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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Suddenly the Rays find themselves short at shortstop. Starter Yunel Escobar left Wednesday's game with tightness in his right hamstring and is expected to be sidelined until at least...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The rejuvenated offense and manager Joe Maddon's series of clubhouse diversions got most of the attention during the Rays' 5-1 homestand. But the true key to their success was their...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon is up to some of his old tricks. Trying to find a way to lighten the mood around his team, Maddon has resorted to some diversionary tactics. He had a DJ...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Ace lefty David Price was better Tuesday night. That's what manager Joe Maddon said anyway, after the 2012 20-game and Cy Young Award winner pitched into the ninth against the Yankees,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH No matter how rough the first few weeks were going, and no matter how much chatter there was among fans and media, the Rays were not going to make changes to their roster. That's not...

The Sports Xchange Rays complete sweep of A's ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Tampa Bay was wobbling coming off a horrid 2-7 road trip. Oakland was 6-0 on the road and leading the American League West. The Rays completed a reversal of fortune by finishing off a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Right hander Roberto Hernandez hadn't won a game since he was known as Fausto Carmona with the Indians on Sept. 20, 2011. Hernandez made only three big-league starts in 2012, missing...

The Sports Xchange Rays 8, Athletics 1 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay finished a three-game sweep of the American League West leading Oakland Athletics on Sunday with an 8-1 win at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay (8-10) exploited a dropped fly ball...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Athletics at Rays Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon, never shy to try something different, welcomed a disc jockey into the team's clubhouse to play music before Saturday's game. The Rays were in rhythm for the second...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rays 8, Athletics 3 Rays 8, Athletics 3: Evan Longoria belted his fourth homer in five games and Ben Zobrist added a pair of RBI singles as Tampa Bay rolled over visiting Oakland. Jose Lobaton knocked in his first two runs of...

The Sports Xchange Rays 8, A's 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Alex Cobb endured a rough first inning but settled in to dominate the American League team with the best record as the previously struggling Tampa Bay Rays thumped the Oakland Athletics, 8-3, at...

The Sports Xchange Rays cool off A's with 8-3 victory ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Tampa Bay got the win it needed and Oakland might have taken a loss it cannot afford. Alex Cobb endured a rough first inning but settled in to dominate the American League...