ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Detroit beat pitcher Michael Fulmer in the last salary arbitration case this year, leaving players with a 6-4 final record in decisions. Fulmer was awarded a raise from $575,200 to…
Bernie Bits … For Feb. 5, 2019 … HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Wowsa. So many prominent — and perhaps not so prominent, but at least interesting — sports figures were born on Feb. 5. Here goes: *…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays found success with a new pitching formula. Ryan Yarbrough got his rookie-leading 16th win and the Rays turned another bullpen game into their 90th victory, beating…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Blake Snell didn’t stick around long enough to win his 10th straight start, but the Tampa Bay Rays left-hander felt he solidified his chances for the Cy Young Award in…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Three days after he thought his season was over, Jon Berti achieved a milestone in the major leagues. Berti got his first two RBIs and Randal Grichuk had a pinch-hit,…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — CC Sabathia protected his teammates, not his wallet. The 38-year-old left-hander got his 246th win and moved the New York Yankees closer to hosting next week’s AL wild-card game but…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka had another poor outing in his final start before the playoffs. Tanaka gave up four runs and six hits over four-plus innings in in the New York Yankees’…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Luis Severino is making his bid to be on the mound and throwing to catcher Gary Sanchez in the New York Yankees’ playoff opener. Severino won his 19th game, the…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The players who combined for the run that clinched the New York Yankees’ postseason berth are both hurt. Aaron Hicks injured his left hamstring running up the first-base line in…
TORONTO (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Blake Snell boosted his Cy Young Award chances with another brilliant outing against the Blue Jays. Snell won his ninth straight start in Tampa Bay’s 5-2 victory over…