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| After one of his best games of the season, Ben Zobrist was optioned to Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Jason Bartlett will take his roster spot upon his return from the disabled list. |
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| David Price allowed seven hits and three runs over six innings in what could be his last Double-A start before he is promoted to Triple-A, according to Scout.com. |
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| Jason Bartlett has been activated from the DL following his battle with a sprained right knee, according to the AP. The team optioned Ben Zobrist to Triple-A Durham as an adjoining move. |
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| Ben Zobrist led the Rays to a 4-3 win over Oakland on Wednesday at Tropicana Field, as he went 2-for-3 with two RBI. He hit a single and a solo home run. |
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| James Shields allowed three earned runs on six hits over 8.1 innings in Wednesday's 4-3 win over Oakland at Tropicana Field, with no walks and seven strikeouts. |
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| Jason Bartlett is likely to be activated from the DL Thursday following his bout with a right knee sprain, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| The Rays suffered a slip against Oakland this evening, falling 8-1 with a troubled offensive effort (just seven total hits) to waste a worthy outing for RHP Andy Sonnanstine . Sonnanstine pitched seven innings, allowing three runs (all earned) on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine (10-4, 4.58 ERA) will start Tuesday, July 22, against the Athletics, according to MLB.com. |
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| Evan Longoria went 2-for-5 with a homer and two RBI in Monday's win over the A's. He is up to 19 homers and 60 RBI over 88 games. |
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| Scott Kazmir tossed seven shutout innings against the A's on Monday and improved to 8-5. The southpaw allowed two hits, walked four, and struck out nine. |
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| Jason Bartlett worked out on Monday and tells MLB.com that his sore right knee is "close to 100 percent." He ran bases and took grounders on Monday. "I'll be ready to go come Thursday," Bartlett declares. |
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| Major League Baseball has suspended minor league pitcher Mathew Walker for 50 games after he tested positive for an amphetamine, the AP reports. Walker, 21, is 4-7 with a 4.86 ERA for High-A Vero Beach. |
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| David Price is 8-0, with a 1.92 ERA between A-ball and Double-A. He has an impressive 62/17 K/BB ratio in 66 innings. |
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| Scott Kazmir is set to take the hill on Monday after a few extra days of rest following his outing in the All-Star Game, according to the Tampa Tribune. He doesn't feel like his routine has been knocked off balance and he said, "It doesn't feel like I'm rusty or anything like that, because I've been throwing pretty much every day." |
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| Troy Percival is confident his leg will be able to hold up over the duration of the second half of the season, and his arm feels as good as it has in a long time, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| With a total lack of pitching worthy of discussion on the day, the Jays and Rays did battle with the bats with Toronto earning the victory, 9-4, despite the efforts of designated hitter Evan Longoria . Longoria went 1-for-3 with one walk and his 18th home run on the season, serving as one of three players with one RBI and one run scored on the day for Tampa Bay. |
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| Evan Longoria is serving as the Rays' DH Sunday after after fouling two pitches off his left ankle Saturday night, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| Troy Percival has been activated from the DL following his fight with a strained left hamstring, according to the Tampa Tribune. The team placed Gary Glover on the 15-day DL to make room for Percival on the roster. |
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| Matt Garza shut out the Blue Jays over 7 2/3 innings Saturday, allowing just two hits and no walks while striking out six. |
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| Evan Longoria hit his first career grand slam in Saturday's 6-4 win over Toronto. The rookie now has 17 dingers and 57 RBI on the year, to go along with a .272 batting average. |
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| Jason Bartlett's next test in his rehab of a right knee sprain will run the bases Monday or Tuesday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Manager Joe Maddon said Bartlett may need a rehab assignment before coming back. |
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| Troy Percival, on the DL with a strained left hamstring, had no problems Saturday, throwing 10 pitches and fielding balls from the mound. He also was able to cover first base without any limping, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| B.J. Upton, mired in a 8-for-42 (.190) slump, is hitting seventh in the Rays' order tonight. He had yet to hit lower than fourth this year. |
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| Ben Zobrist's seventh inning two-run home run was the difference in Friday night's game against the Blue Jays and moved the Rays back into first place. |
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| The Rays and Jays battled through a pitcher's duel this evening with Tampa Bay emerging 2-1, giving RHP James Shields his eighth victory of the season. Shields pitched seven innings, allowing one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. |
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| Scott Kazmir will make the start on Monday for the Tampa Bay Rays, according to MLB.com. |
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| With continued updates, the Rays report closer Troy Percival is feeling no discomfort or pain after throwing to batters on Thursday and will be re-examined this evening, according to the Associated Press. |
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| As anticipated, the Rays have activated reliever Al Reyes from the disabled list, according to the Associated Press. |
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| Jason Bartlett won't be ready to return to the Rays today as initially hoped, according to the Tampa Tribune. He still needs more time to recover from his sprained right knee. |
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| Matt Garza will start Saturday's game against the Blue Jays in place of Scott Kazmir. |
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| The Tampa Tribune reports that the Rays will activate Al Reyes from the disabled list tomorrow, as expected. |
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| The Tampa Tribune reports that Scott Kazmir will not start Saturday as originally planned. The Rays already had decided to bump him back a day or two if he was needed in the All-Star Game, so it sounds like the plan is to see how he feels tomorrow before deciding whether to start him Sunday or Monday. |
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| The Tampa Tribune reports that Troy Percival threw to hitters today and apparently felt good. He’ll get a thorough once-over from the medical staff before he’s cleared to come off the DL, but that could come this weekend. |
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| Carlos Pena begins the second half with 14 home runs and 47 RBI, a woeful pace for a guy who hit 46 home runs with 121 RBI last season. |
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| Prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against Al Reyes, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Back in April, Tampa police accused Reyes of committing an affray after an incident at a South Tampa bar. Police said Reyes, who was celebrating his 38th birthday, became intoxicated and disruptive at 2:30 a.m. at the Hyde Park Cafe. Police accused him of picking a fight and spitting blood at patrons of the club. Reyes issued an apology following the incident.
