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Rays Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 01:35:22 PDT
pThe Rays think underuse is why rookie Jeremy Hellickson hasn't pitched well when utilized in relief./p pSo with hopes of giving Hellickson a key role down the stretch and possibly in the postseason, the Rays are going to try to find ways to keep him sharp./p pBut doing so isn't simple, because they also have to be concerned about not running up his innings total, since he has already thrown 147 1/3 between Class AAA and the majors. The Rays want to keep him under 170./p p"It's a fine line, a juggling act to get him out there often enough and not expend him either," manager Joe Maddon said. "It's not like he's been horrible, he's just missing ... whereas when he was starting for us, everything was right where he wanted it to be."/p pHellickson said the adjustment to...
Lewis ends losing streak as Rangers beat Jays (The Canadian Press)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 20:19:14 PDT
TORONTO - Shawn Hill pitched a decent game Thursday, good enough to win some nights. But the good news for the Toronto Blue Jays is that he feels he can be better.
Minor league pitcher Gorgen goes to Arizona (AP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:21:36 PDT
The Arizona Diamondbacks have acquired right-hander Matt Gorgen from Tampa Bay to complete the trade that sent reliever Chad Qualls to the Rays. Qualls was traded to Tampa Bay on July 31 for a player to be named. Gorgen, a 23-year-old right-hander, was 3-2 with a 1.65 ERA and tied for the Southern League lead with 22 saves for Class Double-A Montgomery.
Power Rankings: Hard-charging Twins (Yahoo! Sports)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:49:00 PDT
Don't look now, but Minnesota's late-season charge has the Twins just behind the Yankees.
44-year-old Wakefield oldest to win for Red Sox (AP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:51:25 PDT
Tim Wakefield became the oldest pitcher to win for Boston, and the Red Sox backed their 44-year-old knuckleballer with five home runs Wednesday night to rough up the Tampa Bay Rays 11-5. Marco Scutaro hit two homers and Adrian Beltre, David Ortiz and Victor Martinez also connected as warm temperatures on a late-summer night helped the ball carry out of Fenway Park.