Florida News: Justin Verlander

The Tampa Bay Rays scored three times in the first inning and Blake Snell snuffed out a Astro rally in the ninth as Rays defeat Astros 4-1.

We Got Verlandered. A simple way for Kevin Cash to describe what happened to the Rays in their Game 1 6-2 defeat in the best-of-five ALDS.

Blake Snell allowed a trio of homers as the Tampa Bay Rays home opener was spoiled by Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros.

The Tampa Bay Rays open their 2019 season against Justin Verlander and the Houston Astros. Blake Snell takes the mound for the Rays.

The 34-year-old Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner who threw Thursday as part of Washington’s first official workout for pitchers and catchers, thinks more teams should be looking for ways to improve.

C.J. Cron homered early and Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the eighth inning to lift the Tampa Bay Rays to a 2-1 win on Tuesday night to snap a 12-game winning streak by the Houston Astros.

In a series featuring two perennial world series contenders in the American League, the New York Yankees grabbed two of three from the Houston Astros. This series was a measuring stick to see not only how good the Yankees are this season but, also where they need to get to in order to reach the pinnacle of baseball.

Justin Verlander slowed down the highest-scoring team in the majors, picking off a familiar opponent by pitching the Houston Astros past New York 5-1 Monday.