B.J. Upton was out of Tampa Bay's starting lineup again Wednesday night against the Boston Red Sox, this time because of a sore right quadriceps. Upton didn't want to talk about the injury when he walked to the trainer's room before the game. "Yesterday, in the game, he was a little sore afterwards," Rays manager Joe Maddon said.

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Talk of a Triple Crown isn’t preposterous when it comes to mega-talented (and healthy) Josh Hamilton of the resurgent Rangers.

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Tamp Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon said he did not take B.J. Upton out of the starting lineup on Tuesday night because of the outfielder's confrontation with teammate Evan Longoria in the dugout Sunday. Upton entered the game in the eighth inning as a pinch-hitter, and he tripled. Upton and Longoria had to be separated after Upton failed to run hard after a ball in left-center field during the…

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The Tampa Bay Rays' frustrating weekend can be summed up with one image: Stars B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria standing nose-to-nose in a heated dugout spat. Upton pointed a finger in Longoria's face after the third baseman questioned the centerfielder's effort in the fifth inning Sunday, when Gerardo Parra hit a two-run homer that helped give the Arizona Diamondbacks a 2-1 win over the…

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AccuScore uses past performance statistics to describe how players perform under different environmental,…

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Tempers are flaring as the All-Star break nears, and no other place is hotter than Tampa.

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Just over a month ago, some people were actually debating if the 2010 Tampa Bay Rays could make a run at the…

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The Tampa Bay Rays insist there's no reason to panic. Despite being no-hit twice this season — and three times in less than a year — they feel it's only a matter of time before they pull out of the offensive funk that had cost them nine games in the standings entering play Saturday. A buzz created by a dazzling start that enabled them to maintain the best record in baseball for much of…

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David Price pitched eight strong innings to become the American League's first 11-game winner as the Tampa Bay Rays bounced back from Edwin Jackson's no-hitter to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday. Sean Rodriguez and Jason Bartlett both had two RBIs for the Rays, held hitless Friday night for the third time in the past 12 months.

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Edwin Jackson overcame a wild start to throw the fourth no-hitter in the season of the pitcher, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday. Jackson (5-6) threw a whopping 149 pitches — a major league high — and walked eight, all but one in the first three innings, in the second no-hitter in Diamondbacks' history.

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