James Loney

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The Rays' short-term move in replacing injured David Price was calling up lefty Alex Torres from Triple-A to work as the long man in the bullpen that had to cover 6 2/3 innings on...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rays 12, Orioles 10 Rays 12, Orioles 10: Kelly Johnson recorded three hits, including a three-run homer in the third inning, and knocked in four as visiting Tampa Bay took an eight-run lead and held off a furious rally. Yunel...

Rays hold on to beat Orioles 12-10 BALTIMORE -- One day after blowing a ninth inning lead to the Boston Red Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays made sure they did not let another game slip away Friday night against the Baltimore Orioles. Kelly Johnson homered...

The Orioles again proved Friday night that there are few deficits out of their reach, injecting late-inning suspense into a game that appeared to be a blowout. After trailing by eight runs in the eighth inning, they brought the tying run to the plate,...

The Sports Xchange By Todd Karpovich, The Sports Xchange Rays 12, Orioles 10 BALTIMORE -- Kelly Johnson homered and drove in four runs, and the Tampa Bay Rays outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 12-10 before an announced 38,061 Friday at Oriole Park....

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were down to their last strike when Will Middlebrooks made the most of a mistake. Middlebrooks had a three-run double off closer Fernando Rodney with two outs in the ninth inning that lifted the Red...

The Sports Xchange Red Sox 4, Rays 3 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks' two-out, bases-clearing double off closer Fernando Rodney in the ninth inning lifted the Boston Red Sox to a stunning 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday night at...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Red Sox 4, Rays 3 Red Sox 4, Rays 3: Will Middlebrooks doubled in three runs in the ninth as visiting Boston came from behind to steal the rubber game from Tampa Bay. The Rays led 3-1 heading into the ninth and went to closer...

The Sports Xchange Middlebrooks' clutch hit in ninth lifts Red Sox ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Will Middlebrooks was torn. Fernando Rodney had just blazed a 100 mph fastball by him and was one strike from closing out the game at Tropicana Field on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH If there can be a positive vibe after having your Cy Young Award-winning ace walk off the mound in the midst of seeking his second win in his ninth start and end up in an MRI tube and...

RHP Alex Cobb (4-2, 3.09) is expected to start on Thursday at Tropicana Field against the Boston Red Sox. In his last start, the right-hander became the first pitcher in MLB history to strike out 13 batters in an appearance shorter than five innings....

Lefty David Price has had his problems on the mound. But it may be something in the Rays' laundry room that had been part of his problem. Price, who allowed four runs on five hits in Wednesday's 9-2 loss to the Red Sox before leaving in the third inning...