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In April, Jose Bautista had turned into a three true outcomes type of player: home run, walk or strikeout. He hit seven home runs and had a slugging percentage over .500, but was hitting just .200. Was he just finding his stroke as he returned fro...

Padres-Rays Preview

Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning off Padres closer Huston Street, rallying the Tampa Bay Rays over San Diego 8-7 on Saturday night.

Matt Moore won his sixth straight decision to start the season, Evan Longoria

Evan Longoria hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and Kelly Johnson

Matt Moore is living up to the hype he generated as a prospect and helping to keep the Tampa Bay Rays afloat in the AL East, writes Jerry Crasnick.

We've brought back the Defensive Player of the Month Award for the 2013 season, and our choice for April, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado, was in the ESPN spotlight with a pair of stories on Tuesday. Defensive Player of the Month April Resu...

AP Photo/Brian BlancoCC Sabathia has struggled against the Rays since joining the Yankees, going 3-8 in 18 starts.Tropicana Field has not been a very welcoming host to the New York Yankees and CC Sabathia, but tonight New York has a chance to start r...

Evan Longoria hit a two-run homer and Ben Zobrist had a pair of RBI singles as the Rays beat the Athletics.

They yell. They whisper. They talk (sometimes to themselves). But what do major league players actually hear on the field in the heat of the action?

Athletics-Rays Preview

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nick Tepesch makes his major league debut as the Rangers take on Roberto Hernandez and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rangers took Game 1 of the three-game set Monday thanks to home runs from A.J. Pierzynski and Mitch Moreland, plus some...

Alexi Ogando makes his second start of the season as the Texas Rangers take on Jeremy Hellickson and the Tampa Bay Rays. The Rangers (4-2) are coming off a 7-3 win over the Angels on Sunday and the Rays (3-3) are looking to rebound from a 13-0 defeat...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- The Rangers and Rays renew their rivalry Monday night when Texas right-hander Alexi Ogando faces Tampa Bay right-hander Jeremy Hellickson. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. on FSSW and ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM/1540 AM. Ogando (1-0, 0.00...

Yes, it's the time of the year ... awards predictions! Here are the collective thoughts of the writers from across the SweetSpot network. MOST VALUABLE PLAYER Last year, the SweetSpot bloggers correctly picked Miguel Cabrera as the AL MVP winner....