Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
“These guys have picked me up so many times, it’s a great feeling out there to know these guys have your back, especially the bullpen,” Scott Kazmir Courtesy of Yahoo! Sports Rays 5, Tigers 2 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria hit solo homers and Tampa Bay’s bullpen limited Detroit to one hit over the last [...]
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria hit solo homers and Tampa Bay's bullpen limited Detroit to one hit over the last 4 1-3 innings, helping the AL East-leading Rays beat the Tigers 5-2 on Friday night.Grant Balfour (3-1) struck out three of the four batters he faced in relief of All-Star Scott Kazmir to get the victory. The right-hander, who began the season in the...
Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... on Friday night.Grant Balfour (3-1) struck out three of the four batters he faced in relief of All-Star Scott Kazmir to get the victory. The right-hander, who began the season in the minors, lowered his ERA to 1.20 with just four runs allowed and 45 strikeouts in 30 innings.Pena is one of the players the Rays are counting on to step up offensively after failing to add another...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
... on Friday night.Grant Balfour (3-1) struck out three of the four batters he faced in relief of All-Star Scott Kazmir to get the victory. The right-hander, who began the season in the minors, lowered his ERA to 1.20 with just four runs allowed and 45 strikeouts in 30 innings.Pena is one of the players the Rays are counting on to step up offensively after failing to add another...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Grant Balfour (3-1) struck out three of the four batters he faced in relief of All-Star Scott Kazmir to get the victory. The right-hander, who began the season in the minors, lowered his ERA to 1.20 with just four runs allowed and 45 strikeouts in 30 innings.Pena is one of the players the Rays are counting on to step up offensively after failing to add another bat to the lineup...
Bugs and Cranks (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
Sox 2, Orioles 1 WP: Matsuzaka (10-1) LP: Cabrera (6-5) SV: Papelbon (28) HRs: None Summary: Daisuke Matsuzaka escaped a few self-produced jams and Jonathan Papelbon wriggled out of a tough ninth inning spot as well as Boston won the rubber game of this series. The win, combined with Tampa Bay’s loss, catapulted the Sox into first place at the All Star break for the fourth consecutive season....
