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Bally Sports owner could have rights to only Atlanta Braves in baseball next season
Diamond Sports Group, the largest owner of regional sports networks, could be down to broadcasting only one Major League Baseball team's games next season. During a hearing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston on Wednesday, the operator of the Bally Sports regional sports networks...
Grissom has RBI double to help Red Sox beat Rays 3-1
BOSTON (AP) — Vaughn Grissom had an RBI double and scored a run to help Boston beat Tampa Bay 3-1 on Sunday in the teams’ season finales, earning the Red Sox third place ahead of the Rays in the AL East. The Red Sox finished the season with a record of 81-81, missing the playoffs...
Red Sox head groundskeeper Dave Mellor to retire after Sunday's game
BOSTON (AP) — Red Sox longtime head groundskeeper Dave Mellor is retiring Sunday after the club’s final game of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays at Fenway Park. Mellor has spent 23 years with the Red Sox and 39 in major league baseball. He also worked for the Milwaukee...
Crawford allows big league-high 34th homer, 16th loss, Rays beat Red Sox 7-2
BOSTON (AP) — Kutter Crawford allowed his major league-high 34th home run, a go-ahead drive by Junior Caminero, and took his big league-worst 16th loss when the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 7-2 Saturday. “Command was off today. He didn’t have feel for the...
Josh Lowe, Taj Bradley lead Rays to 2-1 victory over Red Sox
BOSTON (AP) — Josh Lowe hit an RBI double and scored a run in the seventh inning as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 on Friday night. Right-hander Taj Bradley (8-11) got the win, going six scoreless innings while giving up three hits and a walk with seven strikeouts...
Tigers rally late to move closer to playoffs with 4-3 win over Rays
DETROIT (AP) — Justyn-Henry Malloy's eighth-inning sacrifice fly helped the Detroit Tigers rally from a 3-0 deficit to move closer to the postseason with a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon. “We do believe in what we can accomplish,” Tigers manager A.J....
Meadows and Torkelson homer as the Tigers move closer to the postseason with a 7-1 win over the Rays
DETROIT (AP) — Parker Meadows and Spencer Torkelson homered, and the Detroit Tigers strengthened their bid for an AL wild card with a 7-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night. Detroit moved 10 games over .500 with its fourth consecutive victory. It is tied with Kansas...
Skubal allows two hits in seven scoreless as Tigers continue postseason push by beating Rays
DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal allowed two hits in seven scoreless innings and the Detroit Tigers took another step toward an improbable postseason appearance with a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday. Skubal (18-4), a leading candidate to win the AL Cy Young award, struck...
Umpire Larry Vanover is retiring after big league career that started in 1991
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Umpire Larry Vanover plans to retire, ending a big league career that started in 1991. Vanover’s wife and son took out the lineup card to the pregame meeting at the plate before Sunday’s game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays. ...
Aranda homers in a third straight game and the Rays beat the Blue Jays 4-3 for a 3-game sweep
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Jonathan Aranda homered in a third straight game and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Aranda gave the Rays a 2-1 lead on his two-run drive against Zach Pop in the sixth inning. He has connected...
