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Rays Rout Boston, 13-4; Lead Series 3-1

(Newser) - Tampa Bay rocked Tim Wakefield and the Boston Red Sox tonight in a 13-4 victory at Fenway that put the defending champs on the brink of elimination. Evan Longoria hit his rookie-record fifth home run of the playoffs, and Carlos Pena and Willie Aybar also homered off aging knuckleballer Wakefield....

Rays Rip Red Sox, 9-1, for Series Lead
Rays Rip Red Sox, 9-1,
for Series Lead 
playoffs
Oct 13, 2008 7:25 PM CDT

Rays Rip Red Sox, 9-1, for Series Lead

(Newser) - B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria, and the rest of the Tampa Bay Rays are bashing their way through their first trip to the playoffs, the AP reports. Upton and Longoria homered off a suddenly shaky Jon Lester, and the power-packed Rays cleared the Green Monster four times to beat the...

Dice-K Muzzles Rays in ALCS Opener
 Dice-K Muzzles Rays 
 in ALCS Opener 
playoffs
Oct 10, 2008 11:29 PM CDT

Dice-K Muzzles Rays in ALCS Opener

(Newser) - Unhittable most of the game, Daisuke Matsuzaka and the Boston Red Sox taught Tampa Bay all about dominant postseason pitching, the AP reports. Matsuzaka took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and the defending World Series champions played a little better in every way, beating the Rays 2-0 tonight...

Red Sox Send Angels Packing
 Red Sox Send Angels Packing 
playoffs
Oct 6, 2008 11:02 PM CDT

Red Sox Send Angels Packing

(Newser) - When it turns to October, no one dominates like Boston. Jason Bay slid headfirst into home plate to score on Jed Lowrie's two-out single in the ninth inning tonight as the defending World Series champs beat Los Angeles, 3-2, in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series. The Sox advance...

Rays Win 6-2, Earn ALCS Berth
 Rays Win 6-2, Earn ALCS Berth 
playoffs
Oct 6, 2008 7:49 PM CDT

Rays Win 6-2, Earn ALCS Berth

(Newser) - B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home — to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 today in Game 4...

ChiSox Stay Alive With 5-3 Win
 ChiSox Stay 
 Alive With 5-3 Win 
playoffs
Oct 5, 2008 7:27 PM CDT

ChiSox Stay Alive With 5-3 Win

(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox staved off elimination today with solid starting pitching and a fastball that left Evan Longoria looking, MLB.com reports. John Danks held the Tampa Bay Rays to 3 runs over 6 2/3 innings in the 5-3 victory. When a two-run homer by B.J. Upton got...

Rays Rally to Beat ChiSox 6-2
 Rays Rally to Beat ChiSox 6-2 
playoffs
Oct 3, 2008 11:25 PM CDT

Rays Rally to Beat ChiSox 6-2

(Newser) - Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer as Tampa Bay beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 today for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League division playoff series, the AP reports. The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. "This is...

Rays, Longoria Take Game 1
 Rays, Longoria Take Game 1 
Oct 2, 2008 6:02 PM CDT

Rays, Longoria Take Game 1

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays made their postseason debut in fine fashion today. Rookie third-baseman Evan Longoria hit home runs in his first two at-bats as the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in Game 1 of their AL series, the Tampa Tribune reports. Longoria added an RBI single to...

ChiSox Win Playoff for AL Central
 ChiSox Win Playoff 
 for AL Central 
UPDATED
Sep 30, 2008 8:58 PM CDT

ChiSox Win Playoff for AL Central

Winner gets day off, begins series against Tampa Bay on Thursday

(Newser) - Jim Thome’s seventh-inning home run propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory tonight over the visiting Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the American League’s Central Division. The White Sox bullpen made it stand up in clinching the South Siders a berth in a...

Tampa Clinches First Playoff Spot; Cubs Win NL Central

(Newser) - What a difference a year makes. The once-lowly Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first playoff appearance in franchise history today with a 7-2 win over Minnesota. The Rays will earn at least a wild-card spot, but they also hold a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the AL East, the...

