Cobb aims to keep Sox in AL East basement
(Wed, 23 May 2012 19:20:00 -0400)
After the Red Sox and Rays take Thursday off, the two clubs will open a three-game series at Fenway Park.

B.J. comes through for Rays in 11th for walk-off
(Wed, 23 May 2012 18:47:00 -0400)
It took 11 innings and it wasn't pretty, but the Rays edged out a 5-4 win over the Blue Jays on Wednesday.

Rays partner with Helios Education Foundation
(Wed, 23 May 2012 13:41:37 -0400)
The Rays Baseball Foundation announced Wednesday a partnership with the Helios Education Foundation in the creation of "Doubling up for Education."

Sternberg confident in Tampa Bay's depth
(Wed, 23 May 2012 13:18:04 -0400)
With 10 Rays on the disabled list, some fans may find it hard to be optimistic about the current state of the team. Tampa Bay principal owner Stuart Sternberg is not one of those people.

Recent errors not characteristic of Rays
(Wed, 23 May 2012 12:35:56 -0400)
Tampa Bay committed two errors Tuesday night to give the team 40 on the season, which tied Baltimore for the most in the American League.

Bill Chastain's MLBlog
(Wed, 23 May 2012 11:56:36 -0400)


Homers propel Rays to victory over Blue Jays
(Tue, 22 May 2012 23:22:00 -0400)
The Rays powered their way to an 8-5 victory on Tuesday night thanks to home runs from Luke Scott, Carlos Pena and B.J. Upton.

First-base umpire Fletcher exits game, returns
(Tue, 22 May 2012 20:51:00 -0400)
First-base umpire Andy Fletcher had to leave Tuesday night's Rays-Blue Jays contest at Tropicana Field after getting hit by a line drive on his right arm.

Move to top of lineup works well for Pena
(Tue, 22 May 2012 19:09:00 -0400)
After moving to the top spot in the lineup, Carlos Pena delivered for the Rays with a three-run home run to center field.

Rays bring 'Gladiator' to Tropicana Field
(Tue, 22 May 2012 19:09:00 -0400)
During Monday night's game, TV cameras scanned the Rays' bench and zeroed in on Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney decked out in the headgear from the movie, "Gladiator".

Zobrist spends a day back in elementary school
(Tue, 22 May 2012 19:09:00 -0400)
Ben Zobrist visited contest winner Ryan Cole and Ponce De Leon Elementary School in Clearwater, Fla., as part of the "Take Zobrist to School" promotion, sponsored by Metro PCS. Zobrist met with students and even taught math class.

Hernandez, Vaughn to represent at Draft
(Tue, 22 May 2012 12:25:00 -0400)
Roberto Hernandez, a member of the 1998 inaugural Tampa Bay Devil Rays, and Rick Vaughn, the Rays current vice president of communications will be representing the team in Major League Baseball's First-Year Player Draft.

Hellickson's solid start can't stop Blue Jays
(Mon, 21 May 2012 23:45:00 -0400)
Jeremy Hellickson gave a good effort, but the offense had trouble getting to Blue Jays starter Kyle Drabek in Monday night's 6-2 loss.

Replay awards home run to Upton
(Mon, 21 May 2012 23:30:00 -0400)
B.J. Upton hit a "Trop Shot" in the first inning of Monday night's Blue Jays-Rays contest, turning a routine flyout into a home run.

Matsui off to slow start in Triple-A
(Mon, 21 May 2012 19:07:17 -0400)
Hideki Matsui, who signed a Minor League contract with the Rays in April, is off to a slow start with Triple-A Durham hitting .143 with three RBIs through six games.

Rays acquire Minor League infielder Sutton
(Mon, 21 May 2012 18:52:52 -0400)
A day after the Braves traded him to the Pirates for cash, Minor League infielder Drew Sutton found himself traded to the Rays for a player to be named later or cash considerations on Monday.

Keppinger placed on 15-day DL
(Mon, 21 May 2012 18:52:00 -0400)
Tampa Bay will continue to be without infielder Jeff Keppinger for Monday's series opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. The team announced Monday the 32-year-old is heading to the 15-day disabled list because of a broken right big toe.

Rays come up short against Hudson in finale
(Sun, 20 May 2012 17:45:00 -0400)
Southpaw David Price fanned seven over seven frames on Sunday, but the Rays' offense was unable to dent Tim Hudson as Tampa Bay lost the Interleague finale, 2-0, at Tropicana Field.

Molina exits Sunday's finale with Braves
(Sun, 20 May 2012 17:15:00 -0400)
Rays catcher Jose Molina left Sunday's game after the sixth inning as a precautionary measure when a ball struck him hard in his mask.

Scott hoping to try playing in the field
(Sun, 20 May 2012 13:08:00 -0400)
The Rays will play their first Interleague road game on June 8 in Miami, which means Luke Scott can't be used as the team's designated hitter, since the DH will not be in effect in the National League ballpark.