ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 30 (UPI) -- Matt Garza took a perfect game into the seventh inning Thursday and allowed one hit over 7 2/3, carrying Tampa Bay to a 13-0 mashing of Boston.
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.
LOS ANGELES, March 24 (UPI) -- Ichiro Suzuki delivered a game-winning two-run single in the 10th inning Monday, leading Japan past South Korea 5-3 in the World Baseball Classic title game.
TOKYO, March 4 (UPI) -- Japan begins defense of its 2006 World Baseball Classic title with a Group A contest Thursday against China at the Tokyo Dome.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 25 (UPI) -- Akinori Iwamura drove in three runs Wednesday and Tampa Bay moved to the brink of a first-ever division title by defeating Baltimore 11-6.
BOSTON, May 4 (UPI) -- Jason Varitek drove in three runs Saturday in the Boston Red Sox' 12-4 rout of Tampa Bay.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., March 12 (UPI) -- Two players and two coaches were ejected Wednesday in the latest incident of bad blood between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Baseball bats used by the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez and Tampa Bay Devil Rays' Akinori Iwamura were declared legal Tuesday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., April 24 (UPI) -- Tampa Bay third baseman Akinori Iwamura was placed on the disabled list Tuesday because of a right oblique strain. Iwamura is ninth in the American League in hitting with a .339 average and leads the Devil Rays in on-base percentage at .479 and runs score
NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- Akinori Iwamura scored three runs Thursday night, including the go-ahead run in the eighth inning, as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays beat the New York Yankees, 7-6.
