By ESPN.com news services David Price struck out nine in winning for first time this season, Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead RBI single in the eighth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 8-3 on Sunday.
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Called third strike leaves Rays crying foul
By Jim Reeves Marty Foster blew the call and he knows it now, not that that’s much consolation to the Rays. Instead of ball four, which replays showed it clearly was, Foster called Ben Zobrist out on Joe Nathan‘s two-out, 3-2 curveball and the Rangers slipped away with a 5-4 victory Monday night at The Ballpark in Arlington. …read more
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Moore dominates Tribe in encouraging start
By Bill Chastain Matt Moore was lights-out in six shutout innings, allowing two hits and striking out eight batters in the Rays’ 4-0 win over the Indians on Friday. Ben Zobrist went 2-for-4 and drove in three runs on two doubles. …read more
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Matt Joyce Walk-Off Home Run Lifts Rays Over Orioles (VIDEO)
By The Huffington Post News Editors
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Matt Joyce led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a towering home run against Tommy Hunter, giving the Tampa Bay Rays an 8-7 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.
Shelley Duncan hit a three-run homer and Ben Zobrist had a pair of RBI singles for the Rays, who twice came from behind before wasting a late two-run lead.
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Zobrist finds feel at the plate — and holds on to it
By Bill Chastain Finding the feel is the goal of any hitter. Once found, the feeling can be fleeting unless the principles used to find it are properly ingrained. Ben Zobrist found the feel last season. …read more
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Johnson's arrival may push Zobrist to outfield
By Bill Chastain Multiple reports have indicated that the Rays have agreed to a one-year contract with second baseman Kelly Johnson. Interpreting the move for Johnson, it appears the Rays could make Ben Zobrist the team’s full-time right ielder.
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