Rays take advantage of error to beat A's
Published 5/21/2008 by Janie McCauley, AP Sports Writer at Boston.com -- Baseball News
Scott Kazmir scraped out another impressive win thanks to one clutch hit. Left fielder Emil Brown tried to make a sliding catch on Dioner Navarro's sinking liner in the eighth inning and lost the ball in the lights and it got past him for a three-run double, sending the Tampa Bay Rays to a 3-2 victory against the Athletics on ...
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Last week's Rays Confidence Graph results. Below you will see two polls that ask about your confidence in the Tampa Bay Rays. Please take a moment to answer each question. We will present these same polls every Monday. The results will be ...Longoria's HR in 13th gets Rays by A's (AP)
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The latest baseball business and stadium news.Kazmir Leads Rays to Another Late Victory Over A’s
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Kid K was just dealing last night. 8:1 K/BB ratio is exactly what I want to see from Kazmir. He kept his pitch count low(97 pitches over 7 innings) by throwing 66% of his pitches for strikes. His fastball was consistently around 92-94 and the movement on the pitch was just silly.Rays' revitalization extends beyond field - St. Petersburg Times
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What the A's really need right now is to face Scott Kazmir. Oy yoy. Before I get to tonight's game, allow me (since you have no choice) a quick rant about the "Geren keeps leaving Blanton in too long!" refrain. Joe Blanton has no career history ...
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Emil Brown's inability to catch a fly ball Dr. Earl Holloway could have handled allowed the Rays to score three unearned runs in the 8th and render useless brilliant pitching by Greg Smith and Joey Devine. Final Score: Rays 3, A's 2 . Everything ...
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Scott Kazmir scraped out another impressive win thanks to one clutch hit. Left fielder Emil Brown tried to make a sliding catch on Dioner Navarro's sinking liner in the eighth inning and lost the ball in the lights and it got past him for a three-run ...
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