Snell chased in 1st, Sabathia wins 250th, Yankees sweep Rays

Gary Sanchez hit a three-run homer to help chase Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell in the first inning, CC Sabathia got his 250th career win and the New York Yankees thumped the Tampa Bay Rays 12-1 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

Rays' Cy Young winner Snell chased by Yankees after 1 out

Rays left-hander Blake Snell was pulled Wednesday after one out against the New York Yankees in one of the worst outings ever by a Cy Young Award winner.

Morton, Rays to take on Duffy, Royals on Thursday

The Tampa Bay Rays face off against the Kansas City Royals in Kansas City, Kansas on Thursday at 2:15 p.m. EDT.

Royals rout Rays 8-2 to complete doubleheader sweep

Glenn Sparkman and Kelvin Gutierrez were hanging out at Triple-A Omaha last weekend, the career reliever and young third baseman eagerly awaiting a call from the Kansas City Royals.

Yankees beat Rays 3-0, Encarnación hitless in New York debut

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth major league shutout, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Monday night to increase their slim lead in the AL East.

MLB: Umpire union tweet about Machado was 'inappropriate'

Major League Baseball said it was inappropriate for the umpire's union to comment on the one-game suspension levied against San Diego Padres star Manny Machado for his conduct following his ejection for arguing a called third strike Saturday at Colorado.

Tanaka Ks 10 in 2-hitter, Yankees blank Rays 3-0 to up lead

Masahiro Tanaka pitched a two-hitter with 10 strikeouts for his fourth major league shutout, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-0 on Monday night to increase their slim lead in the AL East.

Rays survive 9th inning Angels' rally, win 6-5

Yandy Diaz hit an RBI single during Tampa Bay's two-run eighth inning, and the Rays held off Los Angeles' late rally to beat the Angels 6-5 Sunday. 

Morton's streak ends as Angels beat Rays 5-3

Charlie Morton lost for the first time in 22 starts and Los Angeles hit three homers to lead the Angels to a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Saturday.

Tampa Bay try: Rays expand roles for 2-way players in minors

The Tampa Bay Rays, who pioneered the pitching strategy of using relievers as openers, are trying another experiment on the mound in the minors - they're stacking two-way players to start games.

Angels' Ohtani first Japanese player to hit for cycle, helping the Angels beat the Rays

Shohei Ohtani became the first Japanese-born player to hit for the cycle, helping the Los Angeles Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-3 Thursday night after a delay caused by a power outage.

Laureano hits grand slam, Athletics beat Rays 6-2

Ramon Laureano helped the Oakland Athletics end a long stay away from home in grand fashion.

Laureano hits grand slam, Athletics beat Rays 6-2

Ramon Laureano hit his first career grand slam to break an eighth-inning tie and finished with five RBIs and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Wednesday.

'World's largest Christmas light maze' planned for Tropicana Field

This winter, Tropicana Field will become home to the world’s largest Christmas light maze, event planners announced Tuesday. The ‘Enchant Christmas’ event will make its Florida debut on November 22.

Morton remains unbeaten, Lowe homers as Rays top A's 6-2

Charlie Morton remained unbeaten with Tampa Bay, pitching seven shutout innings en route to a 6-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Monday night.

Lowe's 2 HRs, Snell's start carries Rays past Red Sox, 6-1

Brandon Lowe hardly looks like he has the build of someone that hit two balls as deep as he did in Fenway Park.

David Ortiz shot in ambush at Dominican Republic bar

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was ambushed by a man who got off a motorcycle and shot him in the back at close range Sunday night in his native Dominican Republic, authorities said.