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| Scott Kazmir believes the Rays will get back on track following the All-Star break, according to the Boston Globe. He said, "We still have our guys feeling like they kind of have that chip on their shoulder." |
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| Rocco Baldelli is headed to Double-A Montgomery to continue his minor league rehab assignment, the Tampa Tribune confirms. The outfielder played the last two days for High-A Vero Beach. Prior to that, Baldelli missed some time due to a sore right groin. |
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| Al Reyes is expected to be activated from the DL on Friday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Manager Joe Maddon said there was a good chance he will be ready, following his bout with right shoulder tendinitis. |
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| Reid Brignac has been optioned back to Triple-A Durham, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Al Reyes is expected to be activated from the DL following the All-Star break. |
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| James Shields will be the first to take the mound after the All Star break, this according to the team website.
"I think it's an important game," Shields said. "You want to start the second half off strong.
Shield has started 10 games at the Trop where he is 5-1 with a 2.13 ERA. After Scott Kazmir threw 104 pitches Sunday he is not expected be used in Tuesday's All-Star Game.
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| Akinori Iwamura collected two walks but went 0-for-3 today, and is just 5-for-25 in his last seven games. He struck out in all three of those at-bats. |
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| Scott Kazmir had the worst outing of his season, giving up five runs in six innings on eight hits, two of which were home runs in the the Rays 5-2 loss to the Indians. |
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| Scott Kazmir, who is starting for Tampa Bay today, will not pitch in the All-Star game, according to the Tampa Tribune. Rays manager Joe Maddon asked Red Sox and AL manager Terry Francona not to pitch him in the game. |
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| Carl Crawford is struggling at the plate and will likely get today off, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| The 26-pitch bullpen session of Rays closer Troy Percival went well, and he may be activated from the disabled list by next weekend, according to the Tampa Tribune. "It's the first time I pitched without having my leg taped up in six weeks, and it felt great," Percival said. |
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| B.J. Upton is hitting .219 since June 15, and was given yesterday off to rest and work on his swing, according to the Tampa Tribune. "I just wanted to give him a chance to think about it, digest it, see if it's what I think it is and then move on from there, Rays manager Joe Maddon said." |
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| Rays catcher Dioner Navarro did what he could to get his team moving towards a win but failed as Tampa Bay fell 8-4 to Cleveland. Navarro went 2-for-3 on the night with his 16th double of the season, totaling two RBIs along the way. |
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| Wade Davis is going to be promoted to Triple-A Durham after playing in Monday's Double-A Southern League All-Star Game, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| Al Reyes' shoulder felt good during his rehab outing with Single-A Vero Beach on Thursday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. He threw at 87 mph, and hit 89 mph a couple of times. |
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| Scott Kazmir commented on the Rays' losing streak, which currently stands at five games, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Kazmir said, "We've got to worry about ourselves and concentrate on what's going on in front of us. You see guys coming in right from playing on defense and they're like, 'What's the Boston score? What's the Boston score?' That's not how you're supposed to do it. We need to still have that chip on our shoulder, that's what got us there (to first place)." |
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| Jason Bartlett, who is recovering from a sprained right knee, participated in a light workout Friday, according to the St. Petersburg Times. |
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| Carl Crawford was 0-for-4 with two strike outs on Friday. During the Rays five game losing streak he is just 1-for-21. |
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| Al Reyes pitched one scoreless rehab inning for Class A Vero Beach on Thursday. |
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| The AP reports that Rays manager Joe Maddon said RHP Troy Percival will test his strained left hamstring by throwing off the mound Saturday. |
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| Evan Longoria was added to the Home Run Derby less than a day after being named to the All-Star team. |
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| The Yankees' Hank Steinbrenner warned the Rays' fans and even called them arrogant, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Steinbrenner said, "There's a lot of excitement around here from the Rays fans, but almost to a point of arrogance. They better be careful. They'll learn this can change real quick. People in baseball know it, whether they want to admit it or not. It helps everyone when the Yankees are good. The Red Sox, whether they're good or not, doesn't necessarily matter, nationally. Let's face it: The Yankees are baseball history. You're talking about 26 championships."
