ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Eddie Rosario had a pinch-hit two-run homer in the seventh inning, Miguel Sano homered and had three hits and the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Friday night. Rosario’s seventh homer put the Twins up 3-2 after Erasmo Ramirez walked Eduardo Escobar. Sano got his 16th homer off Ramirez (7-9) in the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Brad Miller hit a three-run homer in the eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 on Thursday. Miller connected on his 19th homer off Joakim Soria (4-5), who gave up three of the Rays’ overall four hits during his one inning. Brad Boxberger (1-0) worked out of a bases-loaded,…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Jake Odorizzi had his third consecutive scoreless start, Steven Souza Jr. homered for the first time in two months and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 12-0 on Wednesday night. Brad Miller and Kevin Kiermaier also homered for the Rays, who are 7-25 against the Royals since the start of the 2012…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Salvador Perez hit a two-run home run in the seventh inning that carried the Kansas City Royals to a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night. Perez’s 16th homer came off Xavier Cedeno (3-3) after a single by Eric Hosmer. It lifted the Royals to their 12th win in their last 13…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Brad Miller called it a punch to the gut that newly acquired Matt Duffy has been anointed to replace him as the Tampa Bay Rays starting shortstop. “Obviously pretty disappointing,” Miller said before Tuesday’s night game against Kansas City. “They said him playing shortstop was our best chance to win. I’ve been playing very well…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Danny Duffy pitched eight innings of one-hit ball and had a franchise-record 16 strikeouts to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 3-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Duffy flirted with the Royals’ first no-hitter in nearly 25 years before giving up a line-drive double to Desmond Jennings leading off the…
BALTIMORE (AP) – The Orioles have reacquired infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce from Tampa Bay, sending the Rays minor league catcher Jonah Heim. The 33-year-old Peace played for the Orioles from 2012-15 and hit .258 with 43 homers and 116 RBIs. He signed with Tampa Bay last winter and is batting .309 this season with 10 homers and 50 RBIs. Heim, 21,…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – A person with knowledge of the trade says the NL West-leading San Francisco Giants have acquired left-handed starter Matt Moore from the Tampa Bay Rays for third baseman Matt Duffy. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Monday because neither club had formally announced the swap. The Giants acquired reliever Will Smith…
CLEVELAND (AP) – The AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians acquired outfielder Brandon Guyer from Tampa Bay for two minor leaguers on Monday. Cleveland sent outfielder Nathan Lukes and right-hander Jhonleider Salinas to Tampa Bay. Guyer, a right-handed hitter, is batting .241 with seven home runs and 18 RBIs in 63 games. He has been hit by a pitch 23 times, a…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Jake Odorizzi pitched masterfully into the seventh inning, Logan Forsythe and Corey Dickerson hit solo homers in the first, and the Tampa Bay Rays cooled off the surging New York Yankees 5-1 on Friday night. Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner was expected to be at game that saw scouts from many playoff contenders in…
