Jake Peavy lasted only two innings, and Team USA could soon be gone, too. ...more

March 14, 2009

Star Of The Game: Rays' Bullpen Last season, it was one of the most motley crews ever assembled in major-league history (6.16 ERA, worst since the 1950s). This season, the Rays' bullpen has been strictly lights out. Scott Kazmir, despite early pitch-count troubles, got into the sixth inning. From there, it was closed out by Grant Balfour, J.P. Howell and Chad Bradford. In two playoff games, Tampa Bay relievers have retired 18 of 23 batters (61/3 innings, one run allowed on a homer, no walks, nine strikeouts). "They don't have a legit closer, and I see they have lefty, righty, lefty in the bullpen," White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen said. "That's why they have the brightest men I've seen in the game right now." ...more

October 4, 2008

NEW YORK Gavin Floyd and the White Sox didn't let Derek Jeter's record-setting hit disrupt their night. ...more

September 17, 2008

Looking for a microcosm of how the Rays have played lately? Check out Akinori Iwamura's at-bat in the eighth inning of Saturday's game. ...more

August 24, 2008

Watching the Rays get the bats knocked out of their collective hands the past few weeks has become a near-nightly exercise. Aggravating, isn't it? ...more

July 30, 2008

Carlos Quentin hit a tiebreaking homer leading off the bottom of the seventh, closer Bobby Jenks escaped a ninth-inning jam and the White Sox made it two straight against the Cubs with a 6-5 victory Saturday. ...more

June 29, 2008