As the fourth hitter came to the plate in the first inning Friday night for the White Sox, Scott Kazmir looked around the infield at Tropicana Field and, yeah, it was pretty bad. There were runners at every base. He didn't yet have an out. ...more

October 4, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays are heading to Chicago on a high note after Friday night's 6-2 victory against the White Sox at Tropicana Field. Akinori Iwamura's two-run homer provided the lead, Scott Kazmir got the victory, the bullpen closed it out and the Rays took a two-game lead in the best-of-five American League Division Series. Game 3, the potential Rays' clincher, is Sunday afternoon at Chicago's U.S. Cellular Field. ...more

October 4, 2008

Last season, the Rays' bullpen was an absolute joke. Major-league baseball hadn't seen a crew that motley – 6.16 ERA – since the 1950s. ...more

October 3, 2008

Tampa Bay's 6-2 triumph over Chicago put the Rays a win away from reaching the ALCS. ...more

October 3, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG The upstart Rays handled their first taste of October just as they have every other challenge that has come their way this season. ...more

October 2, 2008

It's no small irony that the Rays might face the Minnesota Twins when the American League playoffs begin Thursday afternoon at Tropicana Field. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Tampa Bay Rays took advantage of the weakest link the Detroit Tigers had during their disappointing season. ...more

September 28, 2008

It was Scott Kazmir's last start of the regular season, and after five innings we'd seen enough because we've seen it before, the dark side of his season to a tee - a batting tee. ...more

September 26, 2008

The line of blue, waist-high coolers on wheels lined up in the corridor off the visitors' clubhouse told the tale Thursday afternoon. ...more

September 26, 2008

The Rays' AL East title celebration was delayed by the Detroit Tigers. Scott Kazmir allowed four homers, two to Ramon Santiago, and the Rays lost to the Tigers 7-5 today. ...more

September 25, 2008