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Jeffrey Springs, A's hope to continue cooling down Rays
An infusion of youth helped the Athletics earn a victory in Tampa on Monday.,Now the A's will have two shots to win the three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays, starting with the middle contest on Tuesday night.,The last-place A's wasted a four-run lead and appeared to be headed to their first ...
Lawrence Butler's 9th-inning triple lifts Athletics over Rays
Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tiebreaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.,In a 4-all game and runners on second and third and one out, Butler hit his second triple of the season to left-center ...
Lawrence Butler's ninth inning triple lifts Athletics over Rays
Lawrence Butler lined a two-run, tie-breaking triple in the ninth inning as the Athletics opened a three-game series with a 6-4 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.,In a 4-all game and runners on second and third with two outs, Butler hit his second triple of the season to left cent...
Rays aim to take advantage of visit from skidding Athletics
As they prepare to close out a June to remember, the Tampa Bay Rays will also hope to start off another great week.,Propelled into the American League playoff chase and pursuing the first-place New York Yankees in the East, the Rays will host the opener of a three-game series against the Athletics o...
Rays, Orioles need to give bullpens a break after flood of runs
It should be clear as the Tampa Bay Rays and Baltimore Orioles head into the rubber match of the three-game series that keeping their starting pitchers in the game could be the key factor.,The teams clash Sunday afternoon in Baltimore, where each team has turned to position players on the mound so f...
Rays take command, clamp down against Orioles
Jonathan Aranda smacked a two-run home run and Yandy Diaz had a three-run blast to support stellar pitching from Zack Littell in the Tampa Bay Rays' 11-3 romp past the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.,Littell (7-7) avenged a June 17 home loss to Baltimore, striking out five and limiting the Oriol...
Rays' Zack Littell seeks to help taxed bullpen in start vs. Orioles
Although the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching has been as sharp as it could be, the team might find itself in a bind this weekend.,The Rays went through the bulk of their bullpen in Friday night's 22-8 loss to the host Baltimore Orioles, making for a potentially tricky second game of the series on Saturday ...
O's erase six-run deficit and obliterate Rays, 22-8
Gary Sanchez hit a go-ahead home run and Colton Cowser doubled three times as the Baltimore Orioles wiped out a six-run deficit to beat the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 22-8 in Friday night's series opener.,Gunnar Henderson's four hits included a home run and a triple while Sanchez had four hits and drov...
Rays' hot pitchers set to face Orioles' slumping hitters
The Tampa Bay Rays have been stellar on the mound this week, while the Baltimore Orioles have been miserable at the plate.,The teams meet in the opener of a three-game series on Friday night in Baltimore.,The Rays are coming off a three-game sweep of the Royals, and they have won five of their past ...
Wander Franco found guilty of sexually abusing minor
Wander Franco was found guilty of sexual abuse of a minor in the Dominican Republic and sentenced to a two-year suspended prison sentence on Thursday. ,Franco, 24, and the mother of the victim were sentenced nearly two years after investigators opened the case into his illegal relationship with a th...
A tale of two teams: Rays hot, Royals not
The Kansas City Royals' bats have been stymied by Tampa Bay's starting pitchers through the first two contests of the teams' three-game series. ,Considering the Rays' recent success with scheduled starter Shane Baz on the mound, they could be in good position to sweep the set and hand the Royals a 1...
Drew Rasmussen, Rays blank Royals, extend K.C.'s home skid
Drew Rasmussen and four Tampa Bay relievers held reeling Kansas City to just three hits as the Rays sent the Royals to a ninth consecutive home defeat with a 3-0 decision on Wednesday.,Brandon Lowe, Josh Lowe and Chandler Simpson each had two hits for the Rays, whose 11 hits were all singles. Tampa ...
Royals face surging Rays, look to turn around home skid
The surging Tampa Bay Rays are the latest team adding to the Kansas City Royals' current misery at home. ,After opening this series with a fourth straight road win, the Rays will try to send the Royals to their ninth consecutive home defeat Wednesday night. ,Amid a 23-9 stretch, Tampa Bay cranked ou...
Danny Jansen's HR backs Taj Bradley gem as Rays top Royals
Taj Bradley retired the first 16 batters he faced and yielded two hits over 6 2/3 scoreless innings, while Danny Jansen clubbed a two-run homer and had three RBIs as the Tampa Bay Rays kept the Kansas City Royals winless at home in June with Tuesday night's 5-1 victory.,Bradley (5-5) rolled until wa...
Rays SS Wander Franco faces potential 5-year prison term
Prosecutors on Monday recommended a five-year prison sentence for Wander Franco, the suspended Tampa Bay Rays shortstop who is charged with sexual abuse of a minor in his native Dominican Republic.,With closing arguments complete, a panel of three judges will begin deliberations and the presiding ju...
Royals turn to Kris Bubic to reverse home skid vs. Rays
Kansas City's Kris Bubic has come down to earth following a stellar start to the season.,However, he's likely who the Royals want on the mound to help halt their seven-game home losing streak Tuesday night, when the revived Tampa Bay Rays visit.,Bubic (6-4, 2.12 ERA) posted a 1.43 ERA while going 5-...
Tigers pull away in 6-run 9th, avoid sweep by Rays
Wenceel Perez belted a two-run homer and drove in three runs and Parker Meadows hit a three-run blast Sunday to give the Detroit Tigers a 9-3 victory over the host Tampa Bay Rays.,Spencer Torkelson and Riley Greene each scored twice for the Tigers, who avoided losing more than three consecutive game...
Red-hot Rays look to sweep MLB-best Tigers
While this week featured a defining moment in Tampa Bay's season, the Rays have known how good their club is for quite some time.,In fact, they believe they are the best in baseball.,The hot American League East squad will try to sweep its three-game series with the visiting MLB-leading Detroit Tige...
Tigers, facing Rays, plot to end Saturday hex
The Detroit Tigers have held the top record in the American League for more than a month, but they seem to have a persistent trouble spot -- winning on Saturdays.,After going 5-0 in Saturday games in April, the Tigers are a combined 0-7 on Saturdays in May and June. Detroit will have a chance to sna...
Yandy Diaz clubs two homers as Rays pound Tigers
Yandy Diaz homered twice and Matt Thaiss scored twice and drove in four runs Friday following a 50-minute rain delay helping the host Tampa Bay Rays to a 14-8 victory over the Detroit Tigers.,Curtis Mead scored three times and drove in a run for Tampa Bay (42-34) which has won six of its last eight ...