Disaster hasn't befallen the Rays during either of Troy Percival's stints on the disabled list this season with left hamstring problems, but they would just as soon keep their closer on the active roster for the balance of the season. ...more

July 21, 2008

The Rays reinstated closer Troy Percival from the disabled list this morning. Percival, who had been sidelined since July 2 with a left hamstring strain, replaces Gary Glover on the roster. ...more

July 20, 2008

Most of the time you wouldn't want to read lips too closely when Grant Balfour is on the mound. By his own admission, he can be guilty of "saying stuff I shouldn't say out there" but it's just his way of getting fully into the moment. Relief pitchers tend to be a little nutty anyway, and Balfour definitely fits the profile. ...more

July 19, 2008

For a while now, B.J. Upton hasn't felt right at the plate. And even when he collected two of the Rays' four hits in their first game at Yankee Stadium last week, he knew he hadn't found his way out of the woods. ...more

July 19, 2008

FIRST-HALF IMPROVEMENT 2007 •34-53, 5th place, 19 games back ...more

July 17, 2008

The Rays will be without the linchpin of their defensive renaissance at least through the All-Star break. ...more

July 4, 2008

Mitch Talbot, the Rays' new emergency reliever, has exactly one relief appearance to his credit in 140 professional outings. But it was a memorable one. ...more

July 3, 2008

G'day. The Rays' Intercontinental Express rolls on. ...more

July 2, 2008

As the latest breakdown of his left hamstring Monday night demonstrated, Troy Percival and the Rays' training staff are about out of ways to patch up the veteran closer on a day-to-day basis. ...more

July 2, 2008

Winning meaningful baseball games isn't easy, and the path the Rays traveled to escape with a 5-4 victory was evidence of that. ...more

July 1, 2008