The Tampa Bay Rays, based in St. Petersburg, Fla., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the American League East Division. The Rays were founded as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998.
DETROIT — Baseball's not supposed to be as easy as Jeff Niemann made it look for seven innings against the Tigers on Sunday. But reality came back to the Rays in the eighth inning, as the Tigers rallied, using a three-run homer from Placido Polanco to snatch a 4-3 win Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park [...]
DETROIT — The Rays hope to wrap up their seven-game road trip on a high note Monday at Comerica Park when they send their No. 1 starter to the mound looking for a win against the American League Central-leading Tigers. James Shields has had a hard-luck season, which can be deduced from simply looking at [...]
DETROIT — David Price stepped up on a day when his team needed him most, and the Rays came away with a 3-1 win over the Tigers on Saturday afternoon at Comerica Park with 39,296 watching. By winning, Tampa Bay snapped a two-game losing streak and moved to 3-2 on its current seven-game road trip. [...]
DETROIT — While this hardly seems possible for Rays right-hander Jeff Niemann, he actually grew his last outing. Never has the 6-foot-9, 280-pounder stood taller than Monday night against the Blue Jays when he allowed a five-spot in the second inning, but didn't let the blow knock him out of the game. The Rays came [...]
DETROIT — Scott Kazmir's tenure with the Rays ended Friday night when the 25-year-old left-hander was shipped to the Angels for a pair of Minor Leaguers, left-hander Alex Torres and third baseman Matt Sweeney, and a player to be named later. Kazmir got the official news from Rays manager Joe Maddon after the game, though [...]
DETROIT — Friday night's game came unraveled for Matt Garza and the Rays in the fourth inning. Two walks opened the floodgates for the Tigers, and they took advantage of the opportunity en route to a 6-2 win at Comerica Park with 35,030 watching. In losing their second consecutive game, the Rays moved to 2-2 [...]
TORONTO — Carlos Pena currently owns one of the odder distinctions for a Major League hitter: The Rays first baseman has 37 home runs and 35 singles. "It's almost like, 'How do you do that?'" Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "It's pretty impressive in a way." According to Dave Haller of the Rays' public relations [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — For decades, the Beach Boys were pop music's symbols of youthfulness and easy living, staked by cool harmonies, positive lyrics and that pervasive image of having fun in the sun. Today, Mike Love, Brian Wilson, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, the surviving members of the Hall of Fame band, are [...]
TORONTO — A ninth-inning rally gave the Blue Jays a 3-2 win over the Rays on Wednesday night at Rogers Centre with a crowd of 15,349 watching. Rays closer J.P. Howell entered the game with two out in the eighth and stopped a Blue Jays rally by striking out Travis Snider to end the inning. [...]
TORONTO — Carl Crawford sounded more optimistic about his injured back on Wednesday. The Rays left fielder still was not in the lineup, and he indicated he wouldn't feel comfortable playing, but he has seen improvement. "It's still sore, but it feels better than it felt yesterday," Crawford said. "I'm going to try my best [...]