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Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings homered, Alex Cobb won for the first time

Kelly Johnson hit a three-run homer and an RBI single, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on for a 12-10 victory over the slumping Baltimore Orioles on Friday night.

It was an all-around tough day for the Tampa Bay Rays, who saw Fernando Rodney blow up in the ninth inning and blow a lead to the Red Sox, this just a little while after they placed Cy Young Award winner David Price on the disabled list. For an or...

Blog | May 17, 2013

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Fernando Rodney celebrates a save, and Tampa Bay victory, by pretending to launch an arrow into the heavens. But how do you simulate being hoist by your own petard, which was Shakespeare's fancy way of describing a 16th-cen...

Will Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Boston Red Sox past the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Thursday night.

Joe Maddon, once again trying to be the smartest kid on the block, with your fancy glasses and wacky pregame guests and funny haircuts. How dare you bring your closer in during the eighth inning. With runners on base, no less! Who do you think you...

J.P. Arencibia hit a two-out, two-run homer in the ninth inning off Fernando Rodney and the Toronto Blue Jays completed their comeback from a seven-run deficit, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 8-7 on Monday night.

The Tigers need one. The Brewers thought they had one. The Cubs already have a new one. Some teams probably wish they had a different one. Closers are already melting down in rapid fashion. On Monday afternoon, with closer Jason Motte sidelined wi...

Quick thoughts on Wednesday's games: Three closers blew ninth-inning leads -- Phil Coke of the Tigers, Fernando Rodney of the Rays and Chris Perez of the Indians. The Rays and Indians ended up winning their games anyway, so no harm, no foul. Of t...

Tristan H. Cockcroft unveils his first-ever set of baseball ratings, examining who's consistent (across all positions) and who is not.

We all know what Fernando Rodney did last year for the Tampa Bay Rays, posting one of the great relief seasons of all time, with a 0.60 ERA and converting 48 of 50 save opportunities. That's why this report from R.J. Anderson of The Process Report...

Stage is set for Puerto Rico against the Dominican Republic in the finals of the World Baseball Classic, with the Dominicans trying to become the first team to run the table at the WBC.

Dominican Republic 5, Italy 4

Robinson Cano pumped his fist. Jose Reyes and Hanley Ramirez danced together near home plate. Fernando Rodney pointed to the sky after the final out.

No, the World Baseball Classic isn't the World Series or the World Cup, and it doesn't really prove which country has the best baseball talent. But it's a fun event, the players participating want to win, and there are fans across the globe -- mostly...

Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus looks at 10 players who project to be much worse in 2013, including Mike Trout and Gio Gonzalez.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2013