Game one of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Philadelphia Phillies in Tampa Bay
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Grant Balfour pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during the sixth inning of the World Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida on October 22, 2008. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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DETROIT, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Placido Polanco's two-out, three-run home run in the eighth inning pushed Detroit into the lead and the Tigers held on Sunday to edge the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena had two home runs and four RBI, including a 10th-inning RBI single, Saturday to power the Tampa Bay Rays' 5-4 win over Texas.
ANAHEIM, Calif., Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Gary Mathews and Howie Kendrick clubbed three-run home runs Wednesday, powering the Los Angeles Angels past the Tampa Bay Rays 10-5.
MIAMI, May 24 (UPI) -- Jason Bartlett's two hits and three RBI Saturday led the Tampa Bay Rays to a 10-3 inter-league win over the Florida Marlins.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 22 (UPI) -- Akinori Iwamura had a two-run single Monday to lead the Tampa Bay Rays to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Sept. 20 (UPI) -- Scott Kazmir yielded five hits in six scoreless innings Saturday and Tampa Bay clinched its first-ever playoff berth with a 7-2 win over Minnesota.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A solo homer by Carlos Pena in the sixth put Tampa Bay in front Friday and the Rays won their third straight game -- 5-2 over Detroit.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 18 (UPI) -- A two-run homer by Ben Zobrist in the seventh inning Friday rallied Tampa Bay to a 2-1 win over Toronto, halting the Rays' losing streak at seven games.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., July 5 (UPI) -- Andy Sonnanstine threw seven shutout innings Saturday to lead the Tampa Bay Rays past Kansas City 3-0.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 17 (UPI) -- Evan Longoria and Cliff Floyd each hit solo home runs Tuesday to power the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs.