TORONTO (AP) – Alex Cobb pitched 6 2/3 innings to win for the first time in almost two years, Kevin Kiermaier and Corey Dickerson hit two-run homers and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-1 on Wednesday. Cobb (1-0) allowed one run and two hits to win for the first time since Sept. 23, 2014, against Boston….
TORONTO (AP) – Drew Smyly pitched 5 2/3 innings to remain unbeaten at Rogers Centre, Alexei Ramirez and Steven Souza Jr. hit home runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Tuesday night. The Blue Jays entered one game ahead of Baltimore for the first AL wild card. They have lost seven of their last…
TORONTO (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto cleared the benches and bullpens after the Blue Jays wrapped up a 3-2 win Monday night, ending the skirmish without throwing any punches. Steven Souza Jr. hit a flyball for the final out, and appeared to be upset at the way closer Roberto Osuna celebrated the victory. Souza spoke with Blue…
NEW YORK (AP) – Gary Sanchez homered and almost hit another while Tampa Bay was trying to intentionally walk him, leading Masahiro Tanaka and the hard-charging New York Yankees to their season-best seventh straight win, 5-1 over the Rays on Saturday. The Yankees closed within three games of AL East-leading Boston, their closest to the lead since mid-April. They began…
NEW YORK (AP) – Mark Teixeira broke open the game with a fourth-inning grand slam, and the surprising New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-5 on a soggy Friday night to extend their winning streak to six. Matching their longest streak this season, the Yankees (75-65) closed within one game of Baltimore and Detroit for the second AL…
NEW YORK (AP) – Rookie Tyler Austin hit a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the New York Yankees their season-high fifth straight victory, 5-4 over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night. Brian McCann hit two homers for the Yankees, who moved a season-high nine games over .500 (74-65). Austin homered off Erasmo Ramirez…
NEW YORK (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays have signed veteran shortstop Alexei Ramirez prior to Thursday night’s game against the New York Yankees. Ramirez was released by the San Diego Padres on Sunday after losing his job as the team’s starting shortstop. Ramirez, who turns 35 on Sept. 22, hit .240 with five homers and 41 RBIs in 128…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Corey Dickerson had a go-ahead RBI double in the seventh inning to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat Baltimore 7-6 on Wednesday and deny the Orioles a three-game sweep. Baltimore started the day one game ahead of Detroit for the second AL wild card and one game back of AL East co-leaders Boston and Toronto….
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Manny Machado capped a six-run fourth inning with a grand slam off Jake Odorizzi, leading the Baltimore Orioles over the Tampa Bay Rays 11-2 on Tuesday night. Chris Davis and Adam Jones also homered for the Orioles, who entered the day tied for the second wild card and two games behind AL East-leading Toronto. Machado’s…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Russell Martin hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the eighth inning to help the Toronto Blue Jays overcome a poor start by 17-game winner J.A. Happ and avoid a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 on Sunday. Martin hit his 17th homer on a 3-0 pitch from Kevin Jepsen (2-6). He has…
