Star Of The Game: Carl Crawford When the postseason began, Crawford almost had to talk his way back into the lineup after missing nearly two months to injury. He insisted he was ready. He insisted he was all the way back. Believe it. Crawford was 5-for-5 - a triple, two doubles and two singles - on Tuesday night in the Rays' 13-4 victory against the Boston Red Sox in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series. He also had two stolen bases, scored three runs and had two RBIs. ...more

October 15, 2008

One more win and the Rays will be the undisputed champs of the American League. ...more

October 14, 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

Less than two hours before Game 2, Carlos Pena said he was "optimistic" he would be able to start as scheduled. ...more

October 4, 2008

It was fair to say entering this week that the Rays didn't deserve the division title if they couldn't pick up enough wins against the floundering Orioles and Tigers. ...more

September 24, 2008

This season has been one long epiphany for the Rays. They've figured out how to pitch, play defense and compete in their division. As Wednesday night's 10-3 victory against the Red Sox showed, they've apparently finally figured out tricky knuckleballer Tim Wakefield. ...more

September 18, 2008

The question, the only one left it sometimes seems, is just which catwalk the World Series-winning homer will hit. ...more

September 18, 2008

The Rays expect to have one of the key cogs that has been missing from their lineup the past five weeks back today, as 3B Evan Longoria is slated to start the first game of the doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. ...more

September 13, 2008

That organizational depth the Rays worked so hard to cultivate over the winter and throughout this season is getting its stiffest test at a most inopportune time. ...more

September 10, 2008

The catalyst during a 23-7 month for the Rays was first baseman Carlos Pena, who was recognized as the Rays' recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award. ...more

September 4, 2008