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Rays' Drew Rasmussen earned a late All-Star nod, boasting a 2.82 ERA and 76 strikeouts after a strong comeback from elbow surgery.
The St. Louis Cardinals have pitching depth in the minor leagues, but are in a playoff race and could acquire reinforcements for this season and beyond.
In consecutive days, Fenway Park has been the place of nightmares for the Tampa Bay Rays' bullpen. On Friday night, with one out and one man on for the Boston R
After missing Tuesday with a sore back, Ronald Acuna Jr. was back in the Atlanta Braves lineup Wednesday night, hitting in his customary leadoff spot. The slugger opened the game with a home run, his first of two on the night in a 9-2 victory over the Athletics. The clubs play the rubber game of the series Thursday night in Sacramento.
The Rays made a move they felt they needed to make Thursday morning, acquiring reliever Bryan Baker from the Orioles to fortify their bullpen. With the Trade Deadline looming at the end of the month,
The Red Sox stormed back to steal the opening game of this four-game series against the Rays, 4-3. Boston was able to score three runs on two hits in the seventh inning before the bullpen held tight to extend the winning streak to seven games — a season-long for the Sox.
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Yardbarker on MSNRays release former Silver Slugger Award winnerThe Rays released Eloy Jiménez from his minor league contract, reports Marc Topkin of The Tampa Bay Times. Jiménez had been on the Triple-A injured list for the past 10 days.
Conflicting reports regarding Alex Bregman's future with the Red Sox have emerged in the weeks leading up to MLB's trade deadline.
Seattle Mariners left fielder Randy Arozarena and Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen will join the Junior Circuit's squad, MLB announced Friday afternoon. Arozarena will replace resting Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez, while Rasmussen will replace Los Angeles Angels pitcher Yusei Kikuchi.