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The Tampa Bay Rays are still alive in the American League playoffs, but their biggest battle is still ongoing. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor joined the crowd of 32,178 at Tropicana Field for her hometown Rays' ALDS Game 4 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday, where she reiterated that the team needs a new stadium. “It's very, very important to keep the Rays in Tampa Bay,” said Castor, who was seen talking to St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman before Tuesday's game (Tropicana Field is in St. Petersburg). Continue to Article

October 10, 2019 5:36:am EST

We have another two-game, two-day Yahoo slate on our hands that encompasses Game 5 between the Rays and Astros on Thursday and Game 1 of the NLCS between the Cardinals and Nationals on Friday. Let's discuss the matchups and how each contest might play out. Starting Pitchers After being down 2-0 in the series, the Rays will look to pull off the upset of the Astros in what could be a great pitching matchup between Gerrit Cole ($60) and Tyler Glasnow ($41). Continue to Article

October 10, 2019 3:30:am EST

Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann is calling it a career. McCann said after the National League Division Series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals that he's ready to retire. The 35-year-old played 1,755 career games and was part of the 2017 World Series roster of the Houston Astros. Continue to Article

October 09, 2019 11:13:pm EST

Buccaneers tight end O.J. Howard said he was surprised more balls weren't coming his way. He probably didn't realize he'd get his wish at a baseball game. Via Eduardo Encina of the Tampa Bay Times, Howard snagged a foul ball during last night's Rays win over the Astros in the American League Division Series. Continue to Article

October 09, 2019 6:46:am EST

The Tampa Bay Rays forced Game Five in their American League Division Series with the Houston Astros after a 4-1 win on Tuesday. Tampa Bay jumped Houston in the first inning with three early runs, before big defensive plays negated the Astros through the middle period of the game. Tommy Pham had three hits, including a home run, with Willy Adames also going big for his third extra-base hit of the series. Continue to Article

October 09, 2019 2:57:am EST