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| Jonny Gomes blasted his seventh home run from the eighth hole in the order for the Rays in their humiliating 13-2 loss to the Indians. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine lost his fourth game against 10 victories on Thursday night as he allowed six runs, all earned, over 5.1 innings. On the night, Andy didn't walk a batter, but he also didn't have a single strikeout. |
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| Evan Longoria won the fan vote in the American League and was named to the All-Star team on Thursday, according to MLB.com. |
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| former first overall selection David Price has been impressing scouts, with a mid-90's fastball that has movement, according to MLB.com. |
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| With one day remaining to vote in the final member of the American League All Star squad, the Rays' team website reports that Evan Longoria continues to lead all candidates.
"It's going to be exciting to see how it turns out," Longoria said. "If I make it, I'll be here [at Yankee Stadium]. If not, I've got plans for the break anyway."
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| Carlos Pena went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, and provided the lone source of scoring for the Rays in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees in the Bronx. |
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| Edwin Jackson pitched well in Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the Yankees, as he only allowed one earned run on six hits over 6.1 innings, with two walks and three strikeouts. The game was tied 1-1 when he exited and was issued a no decision. |
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| Evan Longoria has been named the Rookie of the Month for June, according to the AP. Longoria hit .300 with major-league rookie highs in home runs (eight) and RBI (19) over 26 games in the month to nail down the honor. |
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| Scott Kazmir had electric stuff on Tuesday but failed to get run support against the Yankees. He whiffed nine batters in just five innings while allowing two runs on five hits. |
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| Akinori Iwamura extended his hitting streak to 11 games on Monday with a double off the center field wall against the Royals, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Manager Joe Maddon commented that Troy Percival seems to be doing well in his recovery from his left hamstring strain, according to the Tampa Tribune. Maddon said he is doing laps around the training room. |
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| Al Reyes, who is recovering from right shoulder tendinitis, will begin a throwing program Tuesday with Single-A Vero Beach, according to the Tampa Tribune. Reyes will pitch Tuesday and Thursday before making back-to-back appearances on the weekend. |
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| Carlos Pena went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Monday's wild 7-4 loss to the Royals at Tropicana Field. His ninth inning shot tied the contest at 3-3, until the Royals rallied with four runs in the 10th inning to win 7-4, hence snapping the Rays seven-game winning streak. |
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| Matt Garza allowed three earned runs on nine hits over 6.2 innings in Monday's 7-4 loss to the Royals at Tropicana Field, with two walks and five strikeouts. He left the game down 3-2, and ended with a no decision as the Royals rallied back to score four runs in the top of the 10th inning to win the game. |
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| Carl Crawford notched the 300th stolen base of his career in the first inning against the Royals on Monday, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Carl Crawford went 2-for-3 on Sunday against the Royals and is now hitting 10-for-17 in July. He added an RBI and scored two runs, giving him 61 on the year. |
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| Carlos Pena stayed hot by going 3-for-5 on Sunday against the Royals. He picked up two runs and two RBI in the process. |
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| Evan Longoria went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Sunday's convincing 9-2 win over the Royals at Tropicana Field. |
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| James Shields enjoyed a strong outing from the hill in Sunday's 9-2 win over the Royals, as he only issued two earned runs on four hits over seven innings, with one walk and eight strikeouts. |
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| The AL pitching staff for the All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium has been announced, according to the Boston Globe. The hurlers representing the AL will be Scott Kazmir (Rays), George Sherrill (Orioles), Roy Halladay (Blue Jays), Mariano Rivera (Yankees), Jonathan Papelbon (Red Sox), Justin Duchscherer (Athletics), Joe Nathan (Twins), Joakim Soria (Royals), Cliff Lee (Indians), Francisco Rodriguez (Angels), Ervin Santana (Angels), and Joe Saunders (Angels).
