Thu, 12/09/2010 - 11:09 by Prince damin
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Rays have traded shortstop Jason Bartlett to San Diego for a pair of relief pitchers, the infielder confirmed Wednesday.
The deal was made during baseball's annual winter meetings in Florida.
Bartlett said in a text message to the St. Petersburg Times that he was excited about the trade, in which relievers Cesar Ramos and Adam Russell have been dealt by the Padres.
"I knew it was eventually coming," Bartlett wrote. "I prepared myself with my family. We are very happy and excited to start a new chapter of my career."
After a sterling 2009 season in which he hit .320 with 14 home runs and 66 RBI, Bartlett struggled last season. His production fell off to .254 with four home runs and 47 RBI.
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Mon, 07/12/2010 - 09:44 by Pankaj Damin
St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Jason Bartlett's RBI single in the 10th inning Sunday boosted the Tampa Bay Rays to a 6-5 victory over Cleveland.
Bartlett connected on an offering from Kerry Wood (1-4), lining it into right center to score Carl Crawford with the winning run and boosting the Rays to their third win in a four-game set at Tropicana Field.
The victory allowed Tampa Bay to end the first half of the season with a 54-34 mark, good for second place in the American League East, 1 1/2 games behind the New York Yankees.
Austin Kearns drove in a pair of runs on two hits for Indians, who went into the break 20 games below .500 at 34-54.
Copyright 2010 United Press International, Inc. (UPI).
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:43 by shalini.bahadur
Arlington, Texas, Sept. 27: Fernando Perez drove in the game-winning run Sunday with a suicide squeeze bunt, leading the Tampa Bay Rays to a 7-6 win over Texas.
The bunt knocked in Evan Longoria with one out in the top of the ninth. Ben Zobrist led Tampa Bay with two hits, both two-run singles, giving him four RBI.
Carl Crawford had three hits and one RBI, and Jason Bartlett had two hits for the Rays, who have split their last six games.
The winner was reliever Randy Choate (1-0).
Lance Cormier earned his second save.
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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:35 by preet_20
Toronto, Aug. 24: Carlos Pena put Tampa Bay in front with a two-run homer in the fifth Monday and the Rays went on to down Toronto 12-7.
Tampa Bay overcame an early three-run deficit with a 15-hit attack, most of it coming against Toronto ace Roy Halladay (13-7) -- who had his worst outing of the season, giving up eight runs and 12 hits with eight strikeouts over six innings. The 12 hits tied his career record high.
Rod Barajas hit a grand slam homer during Toronto's five-run second inning and the Blue Jays opened a 6-3 advantage through three.
Tampa Bay then broke loose against Halladay to win for the seventh time in nine games.
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Tue, 08/11/2009 - 13:14 by preet_20
Anaheim, Calif. Aug. 11: Vladimir Guerrero hit two solo home runs Monday, including the 400th of his career, to lead the Los Angeles Angels to an 8-7 win over Tampa Bay.
Kendry Morales homered twice and drove in three runs for the Angels, who won for the third time in five games but have lost consecutive series to Texas and the Chicago White Sox.
Kevin Jepsen (4-3) got the win in relief, throwing two scoreless innings. Brian Fuentes earned his 32nd save.
Jason Bartlett had three hits, drove in two runs and scored twice for the Rays, who also got two RBI from Ben Zobrist and a solo homer from Carlos Pena in their second straight loss -- and their third loss in four games.
LA starter Sean O'Sullivan went 4 2/3 innings, allowing six runs on six hits.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 12:17 by preet_20
Seattle, Aug. 8: Ryan Langerhans hit a two-run homer with two out in the 11th inning Friday, rallying Seattle to a 7-6 victory over Tampa Bay.
The Mariners tied the game with a four-run seventh, but that comeback appeared to have been wasted when Tampa Bay scored in the top of the 11th on a one-out homer by Jason Bartlett.
J.P. Howell (6-3) came out for his second inning of work in the bottom of the 11th and walked Franklin Gutierrez. Jack Wilson sacrificed Gutierrez to second, and Rob Johnson flied out to center.
Langerhans, needing a hit to keep the game alive, did more than that by blasting a 2-2 pitch over the wall in right.
