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Crawford swipes 6 bases as Rays edge BoSox

May. 3, 2009
Carl Crawford tied a modern major league record with six stolen bases to help Tampa Bay beat Boston 5-3 on Sunday for its first series win in nearly a month.
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MLB: Tampa Bay 7, Boston 2

BAGHDAD, Mass., April 8 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena's two-run homer highlighted a four-run fifth inning Wednesday that boosted Tampa Bay to a 7-2 victory over Boston.
Rays' Crawford sidelined 6-8 weeks

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OAKALND, Calif., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Two-time all-star Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays will have surgery and won't play for 6-8 weeks, the team announced Tuesday.

MLB: Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- Carl Crawford put Tampa Bay in front with a two-run homer in the sixth Wednesday and the Devil Rays held on to down Toronto 6-2.

MLB: Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 4 (11 innings)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 30 (UPI) -- Carl Crawford scored the tying run with two outs in the ninth inning and homered in the 11th Monday, lifting Tampa Bay to a 5-4 win over Toronto.

MLB: Tampa Bay 2, Oakland 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 26 (UPI) -- Hideo Nomo allowed a run on five hits over 7 1/3 innings Thursday, carrying Tampa Bay to a 2-1 decision over Oakland.

Devil Rays sign Crawford for six years

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 1 (UPI) -- The Tampa Bay Devil Rays signed all-star outfielder Carl Crawford to a six-year contract Friday.

MLB: Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A rare call of vision obstruction by third base umpire Paul Emmel allowed Tampa Bay to defeat Seattle in 10 innings Friday night, 2-1.

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 13 (UPI) -- Julio Lugo's one-out single in the bottom of the ninth Sunday scored Carl Crawford and gave Tampa Bay its fifth straight win, 3-2 over Colorado.

Tampa Bay 11, Toronto 6

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 9 (UPI) -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run home run in the fourth and Doug Waechter won his second consecutive start as Tampa Bay posted an 11-6 victory over Toronto.

Tampa Bay 7, Cleveland 4 (13 innings)

CLEVELAND, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- Carl Crawford had a go-ahead two-run single in the top of the 13th inning Monday as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays outlasted the Cleveland Indians, 7-4.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch