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…
BOSTON (AP) – Evan Longoria broke a tie with a solo homer in the eighth inning, clearing Fenway Park’s “Green Monster” and rallying Tampa Bay to a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night. Luke Maile of the Rays hit a two-run homer with two outs in the seventh. It was just the second career homer for…
BOSTON (AP) – Rick Porcello became the majors’ first 18-game winner and the first Red Sox pitcher in 70 years to open a season 13-0 in Fenway Park, going seven solid innings in Boston’s 9-4 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Mookie Betts hit his 30th homer, a solo shot, and drove in two runs for the…
HOUSTON (AP) – Chris Archer struck out 10 in seven innings, Corey Dickerson hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 10-4 on Sunday. Matt Duffy and Nick Franklin also went deep for the last-place Rays, who have homered in 21 of their last 24 games. Houston, in the hunt for an AL wild card,…
HOUSTON (AP) – The Tampa Bay Rays will release outfielder Desmond Jennings on Saturday. The team announced the impending move on Friday before opening a series against the Houston Astros. Manager Kevin Cash says: “It was time. Best for him. Best for us going forward … unfortunately it just didn’t work out. Couldn’t quite get him on the field as…
ST .PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Enny Romero earned his first major league save, relieving with two outs in the ninth inning and fanning Red Sox slugger David Ortiz to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 2-1 win Wednesday and a four-game split with the Red Sox. After Tyler Sturdevant struck out Hanley Ramirez and Jackie Bradley Jr. to begin the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – David Ortiz hit his 30th home run in the first inning, but the Tampa Bay Rays came back from a three-run deficit to beat Boston 4-3 in 11 innings Wednesday night and prevent the Red Sox from taking sole possession of first place in the AL East. Luke Maile doubled with two out in the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – David Price limited his old team to two hits in eight scoreless innings, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Monday night to move into a tie for first place in the AL East. Price (12-8) walked two, struck out eight and didn’t allow a runner past first base while…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Logan Forsythe homered after missing four games due to back spasms, and the Tampa Bay Rays took two of three from the AL West-leading Texas Rangers with an 8-4 victory on Sunday. Forsythe hit an opposite-field, three-run shot off Martin Perez (8-9) during a five-run fourth that made it 6-2. He has six homers in…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Adrian Beltre led off consecutive innings with home runs and Cole Hamels didn’t give up a hit until the sixth in the Texas Rangers’ 6-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night. Beltre’s 20th and 21st home runs of the season gave him 434 for his career, moving him into a tie with…
