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Following Saturday night's game, a reporter mentioned to Matt Garza that it was a good thing the Rays won Game 2, since going to Fenway Park down 2-0 to face Jon Lester might not have been very pleasant for Tampa Bay. ...more
October 13, 2008
| Team, Pitcher | W-L | ERA | G | GS | CG | SHO | IP | H | R | ER | HR | HBP | BB | SO | AVG |
| Rays, Matt Garza (R) | 11-9 | 3.70 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 184.2 | 170 | 83 | 76 | 19 | 6 | 59 | 128 | .245 |
| Red Sox, Jon Lester (L) | 16-6 | 3.21 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 210.1 | 202 | 78 | 75 | 14 | 10 | 66 | 152 | .256 |
October 13, 2008
A day after suffering through easily the worst outing of his extraordinary postseason career, a testy (more than usual) Josh Beckett insisted Sunday he isn't injured. ...more
October 13, 2008
When it came to lining up the Rays' rotation for the American League Championship Series, Joe Maddon kept it simple. ...more
October 9, 2008
Andy Sonnanstine was mildly irritated about losing his cell phone earlier in the day. Nothing else bothered him Monday night at hostile U.S. Cellular Field. ...more
October 7, 2008
No one was particularly surprised that the White Sox played well Sunday in beating the Rays. Joe Maddon said he expected it and swept aside any notion that Chicago's 5-3 win in Game 3 of the division series was anything to be concerned about. ...more
October 6, 2008
Star Of The Game: John Danks, White Sox Starter Big-game John Danks, the White Sox's left-handed starter, lived up to his billing in Sunday's 5-3 victory against Tampa Bay. The Rays collected four hits - and five base runners - in the first two innings, but only had a 1-0 lead to show for it. Danks, who defeated the Twins to win a one-game playoff for the American League Central title Tuesday, hit his rhythm in the middle innings. From the third through the sixth inning, Danks permitted only two base runners as the White Sox built their lead. Danks passed the 100-pitch mark in the seventh inning, when he allowed a two-run homer to B.J. Upton, but Chicago was in command. ...more
October 6, 2008
The home run bashing White Sox beat the Rays in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday, scoring their runs in a 5-3 victory with speed, audacity and timely hitting. ...more
October 6, 2008
The first two games in Rays postseason history weren't exactly easy. Both were hard-fought affairs that were still very much in play in the final innings. ...more
October 6, 2008
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