Star Of The Game: B.J. Upton Upton, who labored with a shoulder injury and had only nine home runs in the regular season, saved the brightest moments of his career for Monday. The Rays defeated the Chicago White Sox 6-2 in the clinching Game 4 of the American League Division Series. Upton's solo home runs in the first and third innings provided a 2-0 lead and the Rays never looked back. "He White Sox starter Gavin Floyd left two fastballs over the plate," Upton said. "I got them up in the air and, well, this is the Windy City for a reason." Upton was 5-for-17 in the ALDS, but he heated up at the end. There was a triple to the center-field wall in Game 2. Then came Upton's four at-bat flurry, bridging the final two games - homer, single, homer, homer. ...more

October 7, 2008

The Rays are four victories away from the World Series. ...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 White Sox averted a sweep of their ALDS series with the Rays, turning a three-run fourth inning into a 5-3 win. ...more

October 5, 2008

DETROIT As the clock crawled ahead, Friday night having passed into Saturday morning, they began to trickle back to the clubhouse at Comerica Park. ...more

September 27, 2008

WHAT DOES IT MEAN? The Rays just became: •The second team all-time to reach the postseason one year after having baseball's worst record (joining the 1991 Braves). ...more

September 21, 2008

What are the odds of the Rays losing a game in which they have James Shields pitching and score five runs in the bottom of the first? ...more

September 19, 2008

SERIES SCHEDULE TONIGHT: Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10; FSN Florida ...more

September 15, 2008

We're about four hours away from the first pitch tonight at Fenway Park as I sit to write this, and in a way that's a shame. Tuesday night's 5-4 victory by the Rays over the Red Sox was one you'd like a day or two to savor. ...more

September 10, 2008

That organizational depth the Rays worked so hard to cultivate over the winter and throughout this season is getting its stiffest test at a most inopportune time. ...more

September 10, 2008