New No. 1: Rays sting Pirates, assume MLB's top record

 
What a first half the Tampa Bay Rays enjoyed as the majors' surprise team of the season. Their goal now? To make the second half ... [link]

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Red Sox dealing with threat

HOUSTON - The Red Sox and Major League Baseball have dispatched security teams to St. Petersburg, Fla., for the next three days due to a recent threat made against the club's players. According to sources, the Sox recently received a mailed threat, ...
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Okajima Allows Go-Ahead Run In Sox Loss -

HOUSTON - Last year, Hideki Okajima was the self-described "hero in the dark," the surprise element in the bullpen that helped lead the Red Sox to a World Series title. Okajima is definitely in the dark right now, but there is nothing heroic about it. ...
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Rays vs. Pirates - Box Score - June 29, 2008

Tampa Bay Rays Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG B Upton CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .286 C Crawford LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .278 E Longoria 3B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .270 C Pena 1B 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .227 W Aybar 2B 4 2 2 1 1 1 3 .257 J Gomes RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 a- E Hinske PH 1 0 ...
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The Rays are For Real

The Tampa Bay Rays slid back into first place in the AL East with Sunday's win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, giving them a 49-32 record, tops in the American League.
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BoSox and Rays ready to rumble in the (air conditioned) jungle

J Rose Boston-based opinion will all the subtlety of a sledgehammer It’s the eve of the biggest series in the history of Tropicana Field and the whole town is, well, basically going crazy for the Rays. Except for the approximately 1 ...
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Pittsburgh Lumber Co.Game #82: Pirates at Reds
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