There are going to be days like this for the Rays, even if they roll on and on into September and beyond. The trick will be to limit the number of these days, especially against this team. Especially at this place. ...more

June 4, 2008

Manny Ramirez connected for career homer No. 500 as the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 6-3 on Saturday night, hitting a drive off Baltimore right-hander Chad Bradford to become the 24th major-leaguer to reach the milestone. ...more

June 1, 2008

A.J. Burnett scattered three hits pitching into the eighth inning and Alex Rios homered for the Toronto Blue Jays, who wrapped up a miserable road trip with a 3-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Thursday night. ...more

May 2, 2008

Alex Rodriguez won his third America League Most Valuable Player award Monday, easily defeating Detroit's Magglio Ordonez after compiling an astounding season at the plate. Rodriguez received 26 first-place votes and 382 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, while Ordonez had two firsts and 258 points. ...more

November 20, 2007

Gone are those pleading, pathetic days when the Red Sox were practically begging to win a World Series. There's a new monster in baseball, and it's in Boston. ...more

October 29, 2007

David Ortiz will play first base for Boston when the World Series resumes tonight, and Kevin Youkilis will be benched as the Red Sox adjust to life without a designated hitter. ...more

October 27, 2007

BOSTON - He has lived a good baseball life in the shadows. But now the World Series lights are shining. Mike Lowell can't hide. ...more

October 26, 2007

First a blowout, then a nail-biter. October ace Curt Schilling and Boston's stingy bullpen figured out another way to stop Colorado. ...more

October 26, 2007

First Base Nobody has enjoyed Colorado's incredible charge to the NL pennant more than Todd Helton, a longtime star who waited 11 years and 1,578 games to reach the postseason. No longer the home run threat he once was, Helton still has gap-to-gap pop and a sharp eye. Often overshadowed by Boston's big names, Kevin Youkilis is one of the most underrated players in baseball. He's coming off a huge AL Championship Series against Cleveland, when he batted .500 (14-for-28) with three homers, a double, a triple, five walks and seven RBIs. He's hitting .425 in the postseason overall, and he has a reliable glove. ...more

October 24, 2007

Daisuke Matsuzaka hit a home run in Japan last year, and the Boston pitcher should get a chance to bat when he starts Game 3 of the World Series in Denver. Which also means David Ortiz, Mike Lowell or Kevin Youkilis will be left out of the lineup with no designated hitter at Coors Field. ...more

October 24, 2007