Fernando Rodney

Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 (10): Jose Bautista homered twice and added the game-winning single in the 10th inning as host Toronto ended a long series drought against Tampa Bay. After Colby Rasmus reached on an infield single and advanced to third on a...

The Sports Xchange Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 TORONTO -- Jose Bautista singled home the winning run with two outs in the 10th inning as the Toronto Blue Jays came back to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon. Bautista twice tied the game for...

The Sports Xchange Bautista's bat brings Blue Jays extra-inning win TORONTO -- Jose Bautista took the game into his own hands with four runs batted in on Wednesday as the Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in 10 innings. He twice tied...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 (10) Blue Jays 4, Rays 3 (10): Jose Bautista homered twice and added the game-winning single in the 10th inning as host Toronto ended a long series drought against Tampa Bay. After Colby Rasmus reached on an...

LHP Mark Buehrle, who starts Wednesday against Tampa Bay, probably deserved a little better than his line showed in a 5-0 loss to the Yankees on May 18. Facing RHP Hiroki Kuroda, who held the Blue Jays to two hits in eight innings in the 5-0 New York win,...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Toronto Blue Jays - INSIDE PITCH The Blue Jays bullpen showed what it can do on Tuesday when it is not overworked. A pair of days off on the schedule did not hurt, nor did a rainout on Sunday. So when right-...

MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH The Rays knew it was next to impossible for closer Fernando Rodney to have the same kind of success this season as he did in a record-breaking 2012. But they were hoping he would pitch more consistently...

The Sports Xchange Rays 4, Blue Jays 3 TORONTO -- Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings hit home runs, and right-hander Alex Cobb pitched 6 1/3 innings as the Tampa Bay Rays hung on to defeat the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Tuesday. Cobb (5-2) held the...

The Sports Xchange Rodney comes through, saves Rays' win over Jays TORONTO - This has not been the best of starts for Tampa Bay Rays closer Fernando Rodney. He has three blown saves already in 12 chances. Last year he had two blown saves in 50 chances....

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Rays 4, Blue Jays 3 Rays 4, Blue Jays 3: Kelly Johnson and Desmond Jennings hit solo homers and Alex Cobb threw 6 1/3 strong innings as surging Tampa Bay evened its series with host Toronto. Cobb (5-2) limited Toronto to a...

BALTIMORE — As long as there are 8-year-olds, there will be baseball. Bud Selig has produced revenue-sharing and value-escalation. He deserves much credit. The mothers of this country have produced a never-ending supply of baseball customers. They...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Tampa Bay Rays - INSIDE PITCH Having ace lefty David Price on the disabled list is obviously bad, but the Rays felt pretty good about their options to replace him. They chose Jake Odorizzi from a group that also...