The Baltimore Orioles have been a team of destiny, but they have no control of their own Wednesday in a bid to wrest the American League East title from the New York Yankees. The Orioles trail the Yankees by one game and must defeat the Tampa Bay Rays in Wednesday’s regular-season finale and hope for Boston to beat New York

The hottest team in baseball has nothing to play for, but it remains to be seen if that will help the visiting Baltimore Orioles when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in the second of a three-game series Tuesday. The Rays, despite winning 11 of their last 12 games, were eliminated from postseason contention Monday night when the Oakland Athletics

The Tampa Bay Rays are fighting to stave off elimination and the visitingBaltimore Orioles know they are part of the postseason field as the two teams open a three-game series Monday. Tampa Bay has won 10 of 11 games but will be eliminated from the wild-card race with one more loss or one more victory by the Oakland Athletics. Baltimore clinched a playoff

The Tampa Bay Rays have won nine of their last 10, but their postseason hopes are flickering as they head into Sunday’s series finale versus the hostChicago White Sox. David Price will take the mound in search of his 20th victory for Tampa Bay, which has taken two of three from the White Sox after Saturday’s 10-4 triumph. The Rays sit 3

The Chicago White Sox will send their ace to the mound on Saturday with a chance to pull into a tie for first place in the American League Central. The White Sox can certainly trust Chris Sale, who handcuffed the Tampa Bay Rays already this season by striking out a career-high 15 in a 2-1 win on May 28. The Cy Young Award candidate

The Tampa Bay Rays attempt to stretch their season-best winning streak to nine games when they visit the slumping Chicago White Sox in Friday’s second contest of a four-game set. Tampa Bay won the opener on Evan Longoria’s ninth-inning homer to move two games behind the Oakland Athletics in the American League wild-card chase. Chicago has lost eight of nine games to slip two

Two teams on the outside of the playoff picture in the American League square off Thursday as the Tampa Bay Rays and Chicago White Sox begin a four-game series at U.S. Cellular Field. Chicago trails Detroit by one game in the AL Central as it dropped a 6-4 decision to Cleveland on Wednesday. The loss, their seventh in eight contests, landed the White Sox

Time is running out on the surging Tampa Bay Rays, who remain three games behind Oakland for the second American League wild card with only eight left in the regular season. The Rays will be seeking their seventh consecutive win and a sweep of their two-game set with the host Boston Red Sox on Wednesday night. Tampa Bay also trails the Los Angeles

After snapping a four-game losing streak last week, Tampa Bay Raysmanager Joe Maddon said his team had to run the table to make the postseason. Apparently, his players were listening. The Rays will go for their sixth consecutive victory when they visit the Boston Red Sox for a two-game set starting Tuesday night. Tampa Bay sends ace David Price to the mound with

The New York Yankees continue to cling to their playoff position, alternating wins and losses to keep pace with the Baltimore Orioles in the American League East. The Tampa Bay Rays are trying to keep their playoff hopes alive but are running into the rough part of their schedule at the wrong time. The Rays will be looking for their second win in the