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Wed, 08/05/2009 - 11:36 by preet_20
St. Petersburg, Fla. Aug. 5" Evan Longoria's two-run homer in the 13th inning Tuesday gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-2 win over the AL Eastern Division rival Boston Red Sox.
Longoria, who tied the game with a solo shot in the eighth inning, slugged a 1-0 pitch from Takashi Saito (2-3) into the left-field seats with Michel Hernandez on third base to give the Rays their fifth win in their last eight games.
Lance Cormier (2-1) won it in relief as Boston's four-game winning streak came to an end.
Both teams had a chance to win the game in the 10th inning, but Dustin Pedroia hit into a double play that ended Boston's threat, and Tampa Bay failed to score with the bases loaded and no outs.
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Tue, 08/04/2009 - 03:29 by surajdogra
St. Petersburg, Fla. -- Carl Crawford drove in three runs and Jason Bartlett knocked in a pair Monday in Tampa Bay's 10-4 victory over Kansas City.
Crawford and Bartlett both finished with three hits, with Bartlett also getting a walk but coming up a homer short of the cycle.
Willy Aybar homered twice and Carlos Pena hit a two-run single as the Rays won for the fourth time in their last six games and pulled within 5 1/2 games of the first-place New York Yankees in the American League East.
Winner Scott Kazmir (6-6) gave up three runs on six hits. He struck out five in six-plus innings.
Miguel Olivo and Yuniesky Betancourt each went 2-for-4 with a run batted in for the Royals, who have lost five of six.
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Wed, 07/29/2009 - 11:39 by surajdogra
St. Petersburg, Fla. July 28: B.J. Upton and Carl Crawford each had two hits, an RBI, and a run scored Tuesday to help the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-2.
Scott Kazmir (5-6) gave up one run on five hits in seven-plus innings to earn the win for the Rays.
Evan Longoria had a solo homer, and Dioner Navarro and Jason Bartlett each had an RBI for Tampa Bay.
Losing pitcher CC Sabathia (10-7) allowed six runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Hideki Matsui had two RBI for the Yankees, who have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sun, 07/26/2009 - 04:14 by Salinder Kumar
Toronto -- Jason Bartlett's 12th-inning double Saturday lifted Tampa Bay to a 10-9 win over Toronto.
Carlos Pena and Willy Aybar hit one-out solo homers in the ninth, with Aybar's creating a 9-9 tie.
Pena finished with two hits and four RBI. Aybar and Pat Burrell had two RBI apiece.
B.J. Upton had three hits and one RBI. Ben Zobrist had three hits, while Dioner Navarro and Evan Longoria added two hits each for the Rays, who have two in a row.
The winner was J.P. Howell (6-2).
Joe Nelson recorded his third save.
Toronto's Aaron Hill hit two homers -- one a solo, the other a two-run blast.
One of three hits for Jose Bautista was a solo homer.
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Wed, 07/22/2009 - 10:19 by surajdogra
Chicago, July 21: Carlos Pena drove in the winning run with a sacrifice fly Tuesday to give Tampa Bay a 3-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox.
Bobby Jenks's (2-3) third blown save of the season deprived starter Clayton Richard of a victory despite an outstanding outing. Richarg gave up one run on four hits and two walks through eight innings for Chicago.
Fellow rookie pitcher Jeff Niemann (9-4) allowed two runs on eight hits in eight innings for Tampa Bay, which has won four of its last five games.
Jason Bartlett and Dioner Navarro each had two hits and a run for the Rays, and Gordon Beckham was 3-for-4 with an RBI for Chicago.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Sun, 06/28/2009 - 13:35 by preet_20
St. Petersburgh, Fla. June 27: Willy Aybar's one out, pinch-hit sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning Saturday gave the Tampa Bay Rays a 3-2 inter-league victory over Florida.
In the game-winning rally, Jason Bartlett singled and, with Aybar at the plate, stole second. A wild pitch put Bartlett on third base and Aybar followed with a fly ball to center.
Carlos Pena hit a fourth-inning solo home run. B.J. Upton plated a run with a fifth-inning bunt single, while Bartlett had two of the seven hits for the Rays, who have won four straight and can complete a three-game sweep of the Marlins Sunday.
The winner was J.P. Howell (4-2), the last of five Rays' pitchers.
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