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White Sox land Jackson from Diamondbacks (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 10:27:00 PDT
D'backs starter Edwin Jackson was traded Friday to the White Sox, who gave up top pitching prospect Daniel Hudson.

Rays the favorite to get Dunn? (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:13:32 PDT
Washington Nationals first baseman Adam Dunn, who has 24 homers this year, has been getting a lot of interest on...

Rays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:30:53 PDT

The company is not necessarily grand, but David Price was honored to join it nonetheless on Thursday, tying the team record with 14 victories.

The three other Rays to win 14 in a season are Rolando Arrojo (1998), Edwin Jackson (2008) and James Shields (2008).

"It's great for the club, but I look at how many starts I have left and focus on that," Price said. The answer is 12, so Price will have a shot at extending the record perhaps to the 20-win milestone.

"We have a shot," pitching coach Jim Hickey said.

Price relied primarily on his fastball Thursday, battling back as the Tigers forced him throw a lot of pitches—115 in 6 1/3 innings. The lefty impressed manager Joe Maddon was his command.

"I thought I had a good fastball (Thursday)," Price...

Power Rankings: Pitchers know their places (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:41:00 PDT
Joba Chamberlain can't throw the eighth and Jamie Shields could sit in only one spot during Matt Garza's no-hitter.

Price wins AL-best 14th game (AP)
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:58:14 PDT
David Price keeps on pitching like an All-Star. Price became the AL's first 14-game winner, Carlos Pena had four RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep. "He's one of the best pitchers, there's no question about it. Everybody knows that," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said.

Rays overcame late jam for win over Detroit (AP)
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:22:30 PDT
Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon went with an unconventional plan and it worked, again. The Rays got out of a seventh-inning jam for the second consecutive game after intentionally walking AL triple crown contender Miguel Cabrera with runners on first and second and two outs en route to a 7-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night.

Shields continues Rays' solid pitching (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:42:06 PDT
Evan Longoria is not letting a hitting slump impact his defense. The All-Star third baseman turned Miguel Cabrera's bases-loaded grounder behind the bag into a nifty game-ending double play as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Tuesday night. "There's not many guys that would have made the play Longoria made," Detroit manager Jim Leyland said.

Rays sign Cuban 1B Ruiz (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:56:19 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays have signed Cuban first baseman Jose Ruiz to a one-year major league contract. The agreement was announced after the Rays beat Detroit 3-2 on Tuesday night. The 24-year old Ruiz will report to Tampa Bay's summer league team in the Dominican Republic. Also, Tampa Bay signed 2010 fifth round draft pick, right-handed pitcher Ian Kendall.

Garza keeps first Rays no-hitter in perspective (PA SportsTicker)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:10:29 PDT
By FRED GOODALL AP Baseball Writer

Upton leaves with left ankle injury (AP)
Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:02:39 PDT
Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton left Tuesday night's game against Detroit with a sprained left ankle. Upton was hurt while moving in on Will Rhymes' single with one out in the first. After spending two minutes on the turf, Upton was able to walk off the field. The Rays said Upton is day to day.

Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:24:50 PDT

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance.

AL Roundup: A look at Monday's games (The Canadian Press)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:13:54 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance as Matt Garza's no-hitter highlighted an eventful evening of American League baseball.

Rays' Garza joins the no-hit parade (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:18:00 PDT
Matt Garza tossed the season's fifth no-hitter, facing only 27 batters in Tampa Bay's 5-0 win over Detroit.

Matt Garza pitches 1st no-hitter in Rays history (AP)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:54:29 PDT
The Tampa Bay Rays finally wound up on the right side of a memorable pitching performance. Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in franchise history and the fifth in the major leagues this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday night. "We needed one. I don't care who it came from. We just needed one for our own confidence," Garza said, mindful that the Rays have been held hitless...

Another one! Garza joins crowd after throwing Rays' first no-no (Yahoo! Sports)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:44:01 PDT
Ho hum . Another night, another chance to write a post about a pitcher throwing a no-hitter.

Matt Garza throws first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history (SportingNews.com)
Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:16:35 PDT
Matt Garza has thrown the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay Rays history, defeating the Detroit Tigers 5-0 Monday...

Rays' Davis beats Indians 4-2, unbeaten in July (AP)
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:58:13 PDT
Reid Brignac liked his defense even more than his three-run homer. So did Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon. Brignac staked Wade Davis to a 3-1 lead with one swing, then made a diving stop to help the right-hander remain unbeaten in July as the Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday. "I was at the right place at the right time," Brignac said of taking away at least one run and possibly two...

Rays end 5-year losing streak in Cleveland (AP)
Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:14:15 PDT
Joe Maddon celebrated quietly in his office with a postgame light beer. It would have been understandable if he was spraying champagne. After nearly five years and 18 straight losses, the Tampa Bay Rays finally won in Cleveland. "It had to happen at some point," said Maddon, the Rays' bespectacled manager.

Indians beat Rays 3-1 in rain-shortened game (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 21:33:26 PDT
The streak got soggy. It wasn't washed away. Fausto Carmona allowed one hit -- an infield single -- in five dominant innings as the Cleveland Indians extended their inexplicable home winning streak over Tampa Bay to 18 straight, beating the Rays 3-1 on a rain-soaked Friday night in a game called in the bottom of the seventh.

Scientist criticizes HGH test for minor leaguers (AP)
Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:00:16 PDT
A scientist who has worked to develop a urine test for human growth hormone says the blood test baseball plans to use for minor leaguers can only detect the substance for 6 to 12 hours. Don Catlin said Friday that the test, announced a day earlier by baseball commissioner Bud Selig, is of limited use.

Will Phillies trade Werth to Rays? (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:43:32 PDT
The Philadelphia Phillies are in that precarious place between trying to make a run and just falling off the...

Longoria homers, leads Rays over Orioles 5-4 (AP)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 14:14:26 PDT
Less than 24 hours after absorbing a painful defeat against the worst team in the majors, the Tampa Bay Rays again blew a four-run lead and found themselves in a tie game with the Baltimore Orioles. This time, however, the Rays -- and All-Star closer Rafael Soriano -- delivered. Evan Longoria homered, drove in two runs and scored twice, and Tampa Bay rebounded to beat the Orioles 5-4 on Wednesday.

With Piniella, Cox retiring, is the golden age of managers going with them? (SportingNews.com)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:47:26 PDT
Sweet Lou is hanging up the spikes at the end of the season. The writing was on the wall for anyone paying...

Rays' Crawford bruised but OK after errant pickoff strikes groin (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 06:54:45 PDT
This post isn't for the faint of heart, but Baltimore's Jake Arrieta absolutely nailed Carl Crawford on...

Could Oswalt be moving to Philly and Werth be moving out? (Yahoo! Sports)
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:07:54 PDT
Jamie Moyer has a strained elbow, Kyle Kendrick has been demoted and J.A. Happ hasn't returned to the lineup.

Orioles outlast Rays to win 11-10 in 13 innings (AP)
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 21:53:31 PDT
By the time the winning run crossed home plate, first lady Michelle Obama had long since left the ballpark and Carl Crawford had been to the hospital and back. That's what happens when a game goes 13 innings and lasts 4 hours, 38 minutes. Julio Lugo singled in the decisive run in the 13th, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-10 on Tuesday night in a wild game that featured...

Crawford leaves game vs. Orioles with groin injury (AP)
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:37:34 PDT
Tampa Bay Rays All-Star outfielder Carl Crawford left Tuesday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being struck in the groin with a pickoff throw to first base. Crawford reached on a fielder's choice in the top of the first and was leaning off the base when Orioles rookie Jake Arrieta threw toward first.