Jensen Lewis pitched like Francisco Rodriguez to make sure Los Angeles' closer never got a chance. ...more

August 18, 2008

The Rays ran out perhaps their least imposing lineup of the season Saturday night, and even against a Rangers pitching staff sporting the worst ERA in baseball by a wide margin, it was no contest. ...more

August 17, 2008

On any given night, Rays scouting director R.J. Harrison can go online, check the box score for the Princeton or Hudson Valley game, and feel pretty good about the work he and his staff did this year. ...more

August 14, 2008

Josh Johnson pitched six scoreless innings, Jeremy Hermida drove in four runs and the Marlins beat the Phillies 8-2 in a matchup of the two top teams in the NL East. ...more

August 6, 2008

In the middle of a dramatic come-from-behind victory Sunday against the Tigers, the Rays saw their postseason hopes flicker when shortstop Jason Bartlett squared to bunt against Fernando Rodney in the bottom of the 10th inning and was hit on the right hand. ...more

August 4, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Former Saint Leo relief pitcher Shane Buriff has had a rousing start to his professional career. ...more

July 24, 2008

The Yankees placed Jorge Posada on the 15-day disabled list Monday with an injured right shoulder, leaving the All-Star catcher's season in doubt. ...more

July 22, 2008

Carmine Giardina can't imagine a better summer than the one he's experiencing right now. ...more

July 22, 2008

Mark Grudzielanek led off the Royals' third inning Saturday night with a single for his 2,000th career hit. ...more

July 13, 2008

LAKELAND — It took a couple of innings for the Sebring hitters to adjust to the soft tosses of East Lakeland right-hander Zach Malvasia in Saturday's opening round of the Dixie AAA (ages 9-10) state tournament in Lakeland. But once the boys in black and blue got dialed in, it became a game of chuck-and-duck for Malvasia and the rest of the East Lakeland pitching staff as Sebring, led by Seth Cannady's three RBI, banged out 13 hits en route to a 16-2 romp over the host team. "It took us awhile to adjust to the speed of the East Lakeland pitcher because he just kind of loops it in there," said Sebring coach Bobby Cannon. "Slow pitchers give us trouble because we aren't patient at the plate. ...more

July 6, 2008