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Rays bank on rested Drew Rasmussen to make difference in Game 2MILWAUKEE -- The Tampa Bay Rays hope ace right-hander Drew Rasmussen will benefit from an extra day of rest as they look to even the World Series at one win apiece against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday.,Rasmussen, who originally was expected to start the opener, will be opposed by rookie right-h...

Brewers survive harrowing 9th to edge Rays in World Series openerMILWAUKEE -- Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run over five gritty innings and closer Trevor Megill stranded the tying run at third base to preserve the Milwaukee Brewers' 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night in the opening game of the World Series.,Milwaukee, whose only other World Seri...

Rays making calculated gamble in delaying ace to begin World SeriesMILWAUKEE -- Drew Rasmussen has been the epitome of an ace for the Tampa Bay Rays this postseason.,In three playoff starts, the right-hander is 2-0 with a 1.29 ERA, allowing three runs over 21 innings, striking out 23 and walking three.,After he last pitched in Game 5 of the American League Champion...

Brewers counting on Jacob Misiorowski to be in form vs. Rays in Game 1

MILWAUKEE -- The Milwaukee Brewers will be looking for hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski to regain his dominant regular-season form against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in the opening game of the World Series.,Misiorowski, who often tops 100 mph with his fastball, will be opposed by veteran r...

Jake Burger, Corey Seager guide Rangers past Rays for series split

Jake Burger homered twice, drove in three runs and scored three times to help the Texas Rangers earn a split of the four-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays with an 8-6 win on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,Corey Seager also homered, Ezequiel Duran had three hits and an RBI and Logan O'Hop...

Rangers hope to stay in playoff hunt in series finale vs. Rays

The Texas Rangers are beginning to see their playoff hopes drift away.,They'll try to start reeling them back in when they host the Tampa Bay Rays in the finale of their four-game series on Sunday afternoon in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers (70-73) have lost two in a row and three of four since pulli...

Jonathan Aranda powers Rays past Rangers in 10th inning

Jonathan Aranda blasted a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-3 win against the Texas Rangers on Saturday evening in Arlington, Texas.,The Rays had runners on the corners with one out off closer Jacob Latz (3-2) when Aranda lifted a two-strike slider over the fence i...

Rays place LHP Garrett Cleavinger (forearm) on IL

The Tampa Bay Rays placed left-hander Garrett Cleavinger on the 15-day injured list due to left forearm tightness.,Cleavinger has made 51 relief appearances for the Rays this season with a 4.79 ERA and 1.427 WHIP.,Last season, he posted much stronger numbers with a 2.35 ERA and 0.946 WHIP in 67 appe...