Game Two of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays catcher Dioner Navarro, left, and pitcher David Price celebrate their 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies during game two of the World Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 23, 2008. The series is tied 1-1. (UPI Photo/David Mills)
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David Ortiz smacked two homers Saturday and Boston took a commanding 2-0 American League Division Series lead with a 7-4 win over Tampa Bay.
A member of Congress said Saturday the U.S. government shutdown could be resolved by passing a budget and raising the federal debt limit in one move.
David Price notched a complete-game win Monday and Tampa Bay advanced to the playoffs with a 5-2 victory over Texas in a one-game, regular-season tiebreaker.
Evan Longoria hit a three-run homer in the sixth Wednesday that lifted Tampa Bay to an 8-3 win and knocked the New York Yankees out of playoff contention.
Clay Buchholz came off the disabled list to toss five scoreless innings Tuesday, staking the Boston Red Sox to a 2-0 whitewash of Tampa Bay.
Colin Cowgill drove in three runs with a second-inning double Thursday and the Los Angeles Angels went on to defeat Tampa Bay 6-2.
Jed Lowrie put Oakland in front with an RBI double in the eighth inning Friday and the A's bounced back from a stunning loss to down Tampa Bay 4-3.
Evan Longoria drove in the go-ahead run during a sixth-inning rally and added a homer Saturday, carrying the Tampa Bay Rays past the New York Yankees 4-2.
Matt Joyce pounded a go-ahead two-run homer Monday and the Tampa Bay Rays kept the heat on in the American League East with a 4-3 win over Baltimore.
Wil Myers singled home Desmond Jennings with the winning run in the 10th inning Saturday, lifting Tampa Bay to a 2-1 interleague win over San Francisco.
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