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A talent evaluator breaks down the offseason changes in the AL East.

Who will win the AL East and West, and will anybody be playing on Thursday? Our experts discuss in Triple Play.

Alex Rios hit his career-high 25th homer and the Chicago White Sox gave their fading playoff hopes a boost, beating Tampa Bay 3-1 on Friday night to end the Rays' eight-game winning streak.

Evan Longoria hit a tiebreaking homer in the ninth inning and the surging Tampa Bay Rays won their eighth straight game Thursday night, handing the White Sox a 3-2 loss that hurts Chicago's playoff hopes.

David Price struck out a season-high 13 and Jeff Keppinger hit a three-run homer as Tampa Bay beat the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Tuesday night, extending the Rays' winning streak to six and keeping their playoff hopes alive.

B.J. Upton and Jose Molina homered during a six-run fifth inning and the surging Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-5 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive victory.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gone unnoticed for much of this season, but as the postseason nears, Buster Olney writes that Tampa Bay could be baseball's most dangerous team.

Blog | Conversation | August 13, 2012

The Rays have won six straight and suddenly look like the most dangerous team in the American League.

Keith Law takes his annual shot at picking all division records and player awards. There are definitely some surprises, including a rookie for the Cy Young Award.

Blog | Conversation | April 03, 2012

After the Rays' season-ending loss to the Rangers in ALDS Game 4, frustrated Tampa Bay owner Stuart Sternberg described the franchise's business model as "untenable" going forward.

Adrian Beltre hit three straight home runs and the Texas Rangers powered themselves back into the AL championship series, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 Tuesday to win their playoff matchup.

Dan Szymborski examines player performance over the past 40 years and finds that there is no correlation between experience and performance in the postseason. In other words, managers should always choose talent when making their lineups.

Story | Conversation | October 04, 2011

The Rays are back in a familiar spot, faced with a scenario in which they have to win to save their season.

The Rays didn't leave Texas up 2-0, but they did still leave in a pretty good spot, which is a change for a team that's played more than a month with its back against the wall.

Matt Moore dominated in his second major league start, pitching seven innings of two-hit ball as the improbable Tampa Bay Rays opened the real playoffs with a 9-0 victory over the defending AL champion Texas Rangers on Friday.

Right-handed starter Jeff Niemann has been left off Tampa Bay's 25-man playoff roster for their first-round playoff series against Texas.