Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland was issued a one-game suspension by Major League Baseball on Wednesday after spraying a mouthful of sunflower seeds on an umpire in an argument. Leyland was also issued a fine of an undisclosed amount in addition to the banishment that sidelined him for the Tigers game Wednesday at Tampa Bay. Major League Baseball issued the ...

Tampa Bay Rays center fielder B.J. Upton left Tuesday night's game against Detroit with a sprained left ankle. Upton was hurt while moving in on Will Rhymes' single with one out in the first. After spending two minutes on the turf, Upton was ...

Matt Garza insists the first no-hitter in Tampa Bay history and the fifth in the major leagues this season isn't the most satisfying moment of his career. That, Garza said Monday night after facing the minimum 27 batters to beat the Detroit ...

Five no-hitters, two perfect games and another gem that was spoiled by an umpire. By now, San Francisco Giants broadcaster Mike Krukow and others around baseball are beginning to expect a piece of pitching history every week. "I do. I can't explain it," said ...

Tampa Bay Ray pitcher Matt Garza threw the first no-hitter in franchise history and the fifth in the major leagues this season with a 5-0 blanking of Detroit on Monday. The 26-year-old Garza faced 27 batters in nine innings of work Monday for the Rays who have been on the wrong end of some strong pitching this season. He allowed ...

MIAMI (Reuters) - Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Matt Garza tossed his team's first no-hitter and the fifth of the Major League Baseball season in a 5-0 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday. The 26-year-old right-hander had six strikeouts, walked one Detroit batter and needed just 120 pitches through nine innings as he improved his record to 11-5. Philadelphia's ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Reid Brignac's three-run home run provided all the offense the Tampa Bay Rays needed to beat the Cleveland Indians 4-2 Sunday. Willy Aybar drew a two-out walk and John Saso singled in the second inning, setting the stage for Brignac's blast to push the Rays ahead 3-1. The Indians scored the opening run in the first ...

Indians pitcher Mitch Talbot struck out six consecutive Tampa Bay hitters to match a club record. Talbot, traded by the Rays to Cleveland in December, struck out two in the first, the side in the second and B.J. Upton leading off the third on Saturday to ...

Fausto Carmona allowed one hit — an infield single — in five dominant innings as the Cleveland Indians extended their home winning streak over Tampa Bay to 18 straight, beating the Rays 3-1 on a rain-soaked Friday night in a game called in the bottom of the ...

Chicago Cubs manager Lou Piniella said on Tuesday he'll retire at the end of the season, ending a career of more than two decades as a Major League manager. Piniella, 66, also enjoyed an 18-year career as a player. He revealed his decision prior to Chicago's game against the Houston Astros and said he was looking forward to ...