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Byline: Chelsea Janes BALTIMORE - The Tampa Bay Rays clinched a playoff spot Sunday afternoon when the Texas Rangers fell to the Cleveland Guardians. The Rays were in the ninth [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY PHOENIX - They're the guys driving a Ford Taurus and leading the Indy 500. They're the guys who can't afford a double-double burger, let alone [...]

Tampa Bay's outrageous season has been fueled by home runs. Cleveland barely hits any. Both teams follow the numbers and emphasize what they do well. When Mike Trout or Shohei [...]

A team known for innovation, Tampa Bay finally has some stability -- and the best offense and pitching in baseball. Or, as Harold Ramírez said, ''everything we do is right.'' [...]

Byline: Tim Benz May 3It was a bad night for the Pittsburgh Pirates to endure a few bad breaks. A lot has gone right for manager Derek Shelton's team in [...]

Byline: Tim Benz May 2It's the interleague showdown everyone around Major League Baseball has been eagerly anticipating since ... well ... maybe the third week of April. Sure, Pittsburgh Pirates [...]

Byline: Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY The Tampa Bay Rays' rampage is over. Reality will finally settle over the American League East, and it's going to be a wild ride. A [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY The MLB season is just over a week old, but so far, well, money isn't necessarily translating into victories. The New York Mets, who have [...]

Byline: Gabe Lacques USA TODAY WASHINGTON - After signing the biggest free agent contract in Tampa Bay Rays history, Zach Eflin did not strut into the clubhouse bent on influencing [...]

Kansas City's approach had been boom and (mostly) bust. A new strategy has the team trying to attain the sustained relevance of Tampa Bay and Cleveland. SURPRISE, Ariz. -- The [...]

Byline: Bob Nightengale, Columnist, USA TODAY LAS VEGAS - Nothing personal, but with the exception of a certain team in the Bronx, everyone in the American League East is wildly [...]