Give Matt Garza high marks for honesty. On a day when the Rays needed his best, he didn't come close to providing. He knew it, too. ...more

October 6, 2008

The home run bashing White Sox beat the Rays in uncharacteristic fashion Sunday, scoring their runs in a 5-3 victory with speed, audacity and timely hitting. ...more

October 6, 2008

Pitching kept the Rays from wrapping up a sweep of the White Sox on Sunday. ...more

October 6, 2008

The White Sox averted a sweep of their ALDS series with the Rays, turning a three-run fourth inning into a 5-3 win. ...more

October 5, 2008

If the Rays are going to sweep the White Sox today at U.S. Cellular Field, they're going to have to go through the pitcher who got that team into the postseason. ...more

October 5, 2008

Born in Chicago on Dec. 5, 1972, Cliff Floyd personifies the City of the Big Shoulders. The Rays' mountain of a designated hitter is back in his hometown this weekend, hoping to help Tampa Bay end the season of the team he rooted for as a kid. ...more

October 5, 2008

After a frustrating couple of days on the sidelines allowing the vision in his left eye to return to normal, Carlos Pena on Saturday pronounced himself ready to play in Game 3. ...more

October 5, 2008

The way their bullpen has performed through the first two games in the playoffs, the Rays would have felt confident taking a one-run lead into the ninth inning Friday night. ...more

October 4, 2008

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

They pick up the starters, and then they pick up each other. "It's the same thing that's been going on all year long," pitching coach Jim Hickey said after the Rays' bullpen delivered a second consecutive dose of postseason excellence. ...more

October 4, 2008