Tag: AL East

Blue Jays right-hander Marcus Stroman got roughed up early in his return from the disabled list, Ji-Man Choi added a solo homer and the Tampa Bay Rays beat Toronto 7-1 on Monday night.

After making a guest appearance in the starting rotation, it's back to the bullpen for Sonny Gray. The New York Yankees right-hander can take consolation in knowing he's still got the talent to effectively go deep in a game.

The Tampa Bay Rays rallied back from an early deficit to beat the Baltimore Orioles and take a prove-it series against a team they should be beating.

The Tampa Bay Rays once again came back from trailing late in the ballgame, scoring a tying run in the seventh and a go-ahead run in the eighth, but the Baltimore Orioles hit Sergio Romo hard in the ninth inning to take a 5-4 victory and retake the lead in their season series with Tampa Bay on Wednesday night. 

Andrew Benintendi's hit bounced a handful of times before finding its way into center field for the winning run and a big four-game sweep over the rival Yankees.

When Steve Pearce's third homer of the game clanged off the light tower above the Green Monster, a few fans behind home plate tossed their caps onto the field to celebrate his first career hat trick.

Yankees starter Masahiro Tanaka extended his unbeaten streak to 13 starts in a victory over an Orioles team shedding veterans at the trade deadline.

Danny Valencia snapped an 0-for-25 skid with a three-run homer off CC Sabathia, and the Baltimore Orioles snapped a six-game skid with a 5-4 victory Monday in the opener of a doubleheader.

It was a night of firsts for the Tampa Bay Rays. It was the first game with both Willy Adames and Jake Bauers in the lineup, and Bauers hit his first home run as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 5-4 on Monday night behind a gutty performance out of Ryan Yarbrough.

Miguel Andujar hit his first career grand slam, CC Sabathia pitched seven innings to snap a five-start winless streak and the New York Yankees beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-2 on Tuesday night.