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On the general topic of Ortiz’s power bestowals, here’s this from the Red Sox Twitter account… But facing a lineup for a third or fourth time also tests a starter and aids the team’s ability to evaluate its roster in preparation for next season.

Now that David Ortiz has hit his 500th career home run, you can naturally expect some comments about his all-time greatness.

After Yankees starter CC Sabathia had arguably his best start of the season against the Tampa Bay Rays last week, he continued the upward trend on Sunday night. New York, which leads the wild-card standings, moved within 2 1/2 games of first-place Toronto heading into a...

During Friday night’s game against the Orioles, this Rays fan checked all three of those boxes. Mahtook stole second, but the play was voided when Longoria was called for interfering with catcher Matt Wieters.

Rookie Mikie Mahtook tied a team record with five hits, Grady Sizemore had a three-run double during a six-run fifth inning and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Orioles 8-6 Friday night.

The Nationals acquired Turner in the three-team deal that sent Steven Sousa to the Tampa Bay Rays. Additionally, right-hander Aaron Barrett was transferred to the 60-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain.

Hamilton homered into the right-field corner off Mike Leake (9-6), who made his first start with San Francisco.