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| Grant Balfour picked up his third save of the season on Saturday night by picking up two strikeouts in a scoreless inning against the Royals. |
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| Ben Zobrist hit a solo home run on Saturday night, the third straight game he has accomplished that feat for the Rays. |
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| Andy Sonnanstine pitched seven shutout innings against the Royals on Saturday in his 10th victory of the season for the Rays. The Royals only managed to produce five hits and draw a single walk on the evening. |
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| Updating and earlier report, Al Reyes threw a simulated game on Saturday and the results were good, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Rocco Baldelli played catch and took batting practice with the Rays on Friday, but there is no timetable for his return to a rehab assignment, the Tampa Tribune reports. He is dealing with a sore groin. |
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| Al Reyes will throw a simulated game on Saturday. He is on the DL due to right shoulder tendinitis. "Every time he goes out in the bullpen, he feels better," manager Joe Maddon tells the Tampa Tribune. "The recovery's better, he's not as sore. And he's starting to gain more confidence in the arm strength." |
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| Carlos Pena carried the Rays in Friday's 11-2 win over the Royals at Tropicana Field, as he went 2-for-5 with five RBI. He hit a single and a three-run homer, his 12th of the season. |
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| Edwin Jackson was in top form on the mound in Friday's 11-2 win over the Royals at home, as he only allowed one earned run on four hits over eight innings, with one walk and two strikeouts. |
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| Reid Brignac will be in the Rays lineup hitting ninth, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Ben Zobrist has been called up to the big leagues today from Triple-A Durham, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Reid Brignac has been recalled from Triple-A Durham to take the roster spot of Jason Bartlett, who was placed on the 15-day DL, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Jason Bartlett has been placed on the disabled list with a right knee sprain, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| While pitching for Triple-A Durham, Jeff Niemann struck out 12 batters in a complete game that saw him allow just one run on Wednesday. |
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| Tampa Bay LHP Scott Kazmir wasn't as dominating as we might have expected, though the Rays still pulled the 7-6 win over Boston. Kazmir pitched just five innings, allowing four runs (all earned) on seven hits with four walks and three strikeouts. |
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| As is normally the case, the Tampa Bay effort versus the Boston Red Sox tonight, winning 7-6, was helped along by outfielder Carl Crawford , going 3-for-4 at the dish with three singles, his 21st stolen base of the season, and one walk, also adding one run scored to the stat line. |
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| In what may be the best growing rivalry in the league this season, the Tampa Bay Rays drew blood against the Boston Red Sox in a hard-fought 7-6 win. Third baseman Evan Longoria was the leader of the parade, going 3-for-4 with his 21st double of the season, finishing with three RBIs and one run scored. |
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| The St. Petersburg Times reports that with Troy Percival on the DL, the Rays will return to a closer-by-committee format, with Dan Wheeler , Trever Miller, Grant Balfour and J.P. Howell all candidates to get the final out. Balfour did so Tuesday, picking up his second save of the season.
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| It appears that Grant Balfour will serve as the Rays closer while Troy Percival is on the disabled list, not Dan Wheeler. When Balfour was in Triple-A Durham to begin the season he was 8-for-8 in save opportunities. According to the Tampa Tribune, in his 23-plus innings, he allowed just five hits and struck out 39. Right-handed hitters batted .029 against him.
He was recalled in late May. The fire came with him. Eleven of Balfour's 12 appearances have been scoreless. He has 25 of the 63 batters he has faced. His ERA is 1.08. There's fire, and people can feel it. |
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| The Tampa Tribune reports that Scott Kazmir no longer looks at his move from New York to Tampa Bay as the worst day in his professional career. The day the Mets dealt him to Tampa Bay now ranks as one of his best. "It turned out to be a blessing," said Kazmir. |
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| Troy Percival has landed on the 15-day DL due to a left hamstring strain, according to the St. Petersburg Times. The Rays recalled right-hander Mitch Talbot from Triple-A Durham, as a corresponding move. |
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| Tampa RHP Matt Garza was the strength of the effort in the Rays 3-1 victory over Boston this evening, pitching seven innings to allow just one unearned run on five hits with no walks and three strikeouts. |
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| The Rays continue to stay hot, tonight pushing through a pitcher's duel to emerge 3-1 over the Boston Red Sox. Catcher Dioner Navarro led the way, going 2-for-4 at the dish with two RBIs on the night. |
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| Akinori Iwamura has returned from his three-game suspension and he will bat leadoff for the Rays in their tilt against Boston, according to the Tampa Tribune. |
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| Carl Crawford has an excellent match-up tonight, as the Rays take on the Boston Red Sox and pitcher Tim Wakefield. Crawford hits the knuckle ball artist to the tune of .316 over 79 at-bats. He has nine extra-base hits | |
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