Star Of The Game: Carl Crawford When the postseason began, Crawford almost had to talk his way back into the lineup after missing nearly two months to injury. He insisted he was ready. He insisted he was all the way back. Believe it. Crawford was 5-for-5 - a triple, two doubles and two singles - on Tuesday night in the Rays' 13-4 victory against the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. He also had two stolen bases, scored three runs and had two RBIs. ...more

October 15, 2008

Pitching, defense and a suspect offense. As recently as early August, the Rays were averaging 4.5 runs a game and the national pundits were saying they'd have a hard time making it to the postseason. ...more

October 15, 2008

One more win and the Rays will be the undisputed champs of the American League. ...more

October 14, 2008

It's no coincidence that the Rays' offensive renaissance in post-season has coincided with B.J. Upton's surge. ...more

October 14, 2008

Tampa Bay Rays fans know that slugger Carlos Pena is hot on the field. Now Bay area baseball lovers can show their support for No. 23 by sporting shirts with "Holla Pena" or "Jala Pena" on the front and a cheer for him to "Do That Dance" on the back. ...more

October 14, 2008

Day became night and Game 3 became history at silent Fenway Park. A full moon appeared. At this time of year, there's name for such a full moon. It's called a Hunter's Moon. ...more

October 14, 2008

Star Of The Game: Matt Garza The Rays got 13 hits - and four home runs - in Monday's 9-1 victory against Boston in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series. "You can talk about the hitting all you want," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "Matt Garza is the reason we won the game. He did not permit them to come back." Garza, who pitched to two batters in the seventh inning before his exit, allowed six hits, walked three and struck out five on 116 pitches. In the first two innings, Garza stranded three runners in scoring position. Garza got the leadoff batter out six times. The Red Sox's 3-4-5 batters (David Ortiz, Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew) were 0-for-9 against him. ...more

October 14, 2008

We could come up with a catchy name, like the Midnight Ride of Fernando Perez. ...more

October 13, 2008

Walking back into the cramped visitors' clubhouse at Fenway Park early Sunday evening, month-old memories came rushing back to Carlos Pena. ...more

October 13, 2008

B.J. Upton's shallow sacrifice fly down the right-field line in the 11th inning scored Fernando Perez from third, giving the Rays a 9-8 triumph ...more

October 12, 2008