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As painful as it has been to watch at times, Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg feels pretty good - "outstanding" actually - about his team.

Jon Lester's schizophrenic season continued on Friday night, and it appears that his bad side is once again reigning supreme.

Just when it seemed some of the injured Tampa Bay Rays were close to returning, manager Joe Maddon said OF Brandon Guyer needs surgery on his left shoulder that will keep him out the rest of the season.

Rays superstar Evan Longoria has not played a single game in May thanks to an injury on the final day of April that forced him to the disabled list.

THE CONTENTS: The Red Sox return home to Fenway for a seven-game homestand, kicking it off with three against the Rays.

After enjoying a full heaping helping of MLB yesterday, there's plenty to digest as we get ready for the lighter schedule today.

B.J. Upton is mobbed by teammates after his 11th-inning double capped a 4-4 homestand against Boston, Atlanta and Toronto.

James Shields had not lasted seven innings in a start in nearly a month and was determined to go deeper Wednesday against the Blue Jays.

Toronto Blue Jays left fielder Eric Thames dives but can't come up with a sixth-inning foul ball by Tampa Bay Rays' Will Rhymes during a baseball game, Wednesday, May 23, 2012, in St.

The Tampa Bay Rays have come to be known as that scrappy small market club that, despite a seemingly insurmountable financial disadvantage, manages to compete in a difficult American League East.

Carlos Pe na 's first reaction when he saw his name atop the lineup posted outside the Rays clubhouse was that it was a joke, and he asked security man Tom Berte if he were the culprit.

The Rays' Jeff Keppinger, being tagged out at the plate during a game against the Yankees this month, has a broken big toe on his right foot.

The Blue Jays snapped a four-game losing streak to the Rays and will look to win their first series against Tampa Bay since August 2010 with a win Tuesday.

The Rays offense struggled this week scoring three runs or less in four of the weeks seven games including being shut out on Sunday yet still finished the week with a winning record of 4-3. The Rays finish the week in 2nd place in the AL East with a record of 25-17 which is still good for the 3rd best record in the AL.

While sitting in the dugout during Saturday's game, INF Jeff Keppinger was struck in the right foot by a foul ball off the bat of Braves LF Martin Prado .

Brett Lawrie returns to the Jays' lineup on Monday following his four-game suspension for hitting an umpire with a batting helmet ... The Jays won four-straight games following the incident ... Last year's A.L. Rookie of the Year Jeremy Hellickson is undefeated through eight starts ... Teammate Matt Moore, projected to be one of the top rookies ... (more)

David Price grew up a die-hard Braves fan, as you can tell by the David Justice jersey hanging in his locker and his unabashed excitement about meeting Terry Pendleton on Friday while taking out the lineup card.

From left, Matt Joyce is greeted at home by Elliot Johnson, Chris Gimenez and B.J. Upton after hitting a go-ahead grand slam in the third inning.

Every team has to deal with injuries over the course of the season - it is simply an inescapable truth when playing 162 games in a season.

Through the first six weeks of the year, the Rangers and Cardinals have established themselves as the top teams in baseball.