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Red Sox edge Rays to finish .500, take third place in AL East
Quinn Priester limited the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to one run on four hits in five innings Sunday to help the Boston Red Sox avoid a three-game sweep with a 3-1 victory in the final game of the season for each team.,Priester, who was called up from Triple-A Worcester on Sunday, was making his debut ...
Junior Caminero helps Rays defeat Red Sox
Junior Caminero collected three hits, including a home run, and drove in three runs on Saturday to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox.,Caminero hit a two-run homer in the third -- his sixth home run of the season -- and collected his other RBI on an infield sin...
Rays turn to Shane Baz in rematch vs. Red Sox
The Tampa Bay Rays will aim for a season-ending series win on the road Saturday afternoon when they play the second of three games against the Boston Red Sox.,After Taj Bradley began the series with six shutout innings in a 2-1 Friday win, Tampa Bay (79-81) will turn to another stellar young pitcher...
Taj Bradley's scoreless start carries Rays past Red Sox
Josh Lowe went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and Taj Bradley worked six shutout innings as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays edged the Boston Red Sox 2-1 to begin a season-ending, three-game series on Friday.,In a two-run seventh inning for the Rays (79-81), Lowe knocked in the game's first run, and he later...
Red Sox, Rays search for positives with playoffs off table
With postseason berths out of reach for both teams, the Boston Red Sox host the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a season-ending, three-game series on Friday.,The opener marks the first contest for the Red Sox (80-79) since they were eliminated from the race following a 6-1 road loss to the Toronto Blue Jays...
Wander Franco to stand trial in sexual abuse case
A judge in the Dominican Republic on Thursday ordered shortstop Wander Franco to stand trial on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, per reports.,From his courtroom in Puerto Plata, Judge Pascual Valenzuela ruled there was enough evidence against Franco to warrant a trial. No date was set for what wi...
Tigers rally past Rays for fifth straight win
Colt Keith drove in two runs, Justyn-Henry Malloy knocked in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the streaking Detroit Tigers rallied past the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, 4-3, on Thursday afternoon.,The Tigers (85-74) moved closer to an American League wild card playoff berth with their fifth str...
Tigers seek sweep of Rays to reduce magic number
The magic is back at Detroit's Comerica Park and the Tigers' magic number keeps shrinking.,With their latest victory, 7-1 over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday, the Tigers saw their magic number to secure an American League wild card fall to three. Detroit (84-74) is tied for the second and ...
Tigers extend hot streak with rout of Rays
Spencer Torkelson homered and drove in three runs and the red-hot Detroit Tigers moved closer to an American League wild-card berth with a 7-1 win over the visiting Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.,Parker Meadows had three hits, including a solo homer, as Detroit (84-74) won for the eighth time in...
In wild-card position, Tigers aim to beat Rays again
The streaking Detroit Tigers keep on marching toward an American League wild-card berth.,The Tigers, who were nine games under .500 on July 4, are now nine games over .500 with five games remaining. Detroit (83-74) won for the seventh time in eight games by topping the visiting Tampa Bay Rays 2-1 on...
Tarik Skubal shuts down Rays as Tigers keep rolling
Tarik Skubal tossed seven shutout innings, Wenceel Perez had a two-run double and the streaking Detroit Tigers edged the visiting Tampa Bay Rays, 2-1, on Tuesday afternoon.,Skubal (18-4) limited the Rays to two hits and one walk while striking out seven. Beau Brieske pitched the last two innings to ...
Rays activate 2B/OF Richie Palacios from injured list
The Tampa Bay Rays activated infielder/outfielder Richie Palacios from the 10-day injured list on Monday.,Palacios last appeared for the Rays on July 31 before landing on the shelf with a hyperextended right knee.,He is batting .233 with five homers, 21 RBIs and 19 steals in 88 games in his first se...
Rays score two late runs to sweep Blue Jays
Christopher Morel's sacrifice fly and Brandon Lowe's homer helped the Tampa Bay Rays close out a strong final homestand Sunday afternoon, sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays with a 4-3 win in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,After the Blue Jays (73-83) tied it 2-all in the top of the seventh on Ernie Clement's RBI ...
Rays turn to Shane Baz in bid for series sweep of Blue Jays
The Tampa Bay Rays will bid for a three-game series sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sunday afternoon when the American League East rivals play in St. Petersburg, Fla.,On Saturday, the Rays (77-78) clinched a winning home record behind a two-run homer from Jonathan Aranda, a win from starter Taj Br...
Jonathan Aranda stays hot, leads Rays past Blue Jays
Jonathan Aranda homered for the second straight game, starter Taj Bradley broke a seven-game losing skid, and the Tampa Bay Rays secured a winning home record by edging the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday afternoon in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Aranda was the offensive star Friday after homering off Tor...
Facing Blue Jays, Rays' pitchers look to continue standout stretch
The Tampa Bay pitching staff will have another chance to show off Saturday afternoon when the Rays host the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,In the past four games -- three against the Boston Red Sox and the series opener against Toronto -- Rays pitchers have allowed 15 hits and five r...
Jonathan Aranda's solo HR the difference as Rays nip Blue Jays
Jonathan Aranda broke Toronto starting pitcher Jose Berrios' seven-game winning streak with one swing of the bat Friday night as the Tampa Bay Rays topped the Blue Jays 1-0 in St. Petersburg, Fla.,Down 0-2 while facing Berrios (16-10) in the sixth inning, Aranda struck for the game's lone run when h...
Rays ride hot pitching into series vs. Blue Jays
If pitching is contagious, as many in baseball claim, the Tampa Bay Rays have an epidemic on their hands. ,Manager Kevin Cash and his red-hot pitching staff will begin a three-game series against the Toronto Blue Jays with the series opener Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla. ,It's all about the pi...
Zack Littell tosses seven strong inning as Rays blank Red Sox
Zack Littell allowed just one hit over seven innings as the Tampa Bay Rays claimed their three-game series with Boston on Thursday night, blanking the Red Sox 2-0 in a one-hit combined shutout in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In an economical 75-pitch outing, Littell (8-9) fanned seven without a walk in his ...
Red Sox look to ignite sluggish offense in rematch vs. Rays
The Boston Red Sox have just nine hits over the first two games of their three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays. ,Despite the meager total, the Red Sox will look for the series win Thursday night as the teams close their set in St. Petersburg, Fla.,In fact, Boston (76-76) played small ball in ...