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Rays continue streak over Blue Jays, take series opener
Jonathan Aranda had a solo homer and three RBIs Monday night and the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5.,Richie Palacios added three hits and three RBIs for Tampa Bay in the opener of a three-game series. The Rays are 4-0 against Toronto this season.,Toronto's Andres Gimenez had a car...
Kevin Gausman, Jays out to avenge sweep by first-place Rays
The Toronto Blue Jays have a chance for payback Monday night when they clash with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays in the opener of a three-game series.,The Rays held the Blue Jays to four runs in sweeping a three-game series May 4-6 at St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Blue Jays continued to spin their wheels wi...
Rays earn 4-1 win, take two of three from rival Red Sox
The visiting Tampa Bay Rays scored three runs in the first three innings and Nick Martinez threw one-run ball for 5 2/3 en route to a 4-1 win over the Boston Red Sox in the final of a shortened three-game series.,Junior Caminero's solo homer in the first opened the scoring, and a two-run second exte...
On upswing, Red Sox try to crack Rays' tough pitching staff
Following a sluggish start to their season, the Boston Red Sox will enter Sunday's rubber game with the visiting Tampa Bay Rays seeking their fifth victory in their last six games., ,Although Boston is battling with Baltimore to stay out of the American League East cellar, the Red Sox have surrender...
Rays-Red Sox postponed, game to be made up July 17
Saturday afternoon's game between the Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays was postponed due to heavy rainfall in Boston.,The postponement was signaled approximately 15 minutes before scheduled first pitch at Fenway Park.,The contest will be made up at 1:35 p.m. ET on July 17 as part of a split doubleheader. ...
Red Sox turn to Payton Tolle vs. Rays in rematch of hot teams
The Boston Red Sox have plenty of work to do to climb in the American League standings, but strong pitching will go a long way in that goal.,Payton Tolle (1-1, 2.04 ERA) will look to author another sparkling performance when the Red Sox continue a four-game series against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays...
Connelly Early hurls gem as Red Sox defeat Rays
A pair of solo home runs stood up as Connelly Early pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Wilyer Abreu's two-out blast in the third was all that Boston needed, but Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-4) added a home...
Connelly Early hurls a gem as Red Sox defeat Rays
A pair of solo home runs stood up as Connelly Early pitched a career-high seven shutout innings, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night.,Wilyer Abreu's two-out blast in the third was all that Boston needed, but Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-4) added a home...
Jesse Scholtens, Rays carry win streaks into matchup with Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to keep on keeping on in Boston this weekend.,After locking up an 8-4 series-opening win on Thursday, the Rays will shoot for their eighth straight victory and 14th in 15 games when a four-game set against the Red Sox continues on Friday.,The numbers surrounding Tampa Ba...
Chandler Simpson, Rays surge past Red Sox, run win streak to 7
Chandler Simpson went 2-for-2 with three RBIs off the bench, leading the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to an 8-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in the opener of their four-game series on Thursday night.,Simpson entered the game in the sixth inning and immediately knocked a go-ahead, two-run single. He then p...
Red Sox strive to ride momentum into matchup vs. red-hot Rays
It has been a good week for both the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.,The American League East rivals will look to build on recent sweeps as they collide for the first time this season, opening a four-game series on Thursday night in Boston.,Amid their teams' momentum, two starting pitchers who ar...
Rays go for sweep of Blue Jays in battle of lefties
The Tampa Bay Rays continue to make all the right plays at just the right times.,Winners of nine straight at home, the sizzling Rays will attempt to sweep the visiting American League East division rival Toronto Blue Jays in Wednesday afternoon's series finale in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Against the vau...
Rays win 11th game in 12 tries thanks to rally vs. Blue Jays
Ben Williamson singled in the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Tampa Bay Rays stayed hot with their 11th win in 12 games, rallying past the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Holding a 3-2 lead through six innings, the Blue Jays turned to their bullpen, but the...
Blue Jays search for solutions to struggles at Tampa Bay
After picking up Monday right where they left off over the weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to win their three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays, who are a season-best 10 games over .500 after winning 5-1 in the opener, have prevailed in 10 ...
Ryan Vilade homer lifts Rays past Blue Jays
Ryan Vilade stroked his first homer with Tampa Bay as the Rays won their fourth straight game, clipping the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Acquired in a trade with Cincinnati last November, the outfielder belted a deep three-run homer in the first, his second career lo...
Tampa Bay looks to lengthen gap above Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will renew their American League East rivalry with the Toronto Blue Jays when they open a three-game series Monday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The second-place Rays find themselves firmly entrenched near the top of the standings, and Jonathan Aranda helped them show they plan on...
Jonathan Aranda, Rays walk off Giants to complete sweep
Jonathan Aranda's walk-off RBI single in the 10th inning capped a four-hit outing, and the Tampa Bay Rays swept the first half of their six-game homestand with a 2-1 win over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The left-handed designated hitter, who went 4 for 5 and ...
Rays pitching has dominated Giants so far in series
The Tampa Bay Rays will look to sweep the first half of their six-game homestand when they face the offensively-starved San Francisco Giants in the series finale Sunday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Manager Kevin Cash's club checked off a box in Saturday's 5-1 win over the National League West c...
Jonathan Aranda, Rays coast to win over Giants
Jonathan Aranda went 2-for-4 with two RBIs as the Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first series win against a National League club, prevailing 5-1 over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.,The Rays had lost a single three-game series against all five NL Central teams in Ma...
Rays' Griffin Jax adjusting to potential new role as Giants await
Tampa Bay right-hander Griffin Jax may be taking a new step in his career on Saturday evening when the Rays meet the San Francisco Giants in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,For the second time this season, the career reliever will make a start and perhaps get settled into what could be a new role. ,Jax, 31, s...