The Tampa Bay Rays have agreed to one-year contracts with All-Star shortstop Jason Bartlett, right-hander Matt Garza and left-handed reliever J.P. Howell. The team was unable to reach an agreement Tuesday with center fielder B.J. Upton, who is expected to go to an arbitration ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Tampa Bay Rays survived a shaky eighth inning before beating the Boston Red Sox 8-5 on Wednesday and gaining some ground in the American League Wild Card race. After allowing the Red Sox to tie the score at 5-5 in the top of the eighth, Pat Burrell's RBI single put the Rays ahead and Evan Longoria ...

Marco Scutaro scored the winning run on a wild pitch after Rays closer J.P. Howell loaded the bases with three walks, and the Toronto Blue Jays rallies to beat Tampa Bay on Wednesday night in a game in which two umpires were ...