Starting RHP Matt Garza against the Blue Jays was about as close to a lock as the Rays could ask for this season, but he came up short Sunday. ...more

September 8, 2008

The argument could be made that every game the Rays play this month and beyond qualifies as playoff baseball, because missing out on October after everything they have done to get this far would be as crushing as any postseason defeat. ...more

September 7, 2008

The never-say-die attitude that has won Joe Maddon's ballclub so many close games this year helped the Rays pull out another one Saturday. ...more

August 31, 2008

How Long Will Rays Baby Upton? How much longer will the Rays keep babying B.J. Upton's lack of effort before shipping him out of town? I'm sure Elijah Dukes and Delmon Young needed the same treatment to realize baseball is a team sport that requires play at the highest level every night. ...more

August 24, 2008

The Rays cracked three home runs from the sixth inning on, saw Edwin Jackson work out of some pretty significant jams and made another first-place team look rather pedestrian Friday night. ...more

August 23, 2008

The Rays keep taking punches, but nothing has managed to knock them down yet. ...more

August 15, 2008

Wednesday marked a significant milestone in SS Jason Bartlett's longer-than-expected return from a bruised right index finger. ...more

August 14, 2008

Monday was an off day for your first-place Rays. An extremely off day. ...more

August 12, 2008

Rocco Baldelli's family and friends from Rhode Island to St. Petersburg got text messages bearing the good news in the wee hours of Sunday morning. ...more

August 11, 2008

The Rays were fortunate to have an outfielder on hand in Rocco Baldelli to step in for the injured Carl Crawford on Sunday, but they know that won't be an everyday solution. ...more

August 11, 2008