Rays Score First Replay Reversal

Fan interference call dropped on homer; Rays topple Twins 11-1

(Newser) - A Twins fan's near-catch caused MLB's first-ever instant replay reversal yesterday, the St Petersburg Times reports. Carlos Pena's 3-run homer was initially ruled a double for fan interference after the first-base umpire thought he saw a fan touch the ball while it was in play. The replay showed that contact...

First Replay Call Confirms A-Rod Homer

Instant replay's maiden use awards slugger his 549th home run

(Newser) - Major League Baseball's first-ever use of instant replay to settle a call backed a 9th-inning homer from Alex Rodriguez last night at Tropicana Field. Umpires checked the Yankee slugger's drive on a monitor after a protest from Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon, and upheld the original fair call, Newsday reports....

The Rays Are Winning. So Buy A Ticket, Tampa!

When even a pennant race for heretofore-hapless team can't fill seats, there's trouble

(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays have the best record in the American League, but you wouldn’t know it from the turnout at Tropicana Field, John Romano writes in the St. Petersburg Times. Even a heretofore-hapless franchise contending for the first time ever fills just a third of the seats. “...

Nationals Hope to Harness Dukes' Anger

Talented player has threatened his family, attacked teammates

(Newser) - Elijah Dukes hit a home run against the New York Yankees in his first major league at-bat. A few weeks later, the then-Tampa Bay Devil Ray threatened to kill his estranged wife and their two young children. That about sums up how Dukes' career has gone, reports ESPN. “Why...

Sonnanstine Tames Cardinals in Rays' Win

A.L.-leading Tampa ends two Pujols offensive marks

(Newser) - Andy Sonnanstine carried a shutout into the eighth inning and added two singles to a 12-hit outburst in the streaking Tampa Bay Rays' 3-1 victory over sagging St. Louis on Friday. Akinori Iwamura had three hits and an RBI for the AL East leaders, who are eight games above .500...

Kazmir Shines as Rays Beat Slumping Yankees 5-2

AL-leading Tampa batters Kennedy

(Newser) - Scott Kazmir sparkled in his first start since agreeing to a $28.5 million contract extension, and the surprising Tampa Bay Rays dropped the New York Yankees into last place with a 5-2 victory Thursday. Kazmir allowed three singles in six scoreless innings, and Akinori Iwamura and Shawn Riggans homered...

Mussina Stops Streaking Rays
 Mussina Stops Streaking Rays  
May 15, 2008 12:11 AM CDT

Mussina Stops Streaking Rays

(Newser) - Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 and drove in a run to back the pitching of Mike Mussina, helping the New York Yankees end the Tampa Bay Rays' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Wednesday. Mussina (6-3) allowed one run and five hits over 6 1-3 innings to win his...

Gross Gets Better of Mo in 11th as Rays Top Yanks

(Newser) - Gabe Gross singled with no outs in the 11th inning to drive in the first run Mariano Rivera has allowed all season, giving Tampa Bay a 2-1 victory over the New York Yankees and sending the Rays into first place in the AL East. Cliff Floyd began the 11th with...

Garza, Rays Beat Yanks 7-1
 Garza, Rays Beat Yanks 7-1 
May 12, 2008 11:31 PM CDT

Garza, Rays Beat Yanks 7-1

(Newser) - Matt Garza pitched seven scoreless innings and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat nemesis Andy Pettitte and the New York Yankees 7-1 for their fifth consecutive victory Monday night. Garza (2-1) allowed five hits, walked one and struck out three while holding the Yankees in check with help from three...

Crawford's 3-Run Homer Lifts Rays
Crawford's 3-Run Homer Lifts Rays
May 11, 2008 5:37 PM CDT

Crawford's 3-Run Homer Lifts Rays

Tampa Bay sweeps weekend series against Angels

(Newser) - Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Cliff Floyd added a pair of run-scoring singles, helping the Tampa Bay Rays win 8-5 over the Los Angeles Angels today. Santana departed with a 5-4 lead with one runner on and two outs in the sixth inning, but the game shifted when...

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