Friday, May 9th

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  Navarro's Slam Seals Rays Win

  By: N/A 9:05 AM (www.theledger.com)

  ... awford drove in the go-ahead run with a sacrifice fly and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-3, Thursday night. Facing Toronto's seventh pi ...
  

  Teams: Blue Jays

  Players: Vernon Wells, Matt Stairs, Alex Rios, Marco Scutaro, Scott Rolen, Lyle Overbay, Aaron Hill, Gregg Zaun, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Akinori Iwamura, Jason Bartlett, Dioner Navarro, Troy Percival, Edwin Jackson, J.P. Howell, Gabe Gross  

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  For Rays' Pena, sometimes a slow start is just a slow start

  By: N/A 8:18 AM (www.tampabay.com)

  ... strikeouts, but it's still May so no one is saying 2007 was a fluke for the Rays slugger. At least, not yet. The trick is figuring out where a slump ends and ...
  

  Players: Alex Rodriguez, David Ortiz, Carlos Pena, Travis Hafner, Ryan Howard, Chipper Jones, Prince Fielder, Brandon Webb  

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  RAYS 8, Blue Jays 3: Victory from the jaws of defeat

  By: Scott Caruso 8:08 AM (www.viewfromthebleachers.com/rays)

  ... told you he’s a decent player. Road Trippin’: So at the end of the day, the Rays had a 4-5 road trip, but won 2 of the 3 series they played. Not great, but c ...
  

  Players: Alex Rios, Gabe Gross

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  Rays news and notes

  By: N/A 7:27 AM (www.tampabay.com)

  ... seball.com; $2 surcharge for purchases within five hours of that day's game. Rays info: 1-888-326-7297 (FAN-RAYS) Promotion: Carlos Pena poster to first 7,500 ...
  

  Teams: Angels, Yankees

  Players: Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Jason Bartlett, Willy Aybar, Andy Sonnanstine, James Shields, Scott Kazmir, Edwin Jackson, Matt Garza, Chone Figgins, Erick Aybar, Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana, Jon Garland  

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  The Pitching-Led Rays Are Still Winning in May

  By: The Associated Press (Wire Services) 7:26 AM (www.theledger.com)

  ... tine 5-1), 1:40 p.m. (FSN) AP PHOTO/THE CANADIAN PRESS, FRANK GUNN Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Troy Percival, right, and catcher Dioner Navarro congratulate each o ...
  

  Players: Carl Crawford, Dioner Navarro, Dan Wheeler, Andy Sonnanstine, James Shields, Troy Percival, Trever Miller, Scott Kazmir, Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana, Jon Garland  

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  Jays left stranded

  By: Ken Fidlin 7:25 AM (www.torontosun.com)

  ... ter, failing to cash a leadoff triple by Alex Rios. They allowed the Rays to hang around for three more innings and when their time came they blew Tor ...
  

  Teams: Blue Jays

  Players: Vernon Wells, Matt Stairs, Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, John McDonald, Aaron Hill, David Eckstein, Gregg Zaun, Rod Barajas, B.J. Ryan, Jesse Litsch, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Akinori Iwamura, Jason Bartlett, Dioner Navarro, Dan Wheeler, Edwin Jackson, Jason Michaels, Brad Wilkerson, Gabe Gross  

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  Jays check out of T.O. after wild, wacky loss

  By: N/A 4:42 AM (www.thestar.com Requires Registration )

  ... e in the 12th. By the 13th, it was indigestible. Facing reliever Shawn Camp, Rays shortstop Jason Bartlett led of that inning with a hot shot that glanced off ...
  

  Teams: Blue Jays

  Players: Vernon Wells, Matt Stairs, Alex Rios, Marco Scutaro, Scott Rolen, Aaron Hill, Rod Barajas, Jesse Litsch, B.J. Upton, Carl Crawford, Akinori Iwamura, Jason Bartlett, Dioner Navarro  

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  Shields looking to bounce back

  By: By David Singh / MLB.com 2:27 AM (tampabay.rays.mlb.com)

  ... 8-16) vs. Los Angeles (22-14), Friday, 7:10 p.m. ET By David Singh / MLB.com Rays Headlines • Rays slam Jays in 13th • Shields looking to bounce back • Kazmir ...
  

  Teams: Angels

  Players: Chien-Ming Wang, Cliff Floyd, Carl Crawford, Dioner Navarro, Andy Sonnanstine, James Shields, Troy Percival, Scott Kazmir, Matt Garza, Joe Saunders, Ervin Santana, Jon Garland  

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  Top pitchers tangle in Cleveland

  By: John Arthur 2:22 AM (toronto.bluejays.mlb.com)

  ... eveland • Eckstein, McDonald both land on DL • Marcum throws gem in win over Rays • Jays' offense may be out of recent funk • More Blue Jays Headlines MLB Hea ...
  

  Teams: Blue Jays, Indians

  Players: Scott Rolen, Lyle Overbay, Gregg Zaun, Dustin McGowan, Shaun Marcum, Roy Halladay, Jason Frasor, A.J. Burnett, C.C. Sabathia, Cliff Lee, Aaron Laffey, Fausto Carmona  

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  Old Teammate Makes Rays Happy Campers

  By: N/A 1:10 AM (rays.tbo.com)

  ... nd of script, it can be something that catapults you in a positive way." The Rays had a different script in mind earlier in the evening, with Percival needing ...
  

  Teams: Blue Jays

  Players: Vernon Wells, Matt Stairs, Alex Rios, Scott Rolen, Lyle Overbay, Aaron Hill, Rod Barajas, Jesse Litsch, Carl Crawford, Carlos Pena, Akinori Iwamura, Jason Bartlett, Dioner Navarro, Dan Wheeler, Troy Percival, Edwin Jackson, J.P. Howell, Gabe Gross  

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  Longoria Starts On Bench

  By: N/A 1:10 AM (rays.tbo.com)

  ... rest of rest, having Carl Crawford DH after he started in left field for the Rays' first 33 games. WITH A VENGEANCE: Maddon expects to see James Shields' best ...
  

  Players: Cliff Floyd, Carl Crawford, Ben Zobrist, James Shields, Al Reyes, Gary Glover  

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  Ballpark Proposal: Fair Or Foul?

  By: N/A 12:25 AM (rays.tbo.com)

  ... llot. "I think they're probably right," Bennett said. "It's the Rays' issue. Of course, they're going to spend money to win it. So I think you ca ...