TAMPA BAY RAYS

Tim Beckham leads Rays to 7-3 victory over Athletics

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Tim Beckham homered and then sparked a four-run inning with his eighth straight hit over three games to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Thursday night. He followed up a five-hit game in Colorado on Wednesday by hitting a solo homer in the second against Sonny Gray (4-9)…

Archer strikes out 11, Rays beat Rockies 11-3

DENVER (AP) – Chris Archer struck out 11 over six innings for his first win since June 6, Tim Beckham had a career-high five hits and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Colorado Rockies 11-3 on Wednesday. Evan Longoria kept up his hot hitting with two doubles as the Rays took two of three to capture their first road series…

Story, bullpen help Rockies to 7-4 win over Rays

DENVER (AP) – Trevor Story hit a two-run homer in the fifth, Colorado’s bullpen stranded the tying run on third in two straight innings and the Rockies held off Tampa Bay 7-4 on Monday night, extending the Rays’ road skid to 11 in a row. Story’s 22nd homer of the season gave the Rockies a 5-1 lead. The bullpen made…

Schoop’s homer in 8th lifts Orioles past Rays 4-3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Jonathan Schoop hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning and the AL East-leading Baltimore Orioles came back from an early deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Friday night. Schoop got his 15th homer leading off the inning against Chris Archer (4-13), who leads the majors in losses. Schoop is 5 for…

Red Sox fight through injuries to hold off Rays 6-5

BOSTON (AP) – David Ortiz hit his 21st home run of the season, Bryce Brentz had two hits and broke a tie with an RBI single in the sixth and the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 on Friday night. The win was Boston’s fourth in five games as it tries to gain ground on AL East-leading…

Angels take 3rd straight for longest win streak in 2 months

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Albert Pujols and C.J. Cron drove in runs to back starter Hector Santiago and lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the struggling Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. Pujols snapped a scoreless tie with a sixth-inning single off rookie Blake Snell (1-4). Cron followed with a RBI grounder that the Rays, who’ve…

Trout homers in Angels’ 7-2 win over Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – All-Star Mike Trout homered, Jered Weaver pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 7-2 on Wednesday night. Trout led off the fifth inning with his 18th home run to put the Angels up 7-0. It was the 157th homer in the career of the 24-year-old center…

Cron homers twice, leads Angels over Rays 13-5

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – C.J. Cron homered twice and drove in four runs, and the Los Angeles Angels overcame another shaky start by Tim Lincecum to beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night for just their third win in 15 games. Cron had a solo shot off Jake Odorizzi (3-4) during a four-run second and a three-run…

Morrison drives in 2, Rays top Angels 4-2 to end skid

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Logan Morrison homered and drove in two runs Monday to help the struggling Tampa Bay Rays end a four-game losing streak with a 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels. Matt Moore allowed two runs and six hits over 6 2/3 innings, improving to 4-0 in his career against Los Angeles and handing the slumping…

Moore outduels Price, Rays shut down Red Sox 4-0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) – Matt Moore pitched seven spotless innings and Brandon Guyer homered and drove in two runs in his return from a three-week stint on the disabled list, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-0 victory over David Price and the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Moore (4-5) allowed three singles, walked two and struck out…