There are going to be days like this for the Rays, even if they roll on and on into September and beyond. The trick will be to limit the number of these days, especially against this team. Especially at this place. ...more

June 4, 2008

Manny Ramirez connected for career homer No. 500 as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major-leaguer to reach the milestone. ...more

June 1, 2008

New York Yankees pitcher LaTroy Hawkins was suspended for three games and fined $2,000 Thursday by Major League Baseball, which said he intentionally threw at Baltimore's Luke Scott. ...more

May 23, 2008

It took 98 pitches last Sunday for James Shields to assemble the best game of his major-league career, a two-hit shutout of the Red Sox at Tropicana Field. ...more

May 4, 2008

BOSTON The last time Edwin Jackson faced the Red Sox, a week ago at Tropicana Field, Rays manager Joe Maddon liked the young right-hander's body language more than anything. Stern expression on his face, cap pulled down low, Jackson was the picture of focus as he out-dueled Clay Buchholz and led the Rays to victory. ...more

May 3, 2008

A.J. Burnett scattered three hits pitching into the eighth inning and Alex Rios homered for the Toronto Blue Jays, who wrapped up a miserable road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. ...more

May 2, 2008

BOSTON - He has lived a good baseball life in the shadows. But now the World Series lights are shining. Mike Lowell can't hide. ...more

October 26, 2007

BOSTON - Manny being Manny. MBM is right up there with Tinker to Evers to Chance. The sun never sets on Manny being Manny, even here, at the 103rd World Series. ''I got a Manny story for you,'' Jack Carroll said. ...more

October 25, 2007

We searched Fenway Park. We covered every inch of Boston Common. We asked Manny Ramirez to remove his do-rag. We peeked inside the Green Monster. We climbed Bunker Hill. We ran circles around Harvard Square. We looked under every dropped 'R' in New England. ...more

October 25, 2007

First Base Nobody has enjoyed Colorado's incredible charge to the NL pennant more than Todd Helton, a longtime star who waited 11 years and 1,578 games to reach the postseason. No longer the home run threat he once was, Helton still has gap-to-gap pop and a sharp eye. Often overshadowed by Boston's big names, Kevin Youkilis is one of the most underrated players in baseball. He's coming off a huge AL Championship Series against Cleveland, when he batted .500 (14-for-28) with three homers, a double, a triple, five walks and seven RBIs. He's hitting .425 in the postseason overall, and he has a reliable glove. ...more

October 24, 2007