Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer earned the first victory by a Rays starting pitcher of the season Monday versus the [...]

Chicago White Sox outfielder Nick Delmonico hit his first home run of the season Monday. The two-run shot came off of Tampa Bay Rays started Chris Archer. Delmonico has been off to a cold start and hopefully the home run will get him going. He finished 2-for-4 with a run scored, a walk and a strikeout.

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer went five innings allowing four runs Tuesday versus the New York Yankees. The big blow against him was a three-run home run in the third inning. He left trailing 4-1 but the Rays tied it in the next half-inning to give him his second straight no-decision to start the season. The Rays would eventually lose as Austin Pruitt was pounded for six runs (five earned) in only 2 1/3 innings. Archer is an elite strikeout pitcher who has had at least 233 each of[...]

The Tampa Bay Rays take advantage of the postponed game versus the Yankees Monday to reorder their rotation for the next few games. Chris Archer will start the first game of the series Tuesday while Blake Snell will pitch the second game of the series [...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer went six innings Thursday versus Boston in the regular season opener. He allowed four runs with six strikeouts. He left trailing 4-0 but the Rays rallied to win 6-4 to spare him the loss. He pitched well outside of a rough second inning where he gave up three runs, aided by a gapper that turned into an inside-the-ballpark home run. The strikeouts continue the story that Archer is an elite strikeout pitcher who has had at least 233 each of the past thr[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer (forearm) looked good during a 30-pitch bullpen session Monday, and manager Kevin Cash has no concerns about his ace being ready for Opening Day on Thursday. Archer remains the clear best pitcher in Tampa and has low-end fantasy ace potential. It's certainly a tough assignment on opening day against a powerful BoSox lineup. Archer is probably one to avoid in DFS.

Updating previous posts, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer says he is still a little sore but the swelling is down with the pain almost gone. He should be fine to start the season. Archer remains the clear ace of this four-man rotation, although fantasy owners may be a bit hesitant to invest after he posted a 7.48 ERA and five home runs to close out last year in September. He is still a low-end fantasy ace after striking out 249 in 201 innings last season.

Updating an earlier story, Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer does not have a serious injury after being hit by a ground ball today, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. Archer was hit on outside (lateral) of forearm below the elbow by a one-hop come backer, per Topkin, but his removal was precautionary He had it covered with a pad and compression sleeve when talking to media, but said bruise had some blue coloring and stitches of ball were visible. Archer remains the clear[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer left today's game after being hit by a grounder, according to Marc Topkin of the Tampa Bay Times. This came in the 5th inning of what is likely to be Archer's last appearance of the Spring, in a minor league game where he was expected to throw 100 pitches. The team is saying that the injury is not serious and that he was removed as a precaution. Archer remains the clear ace of this four-man rotation, although fantasy owners may be a bit hesitant to in[...]

Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Chris Archer will start on Opening Day. Archer remains the clear ace of this four-man rotation, although fantasy owners may be a bit hesitant to invest after he posted a 7.48 ERA and five home runs to close out last year in September. He's still a low-end fantasy ace after striking out 249 in 201 innings last season.