Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay lost for only the fifth time in 17 games but fell a game behind the first-place New York Yankees in the AL East. The Rays and Yankees, who beat Oakland 9-3, had been tied atop the division for the previous eight days.

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The New York Y ankees aren't generally seen as a team that needs any help, particularly when it's got…

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Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, Wade Davis won his sixth straight decision and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 on Monday night. Pena made it 5-1 with a three-run homer off Brett Cecil (11-7) in the third. Davis (11-9) allowed two runs and six hits in 7 2-3 innings. The right-hander has the longest winning streak by a rookie in franchise history.

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Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim catcher/first baseman Mike Napoli has put 21 balls over the fence so far this…

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The Rays say center fielder B.J. Upton’s lackadaisical episodes are behind him, but the perception persists.

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Dan Johnson stunned Boston again, hitting a leadoff homer in the 10th inning to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 victory over the Red Sox on Saturday. Johnson sent a 2-2 pitch from Scott Atchison (2-2) into the right-field stands for his second clutch home run against the Red Sox in three years. Johnson is best known for a game-tying shot off closer Jonathan Papelbon on Sept.

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TORONTO – The secret to Brandon Morrow's success at home may lie underneath the Blue Jays' starter's feet.

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Aaron Hill knew his swing wasn't a thing of beauty. The result sure was.

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Jon Lester pitched seven strong innings and Victor Martinez homered twice off All-Star David Price, helping the Boston Red Sox beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-1 Friday night to tighten the AL wild-card race. Lester (14-8) rebounded from the worst outing of his career to win for the third time in four starts.

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Manny Ramirez is on waivers, but the Dodgers don’t have to make a decision on a deal until early next week.

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