Matt Garza looked good and felt even better. After two exhibition outings, including three scoreless innings Monday in Tampa Bay's 4-3 victory over a Pittsburgh Pirates split-squad, the Rays right-hander is happy about the way he's pitching this spring. Garza won 11 games two years ago in his first full season in the majors and was the MVP of the 2008 AL championship series while helping...

It appears that Hank Blalock is getting closer to signing a deal with the Tampa Bay Rays, according to the St.

J.A. Happ and Phillippe Aumont felt better after their second spring outings. Happ and Aumont combined for five scoreless innings in the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Happ allowed two hits, walked two and struck out two in 2 1-3 innings. Aumont replaced him in the third and gave up two hits in 2 2-3 innings, bouncing back after yielding five runs in an...

Justin Ruggiano homered after Fernando Perez led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a triple, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-4 victory over a Boston Red Sox split squad Saturday. Andy Sonnanstine and Wade Davis each walked three as the Red Sox took a 3-1 lead in the first four innings. Ben Zobrist and Kelly Shoppach hit their first home runs of the spring off Adam Mills in the fourth inning to...

Joba Chamberlain and the New York Yankees were not concerned about his first outing of the year. Chamberlain allowed five runs, three hits and three walks over 1 1-3 innings Friday in New York's 12-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. Slowed by flulike symptoms this week that cost him eight pounds, Chamberlain threw just 14 of 33 pitches for strikes in relief of Phil Hughes, competing with him to be...

Free agent DH/first baseman Hank Blalock apparently has offers from both the Florida Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays,...

Mark Wagner's tiebreaking single in the eighth inning gave the Boston Red Sox a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in the spring training opener for both teams Thursday night. The catcher, ticketed to start the season in the minors barring an injury to Victor Martinez or Jason Varitek, singled in Josh Reddick, who had doubled and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Darnell McDonald.

Koji Uehara's comeback from an injury-shortened rookie season is off to an encouraging start. The Baltimore reliever worked one perfect inning during Thursday's 6-5 spring training loss to the Tampa Bay Rays, his first game action since being sidelined last June with tendinitis in his right elbow.