TORONTO (AP) – Kevin Kiermaier hit a two-run homer, Logan Morrison and Desmond Jennings each had solo shots and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the slumping Toronto Blue Jays 6-3 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep. Morrison had three hits and scored twice for the Rays, who outscored the Blue Jays 31-7 over the series. Tampa Bay set…
TORONTO (AP) – Chris Archer pitched six innings to win his third straight decision, Brad Miller had three hits and three RBIs and the Tampa Bay Rays routed the Toronto Blue Jays again, 12-2 on Tuesday night. Logan Morrison had two hits and two RBIs for the Rays, who beat Toronto 13-2 on Monday night. Tampa Bay has scored in…
TORONTO (AP) – Curt Casali hit a three-run homer, Tim Beckham and Steve Pearce each hit two-run blasts and the Tampa Bay Rays had four homers while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 on Monday night. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was ejected by home plate umpire Mike Winters for arguing a called third strike in the fourth. It was…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Danny Valencia hit his first two home runs of the season in his first game back from a hamstring injury and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Friday night to end a five-game skid. Valencia sat for two games this week after reinjuring the left hamstring that had landed him on…
SEATTLE (AP) – Chris Iannetta led off the bottom of the 11th inning with a homer to give the Seattle Mariners a 6-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday and a sweep of the three-game series. Iannetta jumped on a 3-2 pitch from Steve Geltz (0-1) for his third homer for Seattle, which was unable to hold an…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Steve Pearce hit one of four Tampa Bay homers, a go-ahead three-run shot in the sixth inning, and the Rays beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-5 on Wednesday night. Brandon Guyer, Steven Souza Jr. and Curt Casali added solo home runs for the Rays, who went 4-4 on an eight-game homestand. Pearce chased Alex Wood…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Trayce Thompson, Joc Pederson and Yasiel Puig homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled out of an offensive funk with a 10-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Howie Kendrick had four hits, including a two-run double that broke a fifth-inning tie, to help left-hander Scott Kazmir (2-2) get his 100th win….
NEW YORK (AP) – Jacoby Ellsbury stole home, a daring dash that seemed to startle most everyone at Yankee Stadium and helped New York rush past the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 Friday night. Ellsbury became the first Yankees player to pull off a straight steal of home since Derek Jeter since 2001. And Ellsbury’s timing in the fifth inning was…
NEW YORK (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays are set to call up top pitching prospect Blake Snell to make his major league debut at Yankee Stadium. The Rays plan to promote Snell to start Saturday afternoon against New York. A corresponding roster move will be made before the game. Snell zoomed through three levels of the minors last season,…
BOSTON (AP) – Evan Longoria and Curt Casali homered off David Price, and the Tampa Bay Rays chased their ex-teammate in the fourth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8 on Thursday. The Rays gave up five runs in the first inning but scored six in the fourth to take a three-run lead. It was tied 8-all in the…
