with top prospect capital, they sent a package of three players ranked outside their organization's top 10 list to the Marlins in exchange for Liam Hicks," Reuter wrote.

Patrick Zalupski should do a roll call for the next ownership group meeting because Cal Quantrill is a majority statistical owner of the franchise. Quantrill, with his effort tonight, is now 4-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay over seven starts as he led the Rangers to a 6-0 win over the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays have received quite a boost offensively from Liam Hicks.

The Rays' road-heavy finish exposes the fatal flaw that could doom Tampa Bay's chances of holding off the Yankees in the AL East.