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Grant Balfour Saves Game In Seventh Inning Jam; Rays Sweep Jays
Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon made the right call to Grant Balfour in the pivotal seventh inning.
Yesterday | The Toronto Star
Jays fail to produce in clutch
ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.a 'With two out in the top of the ninth and his team trailing by a run, Blue Jays second baseman Aaron Hill tried to check his swing at Rays' reliever Dan Wheeler's first pitch.
Price outduels Halladay to get Rays a win
The Tampa Bay Rays offer a simple explanation for their success against . Some pretty good pitching of their own.
Burrell s Homer in the 11th Lifts Rays Past Toronto
Published: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:43 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:43 p.m. ST.
AL roundup: Burrell stakes Rays to victory
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Pat Burrell hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning to give Tampa Bay a 3-1 victory over Toronto on Tuesday night.
Burrell's homer propels Rays over Jays
Pat Burrell drilled a game-ending two- run homer in the 11th inning to lead the Rays out of their slump, as Tampa Bay posted a 3-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays.
The Rangers must have really wanted to end the game so badly, they just came up hacking in the bottom of the eighth against Rays pitcher Dan Wheeler.
Barf: Lucky Hits For Rangers, Unlucky Non-Hits For Rays
Not blaming the Rays for being unlucky for their lost, but it helps a team win when half of their hits came from weak hits in the infield.
Howell quietly taking over closer's role
When you think "closer," you think intimidation. A big, nasty hombre striding purposefully out of the bullpen a ' preferably to a nerve-rattling theme song a ' prepared to shut down the opposition by force of will if nothing else.
Team Stats: Rays, Red Sox boast best relievers
Last season, the Rays had the fifth-best bullpen ERA in all of baseball, which was quite a surprise to many.
Fastball top priority for Rays pitchers
You can make a baseball dip, curve or slow down, but Rays pitchers know the one true thing about pitching: The fastball is king.
The Rays didn't need to hit the Marlins with their best shot. A ninth-inning bloop single and stolen base by , a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by were enough for a thrilling 3-2 win that extended their perfect Saturday night concert series record to 11 straight over two seasons before '80s rocker Pat Benatar took the stage.
Niemann Outclasses Halladay In Return As Rays Nip Jays
Jeff Niemann outdueled a returning Roy Halladay in Tampa Bay's 4-1 win over the Blue Jays in the opener of a three-game set at Rogers Centre.
To LHP J.P. Howell, strong outings by relievers have become contagious. The Rays bullpen continued its impressive run Saturday night, with four pitchers combining for four scoreless innings, playing a big role in the walkoff win.
Saturday's MLB results - June 20
Rays 3, Mets 1 - Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking homer off Johan Santana in the seventh inning, sending James Shields and visiting Tampa Bay to a rainy win.
Renegades' Lobstein set for 1st start
FISHKILL - The wait is over. For the Tampa Bay Rays. For their short-season, Class A team, the Hudson Valley Renegades.
Colin Wyers ran a fantastic piece on predicting ERA a few days ago. Read it here .
FISHKILL -It all started to sink in for Brett Nommensen early Tuesday afternoon.
Shields allowed three hits in seven innings and retired his final 14 batters. He outpitched Santana, who was back in fine form following the worst start of his career.
Bullpen is key to Rays' hot streak
The best-kept secret during the Rays' recent six-game winning streak had been the brilliance of the bullpen.