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Carlos Pena and Ben Francisco hit back-to-back, tape-measure homers in the fifth inning on Wednesday night to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to their seventh consecutive victory, 4-2 over the Boston Red Sox.

Desmond Jennings hit a two-run triple during Tampa Bay's seven-run sixth-inning, and the Rays snapped a four-game losing streak by beating the Boston Red Sox 13-3 on Wednesday night.

The clock is winding down for the Rays and B.J. Upton, who will be a free agent. But before it does, they both have some unfinished pennant race business.

David Price earned his league-leading 18th win with another superb performance against the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a key series against their AL East rival Friday night with a 6-4 victory.

Matt Moore won despite control issues, Carlos Pena homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Matt Joyce homered, doubled and scored three times, and the Tampa Bay Rays escaped several jams to beat the slumping Miami Marlins 5-1 Friday night.

Matt Joyce hit his second grand slam in six games and Elliot Johnson had a two-run shot to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to their third straight win, 7-4 over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night in a game that saw the benches empty in the eighth inning.

Rays 3, Yankees 0

The Yankees have contingency plans for almost everything. But not one for Mo.

Eric Karabell breaks down the Tampa Bay Rays' lineup from a fantasy perspective, taking special interest in Carlos Pena, who might hit in the No. 2 slot.

Blog | Conversation | March 12, 2012

The reigning AL manager of the year isn't going anywhere.

Kirk Gibson and Joe Maddon won Manager of the Year awards Wednesday -- one for overseeing a worst-to-first turnaround that lasted all season, the other after a frantic playoff push in the final month.

While it's realistically a longshot the Rays will reach the postseason, they're a team that shouldn't be counted out because of their willingness to keep grinding it out.

David Price pitched six solid innings and Ben Zobrist hit his fifth career grand slam, helping the Tampa Bay Rays tighten the AL East standings with a 9-6 victory Friday night that snapped first-place Boston's six-game winning streak.

They've put their offseason losses behind them. The rebuilt Rays really believe they can compete in the AL East.

Life in the American League East poses a major challenge to the well-being of Joe Maddon and the Rays.