1 hour agoJustice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first court pickLiberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
Rays clinch top seed in AL playoffs, stall Astros in WestDrew Rasmussen and three relievers combined for a three-hitter, Brandon Lowe and Ji-Man Choi both homered and the Tampa Bay Rays coasted past the Houston Astros 7-0, giving them the No. 1 seed in the American League playoffs.
Cruz oldest to hit 3O HRs in a season, Rays bop Red Sox 12-7Nelson Cruz homered twice and, at 41 years old, became the oldest player in major league history to hit 30 home runs in a season, powering the Tampa Bay Rays past the Boston Red Sox 12-7.
Meadows, Rays rally from 6 runs down, beat Bosox 11-10 in 10Austin Meadows hit a tying, inside-the-park homer in the ninth inning, Nelson Cruz had a go-ahead single in the 10th and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied from a six-run deficit to beat the Boston Red Sox 11-10.
Rays win 9th in row; Red Sox star Bogaerts tests positiveRandy Arozarena, rookie Wander Franco and the Tampa Bay Rays won their ninth straight game, breaking away from Boston soon after Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts was pulled because of a positive COVID-19 test.
LEADING OFF: Time for September call-ups, but not too manyMajor League Baseball teams can now expand their rosters, but there’s something different about September call-ups this season — clubs can add just two players.
Bosox rout Rays 20-8 in their highest-scoring game since '15Bobby Dalbec drove in a career-high five runs, Xander Bogaerts and Hunter Renfroe each had four RBIs and the Boston Red Sox routed the Tampa Bay Rays 20-8.
Birthday boy Turner ties mark with 3rd cycle, Nats top RaysTrea Turner completed his record-tying third career cycle by hitting a sixth-inning triple for the Washington Nationals, accomplishing the feat on his 28th birthday in a 15-6 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.
Take three! Nats' Turner ties MLB record, hits for 3rd cycleTrea Turner has completed his record-tying third career cycle by hitting a sixth-inning triple for the Washington Nationals.
LEADING OFF: O's lose 14 straight, Blue Jays back in BuffaloThe Baltimore Orioles have lost 14 straight games, the worst skid in the majors since Houston dropped 15 in a row in 2013.
Brewers trade 2 relievers, acquire SS Adames from RaysThe Milwaukee Brewers have acquired shortstop Willy Adames (pronounced ah-DAH-mes) and pitcher Trevor Richards from the Tampa Bay Rays for relievers J.
Arenado's late HR lifts Cards over Brewers in home debutNolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning of his home debut with the Cardinals, lifting St. Louis over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1 as fans returned to Busch Stadium for the first time since 2019.
