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  • Rays exercise LF Crawford’s $10M option (AP)

    The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised their $10 million option on All-Star Carl Crawford. The team on Monday also declined $2 million options on left-handed reliever Brian Shouse and backup catcher Gregg Zaun. The 28-year-old Crawford was the MVP of this year's All-Star game. The speedy left fielder also is the longest-tenured player in Rays history and the franchise's career leader in hits,…

  • Rays eliminated from playoff chase (AP)

    Seattle Mariners' Jose Lopez(notes), left, and Ichiro Suzuki(notes), of Japan, celebrate after the Mariners defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a baseball game Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Both players hit home runs.

    The Tampa Bay Rays will not get the chance for a second straight championship season. Jose Lopez hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning and the Seattle Mariners beat the Rays 4-3 Tuesday night, eliminating the defending AL champions from the postseason. "It's not the way we wanted this year to end," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said.

  • Red Sox win, damage Rays’ playoff hopes (AP)

    Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher David Price(notes) reacts after being removed during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

    Clay Buchholz pitched six effective innings, Jason Bay drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox hurt Tampa Bay's playoff hopes with a 6-3 win over the Rays on Thursday night. The Red Sox took 2 of 3 from the Rays — Boston's first series win at Tropicana Field since Sept. 21-23, 2007 — to extend their AL wild-card advantage over Tampa Bay to six games.

  • Pena’s 38th HR helps Rays beat Tigers (AP)

    Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Gabe Kapler(notes) chases a double hit down the left-field line by Detroit Tigers' Adam Everett(notes) in the ninth inning of a baseball game Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Detroit. The Rays defeated the Tigers 11-7.

    Carlos Pena and the Tampa Bay Rays headed into September on a high note. Next up, a key series against the Boston Red Sox. Pena hit his AL-best 38th homer and drove in four runs to help the Rays beat the Detroit Tigers 11-7 on Monday for a split of their four-game series. Tampa Bay scored six times in the first inning against the AL Central leaders, capped by Pena's two-run drive.

  • Angels acquire LHP Kazmir from Rays (AP)

    FILE - In this May 4, 2009 file photo, Tampa Bay Rays starter Scott Kazmir(notes) delivers a first-inning pitch to the Baltimore Orioles during a baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Kazmir was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Los Angeles Angels on Friday night, Aug. 28, 2009, giving the AL West leaders a major boost to their unsteady rotation. The Angels acquired Kazmir, a two-time All-Star, for two minor leaguers and a player to be named. The left-hander was 8-7 with a 5.92 ERA this season for the defending AL champion Rays.

    The Los Angeles Angels did more than just upgrade their unsteady rotation. They added a two-time All-Star who's only 25 years old. Scott Kazmir was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the AL West leaders Friday night, a major move for a high-scoring team that already had World Series aspirations. The Angels landed Kazmir for two minor leaguers and a player to be named.