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Red Sox, Rays resume duel for AL East lead Tue Sep 16 10:52:54 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - First place in the American League East will again be on the line this evening, when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox in the second of three critical matchups from Tropicana Field. Boston slugged six home runs on Monday and won for the first time in seven chances this season in St. Petersburg to move into a virtual tie with the Rays atop the division standings. Jacoby Ellsbury, David Ortiz, Mike Lowell, Kevin Youkilis, Jason Bay and Jason Varitek each went deep for
Lowe, Dodgers go for another win in Pittsburgh Tue Sep 16 10:50:08 2008 EST
me series with the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight from PNC Park. Ramirez seems to be enjoying his time on the West Coast, as evidenced by his .395 batting average, 14 home runs and 43 RBI in 42 games with the Dodgers since being acquired from the Boston Red Sox on July 31. Ramirez, who has three homers and nine runs batted in during a six-game hitting streak, finished with three hits and two RBI in Monday's 8-2 victory over the Pirates. Juan Pierre hit his first home run of the season in a three-hit
Rays, Red Sox kick off big series at the Trop Mon Sep 15 10:59:21 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - First place in the AL East will be on the line this evening when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Boston Red Sox in the first of three critical matchups at Tropicana Field. Thanks to two dramatic wins at Fenway Park last week, Tampa Bay has won eight of the 15 matchups between the division rivals this season and comes into tonight's opener clinging to a one-game lead in the division. However, the Rays have won all six games played between the two in St. Petersburg. That trend coul
Terrific pitching matchup highlights Jays-Red Sox finale Sun Sep 14 11:00:23 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - A pretty good pitching matchup is on tap this afternoon at Fenway Park where Jon Lester and the Boston Red Sox will play the finale of their four-game series against Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays. Lester has been incredible of late for the Red Sox, going 4-1 over his last six starts, while surrendering one run or less in all but one of those outings. He defeated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, as he scattered six hits over 7 2/3 scoreless innings to run his record to 1
Rays, Yankees play rubber match in the Bronx Sun Sep 14 11:00:22 2008 EST
ue their push towards their first- ever postseason appearance this afternoon when they play the rubber match of their three-game series with the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Tampa maintained its two-game advantage in the AL East on the Boston Red Sox on Saturday, as it split a day/night doubleheader, winning the first game, 7-1, before falling in the nightcap, 6-5. Boston also split a doubleheader with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday. The first game marked the return of rookie third bas
Shields, Ruggiano lead Rays past Yankees in twin-bill opener Sat Sep 13 17:05:44 2008 EST
out for the second game," said Shields. "Good to end on a good note. It's hard to come in here and play this team. It was a total team effort." Justin Ruggiano went 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and scored twice for the Rays, who led the Boston Red Sox by two games in the AL East entering play Saturday. The Red Sox are playing a doubleheader against the Toronto Blue Jays in Boston on Saturday. The game marked the return of rookie third baseman Evan Longoria to the starting lineup for the Ra
Red Sox pick up option on Okajima Sat Sep 13 14:09:26 2008 EST
Boston, MA (Sports Network) - The Boston Red Sox announced Saturday that they have picked up the option on relief pitcher Hideki Okajima's contract for 2009. The Japanese hurler's two-year, $2.5 million contract included a $1.75 million option for next season if Okajima appeared in at least 115 games combined in 2007 and 2008. The 32-year-old joined the Red Sox prior to the 2007 season after compiling a 34-32 record with a 3.36 earned run average in Japan. Okajima was solid a season ago, going
Jays' Burnett highlights first of two games at Boston Sat Sep 13 10:57:47 2008 EST
(Sports Network) - A.J. Burnett takes aim at win No. 18 this afternoon, as the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox stage a day/night doubleheader at Fenway Park. The double-dip was made necessary back on August 15 when the scheduled opener of a three-game set in Beantown was rained out. Burnett, meanwhile, has been incredible for the Jays, going a career-best 17-10 with a 4.31 earned run average. His latest win came on Tuesday in Chicago, as he held the White Sox to just an earned run and one
Yankees set for twinbill with Rays Sat Sep 13 10:57:08 2008 EST
ayed host to 37 World Series. The Yankees, who will begin play across the street in a new state of the art building next season, enter tonight's tilt in fourth place in the East and 11 1/2 back of the Rays, while sitting nine games behind the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card standings. Tampa, meanwhile, helped its cause immensely earlier this week, taking the final two tests of their three-game affair with the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Rays had lost six of seven and saw their lead dwindle to ju
Yankees start up last homestand with test from Rays Fri Sep 12 10:46:59 2008 EST
as played host to 37 World Series. The Yankees, who will begin play across the street in a new state of the art building next season, enter tonight's tilt in fourth place in the East and 11 1/2 back of the Rays, while sitting 8 1/2 behind the Boston Red Sox in the Wild Card standings. Tampa, meanwhile, helped its cause immensely earlier this week, taking the final two tests of their three-game affair with the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Rays had lost six of seven and saw their lead dwindle to ju
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