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After the frustration of two low-scoring losses to open the season at Baltimore, the Toronto Blue Jays needed only one big hit -- Kendrys Morales' third-inning grand slam -- to get their first win out of the way with a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday. "Thank God that happened today and went out, but I've been feeling pretty good," Morales said. The Blue Jays (1-2) scored more runs on that one swing than they did in their first two games combined, so the weight was lifted. Continue to Article

April 07, 2017 5:18:am EST

The Tampa Bay Rays won their opening series of the season and now go straight into four games against a Toronto Blue Jays team that lost its first two games. "We say it all the time: We're kind of built on pitching, and the guys showed up today and pitched really well," manager Kevin Cash said after a 4-1 win over the New York Yankees on Wednesday. The Rays' starting pitchers outplayed their Yankees counterparts in the series, throwing 18 2/3 innings to New York's 11 1/3. Continue to Article

April 06, 2017 2:27:am EST

Fresh from a thunderous ovation in the city where he became a star, Tim Raines settled into a director's chair in the quiet of the Plaque Gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame and only one word came to mind. ''Wow!'' Raines said Wednesday after a walking tour of baseball's Mecca. The 57-year-old Raines was elected to the Hall of Fame in January as part of the Class of 2017 by the Baseball Writers' Association of America, along with Jeff Bagwell and Ivan Rodriguez. Continue to Article

April 05, 2017 4:48:pm EST