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| Devil Rays' Paul to return |
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07/28/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays have returned catcher Josh Paul from his rehabilitation assignment and reinstated him from the 60-day disabled list. Paul has been shelved since May 20 with a left elbow strain he suffered on a play at the plate on May 19 against Florida. Paul is hitting .245 with no home runs and five RBIs in 15 games this season. To make room for Paul, the Devil Rays designated catcher Raul Casanova for assignment. The Rays now have 10 days to trade, release or ask w |
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| Brewers trade Balfour to Devil Rays for McClung |
MLB Baseball |
07/27/2007 |
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Devil Rays obtained Grant Balfour from the Milwaukee Brewers for minor leaguer Seth McClung in a trade of relief pitchers Friday night. Balfour had been designated for assignment earlier in the day after going 0-2 with a 20.25 ERA in three appearances. He was with the Minnesota Twins for parts of three seasons from 2001-04. ``For some time he has had some injury problems, but we feel he's healthy and is capable of helping us out at the major league level,'' Tampa Bay |
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| End of the road for Tampa Bay |
MLB Baseball |
07/27/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - As the month of August quickly approaches, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays will once again find themselves in last place in the American League East. Far worse is the fact that the Devil Rays own the major league's worst record at 38-63. This situation is nothing new for the D'Rays, who have been one of the worst teams in the majors since their induction in 1998. Tampa Bay has nothing to cheer about at this point in the year, having lost six straight and 10 of their last 14 games overall. The Devil Ray |
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| Orioles, D-Rays close out set at Camden Yards |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Baltimore Orioles aim to continue their mastery of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays this afternoon and try and complete a three-game sweep at Camden Yards. Baltimore defeated Tampa for the seventh time in eight tries this season on Wednesday, as Erik Bedard allowed just one run in six innings and Corey Patterson homered in the Orioles' 6-1 win. Patterson finished 3-for-5 with two RBI for the Orioles, who have won three in a row. Bedard (10-4) gave up six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. He |
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| Bedard, O's ensure D-Rays' misery continues |
MLB Baseball |
07/26/2007 |
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| Baltimore, MD (MySportsbook) - Erik Bedard allowed just one run in six innings and Corey Patterson homered as the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. 6-1, in the second of a three-game set at Camden Yards. Bedard (10-4) gave up six hits with two walks and eight strikeouts. He leads the American League with 175 strikeouts and is 6-0 in his last seven outings. "They took a lot of pitches," said Baltimore manager Dave Trembley. "He had to get big outs and didn't give in. He was helped by good defense b |
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| Reds showing progress under Mackanin |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2007 |
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| orst record in the majors at 31-51 when Narron was fired, and were on pace to lose 100 games for the first time since 1982. However, since Mackanin took over, Cincinnati no longer has the worst record in baseball; that honor now belongs to the 38-61 Tampa Bay Devil Rays. However, at 42-59, the Reds are still the worst team in the National League, but have spent some time out of last place in the NL Central at least. Still, the Reds are 11-8 in 19 games since Mackanin took over. He will be the first out of Cincinnat |
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| Mussina tries to keep Yankees on fire in KC |
MLB Baseball |
07/25/2007 |
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| 88 earned run average in nine career starts versus New York. Mike Mussina looks to halt a recent rough stretch when the veteran takes the mound tonight for the Yankees. The 38-year-old has lost four of his last five decisions and was hit hard by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Friday. Mussina lasted just 4 2/3 innings in that game and surrendered six runs on seven hits en route to the loss. Mussina is just 1-3 with a 4.46 ERA on the road this season and hasn't won away from home since defeating Texas on May 3, a span o |
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| Orioles trying to salvage season |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2007 |
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| , going hitless in five of his last six games. Bako has struck out 12 times in his last 30 at bats and may be playing himself out of a roster spot. On the season Bako is batting .207 with one homerun and six RBI. ON DECK The Orioles will welcome the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to town for three-game set from Camden Yards. Daniel Cabrera (6-10, 5.30) will take on Scott Kazmir (7-6, 4.02) in Tuesday night's opener. Wednesday night's contest will feature Bedard (9-4, 3.12) and Andy Sonnanstine (1-5, 5.37), before Steve Trach |
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| D-Rays send Kazmir to hill in Baltimore |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2007 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays hope that Scott Kazmir can give them a better pitching performance than they received this weekend when they begin a three-game series with the Baltimore Orioles tonight at Camden Yards. Tampa dropped the final three games of their four-game series with the New York Yankees over the weekend, getting outscored 45-12 in the losses, while surrendering 53 hits -- 10 of which were home runs. The Devil Rays were crushed 21-4 in Sunday's finale and the 38 runs allowed in the fi |
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| D-Rays put Witasick on DL |
MLB Baseball |
07/24/2007 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Devil Rays placed pitcher Jay Witasick on the 15-day disabled list Monday due to a strained right elbow. Witasick appeared in 15 games for the Rays after signing as a free agent on June 12 and he's 1-0 with a 6.15 ERA in 31 combined games with Oakland and Tampa Bay this season. He was released by the A's on June 7. The Rays also optioned left-handed pitcher J.P. Howell to Triple-A Durham and recalled right-handed pitchers Jason Hammel and Juan Salas from Durham. |
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