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Shields, Rays wrap quick set with A's Wed Apr 28 10:57:47 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - Right-hander James Shields can prolong the early-season success for the Tampa Bay Rays tonight when the American League East Division leaders host the Oakland Athletics in the back half of a two-game midweek series. The Rays won Tuesday's opener, 8-6, behind Pat Burrell's three-run homer and a 3-for-5, two-RBI effort from Jason Bartlett. Reid Brignac also homered and B.J. Upton scored two runs. Tampa Bay has won four straight games and can win a fifth straight series with a v
Burrell homers as Rays edge A's Tue Apr 27 22:20:14 2010 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Pat Burrell hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Oakland Athletics, 8-6, in the opener of a two-game set at Tropicana Field. Jason Bartlett went 3-for-5 with two RBI for the Rays, who have won three straight games and maintained the best record in baseball at 15-5. Reid Brignac homered and B.J. Upton contributed two runs scored in the win. Wade Davis (2-1) earned the victory despite allowing four runs on seven hits over five innings. Cl
Rays' Navarro suspended two games Tue Apr 27 11:55:20 2010 EST
New York, NY (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro was suspended two games and fined an undisclosed amount for bumping an umpire during an April 23 game against Toronto. Navarro, while behind the plate, was unhappy with a call from Dan Bellino and argued the pitch. He was ejected and bumped the plate umpire before leaving the field. Unless appealed, Navarro will miss games Tuesday and Wednesday against Oakland. Navarro is batting just .136 in 14 games this season with two run
Price tosses shutout as Rays take series from Blue Jays Sun Apr 25 16:42:14 2010 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - David Price threw the first shutout of his career to help the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-0 win over the Toronto Blue Jays in the rubber match of a three-game series. Price (3-1) gave up just four hits and one walk with nine strikeouts for the Rays, who have won four of five. Jason Bartlett and John Jaso each drove in a pair of runs in the win. Brandon Morrow (1-2) was charged with two runs on three hits with six walks and eight strikeouts over six frames to take
Rays close out series with Blue Jays Sun Apr 25 10:53:41 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays can start a homestand with a series victory today when they meet the Toronto Blue Jays in the finale of a three- game series at Tropicana Field. The Rays rallied with a seven-run eighth inning in Saturday's middle game en route to a 9-3 victory. Toronto had won the opener Friday, 6-5. Champions of the American League in 2008 before a World Series loss to the Philadelphia Phillies, Tampa Bay enters the game tied with Minnesota with the best record in the maj
Rays use big eighth inning to beat Jays Sat Apr 24 21:39:07 2010 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - Ben Zobrist had a two-run single to cap a seven-run eighth inning, as the Tampa Bay Rays downed Toronto, 9-3, in the middle portion of a three-game set. Jason Bartlett also had a two-run single in the big inning and John Jaso blasted his first major league home run for the Rays, who won for the 10th time in 12 games. Jeff Niemann struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings while allowing three runs on five hits. Dan Wheeler (1-0) picked up the win after recording the
Blue Jays, Rays continue set at Tropicana Field Sat Apr 24 11:06:55 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - Two rookie standouts from 2009 meet early in their sophomore seasons tonight when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Tampa Bay Rays for the middle contest of a three-game series at Tropicana Field. Lefty Ricky Romero was 13-9 in 29 first-year starts for Toronto last season, splitting a pair of starts against the Rays while allowing 11 hits and four runs in 14 innings with 13 strikeouts. He's gone seven or more innings in all three starts so far in 2010, allowing a combined 11 hi
Orioles turn to rookie Matusz versus Red Sox Sat Apr 24 10:46:35 2010 EST
time out on Sunday in Oakland, as he held the Athletics to three runs and eight hits in 6 1/3 innings. He also struck out eight batters and has fanned 23 in 18 2/3 innings this season. Boston, meanwhile, will counter with righty John Lackey, who is 1-1 with a 5.63 ERA and is coming off an awful performance on Monday against the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rays ripped Lackey for eight runs and nine hits in just 3 1/3 innings. Lackey has faced the O's 12 times and is 8-3 with a 3.16 ERA in those outings.
Rays hand Zobrist contract extension Fri Apr 23 13:50:46 2010 EST
St. Petersburg, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Rays have locked up utilityman Ben Zobrist with a contract extension that could reach $30 million over five years. The first three years are guaranteed with the Rays holding options for Zobrist's first two years of free agency in 2014 and 2015. The switch-hitting Zobrist had a breakout season in 2009, setting career highs across the board offensively and getting his first All-Star nod. In 152 games, the former sixth-round pick hit .297 and kno
Rays return home to face Jays Fri Apr 23 11:08:16 2010 EST
(Sports Network) - Hard-throwing right-hander Matt Garza can continue the Tampa Bay Rays' best start in franchise history tonight when they return home to open a three-game series at Tropicana Field with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Rays, who won the American League championship in 2008 and were over .500 last season for just the second time, are back from a trip which featured a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park and two wins in three games at Chicago. Overall, Tampa Bay was 9-
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