With the bases loaded in the ninth and Josh Hamilton coming to bat as the potential tying run, Rays manager Joe Maddon had the RBI leader walked to force in a run and help protect the lead. The victory coupled with Toronto's 15-4 win over Boston gave the

Hamels (10-8) limited the Padres to one run on seven hits as he won for the first time since a 4-1 victory at Atlanta on July 3 and help the Phillies stay two games back of the Mets in the NL East. The Mets were 4-0 winners at Pittsburgh. Burrell hit his

Six outs defined the game.In the bottom of the sixth left fielder Justin Reynolds turned around a 2-2 offering for a frozen-rope long ball over the Hudson Valley VW sign in left-center to push the lead to the final mark of 3-0.Five batters later lefty

STATEN ISLAND, NY --- The Staten Island Yankees completed a three-game sweep of the Vermont Lake Monsters with a 2-1 New York-Penn League victory Sunday afternoon at Richmond County Bank Ballpark at St. George.The Yankees scored their runs in the third

BOSTON (AP)Josh Beckett missed his spots early and the Blue Jays made sure he didnt last long enough to find his control. Alex Rios had five hits, matching a club record with four doubles, and Toronto chased Beckett in the third inning of a 15-4 victory

Arlington, TX (Sports Network) - Scott Kazmir was convincing on the mound, while B.J. Upton and Carlos Pena both homered to lead the Tampa Bay Rays in a 7-4 victory over the Texas Rangers in the finale of a three-game set. Kazmir (9-6) gave up just two

SAN DIEGO -- Cole Hamels pitched eight sharp innings to snap a seven-start winless skid, Pat Burrell hit a go-ahead homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Sunday night. Hamels (10-8) limited the Padres to one run on seven

CBSSports.com Senior Writer The Weekend Buzz while you were wondering how Michael Phelps does it when you can't even swim in your backyard pool without losing a contact lens. ... 1. MVP-pffft: Philadelphia's season is perilously close to going south, the

RLINGTON, Texas The Rays' showdown series with the baseball-best Angels seems likely to be disrupted by Tropical Storm Fay. The Rays are planning for tonight's game to be played, but team president Matt Silverman said Sunday evening that Tuesday's game

The Rays weren't going to have it easy anyway. Their schedule was rugged, their inexperience an issue and their margin for error slight in their bid to make the playoffs for the first time in their 11 seasons. And then in the past week, they lost their