Wednesday, 4 a.m. Wait. Did you hear the latest about Junior Caminero? Well, he led the Rays to a victory again. He hit another home run, his eighth in the last seven games. He drove in three more runs, giving him 18 in the last seven. He has hit .481 over those seven games. Oh, […]

Sunday, 4 a.m. Well, look who’s back in first place. The Tampa Bay Rays, in free-fall in recent weeks, have climbed back into the lead in the American League East. They re-passed the New York Yankees by percentage points with a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Once again, the Rays rode their big three […]

Friday, 4 a.m. For nine innings, they were in a race toward history. The bat. The arm. No one could stop either of them. There was the star, Junior Caminero. Already one of the finest young stars in baseball. Camerino has never been better. He launched three home runs in the game, leading the Rays […]

Tuesday, 4 a.m. You’ve heard this story before. The Rays, still contending, are playing at home, where they’ve been successful. They’re playing the Kansas City Royals, the last-place team of the AL Central Division. They’re facing former teammate Michael Wacha, who had lost seven straight games. They held the Royals to four hits and retired […]