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Clayton Kershaw had a short night on the mound. It had less to do with his pitching and more to do with the way the Los Angeles Dodgers had been struggling for runs lately.Manager Don Mattingly took his ace right-hander out of the game in favor of a pinch-hitter with the bases loaded in the fifth inning and the Dodgers trailing San Francisco's Matt Cain by three runs. But Juan Castro couldn't get the key hit, and the Giants ended up with an 8-5 victory Wednesday night on a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth by Cody Ross ."I didn't really want to take him out there, but I basically had to at that point," Mattingly said. "We're down 4-1 and we've got the bases loaded, so we've got to take a shot at scoring some runs and getting back in the game right there."Castro was 2 for 3 off Cain, so at that point he was the best option," he added. "Matt Cain's tough, and you've got your hands full when you face him. So you've got to take advantage of every opportunity you get."Kershaw gave up...
David Price and Tampa Bay's rebuilt bullpen were too much for the Boston Red Sox.These days, it seems every team is.Price outpitched Jon Lester in a matchup of left-...
Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking single during a four-run eighth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat Cliff Lee and the Texas Rangers 6-4 on Monday night in a ...
After going winless in his first 14 starts against the Dodgers, Matt Cain has proven more than able ever since.The right-hander scattered five hits over six innings,...
Evan Longoria hit a solo homer and drove in four runs to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Texas Rangers 8-6 on Wednesday, completing a sweep of the three-game series...
NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Swisher and the New York Yankees paid tribute to George Steinbrenner with the type of thrilling victory the demanding owner loved.On a night tha...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Willy Aybar's single off Matt Guerrier gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 10th-inning lead in a back-and-forth 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thur...
MIAMI (AP) — Mike Stanton hit a grand slam for his first major league home run, part of a disastrous five-run first inning for Tampa Bay's Matt Garza, and the Florid...
Mark Trumbo hit a two-run homer to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 4-1 win over a Los Angeles Dodgers split squad on Saturday in the Cactus League opener for both t...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Adrian Beltre homered twice and David Ortiz went deep yet again to lead the surging Boston Red Sox to an 11-3 victory and three-game swee...
ATLANTA (AP) — One mighty swing brought it all back for Chipper Jones . The feeling of connecting with a pitch on the sweet spot of his bat. The sight of the ball so...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Matt Garza pitched five scoreless innings in his final tunep for the regular season, helping the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Mets 4-...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kevin Youkilis and David Ortiz homered to back the strong pitching of Clay Buchholz and lead the resurgent Boston Red Sox to a 6-1 victor...
Jose Bautista has hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during the Toronto Blue Jays ' 10-run sixth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays .Bautista's three-run drive T...
Tim Hudson again had trouble getting through the first few innings, and former teammate Ted Lilly made it extremely difficult for the Atlanta Braves to recover.Lilly...
The Giants returned to Dodger Stadium with still-fresh memories of fan violence during their last trip. San Francisco then lost two players to injury before blowing ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays crushed the New York Yankees 9-3 on Friday, spoiling the return of Yankees pitcher Javier Vazquez .Carlos Pena...
Jose Bautista hit his major league-leading 43rd homer during a 10-run sixth inning and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Rays 13-5 on Tuesday night.Tampa Bay ...
BOSTON (AP) — Pat Burrell homered to help Tampa Bay win the completion of a suspended game, then had a three-run double in the first inning of Saturday's scheduled g...
PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — Anthony Rizzo and Josh Reddick homered to help build an early lead that slipped away from Boston before Kevin Frandsen's ninth-inning RBI...