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The day began with the Rays glowing over their record number of All-Star selections, reflecting on some impressive individual accomplishments in the season's first half.

The Tampa Bay Rays take aim at their ninth straight home win this evening, when they open a three-game series with the Oakland Athletics at Tropicana Field.

Brandon Inge claimed the lead briefly in the race for the final American League All-Star spot, but he lost it to Rangers second baseman Ian Kinsler , according to mlb.com. Inge led briefly Monday night, but fell back into second, followed by Chone Figgins of the Angels, former Tiger Carlos Pena of the Rays and Adam Lind of the Blue Jays.

Time is rapidly drawing to a close on Adam Lind's chances of being voted on to the 2009 American League All-Star team, and the race has tightened up even more for the final spot in St.

Toronto Blue Jays catcher Raul Chavezkneels at the plate as Tampa Bay Rays' Ben Zobrist, Evan Longoria and Carlos Pena celebrate Zobrist's three-run homer off Blue Jays starter Brian Tallet.

Carlos Pena's mission is hurting the Rays! Browse more photos>> This game started at 7:08, at 9:06 the game was entering the eighth inning.

Second baseman Ian Kinsler is one of five candidates that have the chance to make the American League All-Star team by way of the Sprint Final Vote competition, which fans can vote for either online or on their cellphone.

Just last week, the Tampa Bay Rays were the hottest team in the majors led by a surging offense.

Ever since Carlos Pena's arrival to the Rays, he has been a huge fan favorite at Tropicana Field.

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 3, 2009 at 3:45 a.m. Pat Burrell was signed to provide some punch for a lineup that was merely adequate last season while the Rays were winning the American League pennant.

Speed or power? It's the age-old debate in sports. The Rays are combining the two elements at a level never seen before statistically in major-league baseball.

The final tally for this year's All-Star Game in St. Louis is drawing near and four Rays players remain among the vote leaders at their respective positions.

The Yankees' Johnny Damon is one of 7 MLB players twisted up in the trial of Ponzi-man R. Allen Stanford.

Published: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 28, 2009 at 1:45 a.m. ST.

The bullpen might be alright after all. Last year, I felt the bullpen was overrated since it ranked middle of the pack in FIP, this year, would you believe it's a top 10 relief staff? A generous ERA may lead to overrating of the collection, but still, this is a solid group.

B.J. Upton's three-run double snapped an eighth-inning tie and helped the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Florida Marlins 7-3 Friday night in the opener of a series between the intrastate rivals.

Jeff Pearlman, si.com columnist and author of the Roger Clemens biography "The Rocket That Fell to Earth," dropped this tantalizing morsel on his personal website blog : You're at a bar, doing shots with Carlos Pena.

Tampa Bay Rays' Pat Burrell, right, gets a high-five from teammate Carlos Pena, left, after hitting a second-inning, two-run home run off Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton on Wednesday.

The defending American League champion Tampa Bay Rays might be six games back in the division, but the team is anything but down for the count.

Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Jim Hickey, center, catcher Dioner Navarro and first baseman Carlos Pena, right, visit pitcher Andy Sonnanstine on the mound.