NEW YORK, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay skipper Joe Maddon was named American League manager of the year when the award was announced Wednesday afternoon.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Clutch pitching by James Shields and the Tampa Bay bullpen Thursday carried the Rays to a 4-2 win over Philadelphia, tying the World Series at a game each.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Chase Utley's two-run shot in the first put Philadelphia ahead for good Wednesday and the Phillies edged Tampa Bay 3-2 to open the World Series.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The World Series, first played 105 years ago, will open Wednesday in the home park of a team that before this season had never won more games than it had lost.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay's Matt Garza and four relievers held Boston to three hits and the Rays beat the Red Sox 3-1 Sunday to win the ALCS and move on to the World Series.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Kevin Youkilis and Jason Varitek both homered Saturday night to power Boston to a 4-2 win over Tampa Bay and tie the ALCS at three games each.
BOSTON, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- J.D. Drew's run-scoring single in the ninth inning Friday topped a stunning rally Thursday that kept Boston's season alive with an 8-7 victory over Tampa Bay.
BOSTON, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Left-handed pitcher Scott Kazmir gets the start Thursday for the Tampa Bay Rays, who are one win over the Boston Red Sox away from their first World Series.
BOSTON, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Willy Aybar and Carl Crawford combined for nine hits and seven RBI Tuesday, powering Tampa Bay's 13-4 win over Boston for a 3-1 lead in the ALCS.
BOSTON, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- B.J. Upton and Rocco Baldelli each hit a three-run homer Monday to lead Tampa Bay to a 9-1 win over Boston in Game 3 of the ALCS.
TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 12 (UPI) -- B.J. Upton's 11th-inning sacrifice fly drove in the winning run Saturday night and Tampa beat Boston 9-8 to tie the American League Championship Series 1-1.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 11 (UPI) -- Clutch pitching from Daisuke Matsuzaka and Justin Masterson Friday brought the Boston Red Sox a 2-0 win over Tampa Bay in Game 1 of the AL Championship Series.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Boston will go with starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka against Tampa's James Shields in Friday's first game of the American League Championship series.
BOSTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Jed Lowrie's game-winning RBI single in the ninth Monday enabled the Boston Red Sox to advance to the AL Championship Series with a 3-2 win over the LA Angels.
