Tampa Bay Rays

Spring Training Capsules. Stephen Strasburg allowed two solo homers and struck out eight in four innings, and the Washington Nationals beat a St. Louis Cardinals split squad 13-5 on Friday night.

Longoria, Crawford, Zobrist lead Rays to 6-2 win over Yankees. Evan Longoria had an RBI double and scored a run, and Ben Zobrist and Carl Crawford each hit late RBI singles for the Tampa Bay Rays in a 6-2 win over a split squad of New York Yankees on Friday night.

Crawford hitless for Rays, New York's Curtis hits 3-run homer as the Yankees beat Tampa Bay. Carl Crawford went 0 for 2, walked and stole a base in the Tampa Bay Rays' 6-4 loss to the New York Yankees on Thursday night.

Sean Rodriguez has 2 hits and scores twice to help lead Rays to 5-2 win over Twins. While the Tampa Bay Rays got their first look at closer Rafael Soriano in Wednesday's 5-2 exhibition victory, the Minnesota Twins maintained some hope they might get to see their own closer, Joe Nathan, at some point.

Spring surprise: OF Elijah Dukes suddenly released by Washington Nationals. Outfielder Elijah Dukes was released by the Washington Nationals on Wednesday, a sudden move with 2 1/2 weeks left in spring training.

Davis and Sonnanstine sparkle in Rays' 7-0 victory over Red Sox. The race for the fifth job in Tampa Bay's pitching rotation is still too close to call.

Ortiz keeps up bid for spot in Dodgers' rotation, leads LA over Kazmir, Angels 4-0. Ramon Ortiz kept up his bid for the fifth spot in the Dodgers' rotation, pitching two-hit ball for four innings Monday in a 4-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Nolasco strikes out 4 in 4 innings for Marlins in 8-5 victory against Rays. Ricky Nolasco had a solid outing and the Florida Marlins scored four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 8-5 on Saturday.

Andy Sonnanstine pitches 4 scoreless innings to lead Rays to 4-1 win over Blue Jays. A relaxed Andy Sonnanstine gave the Tampa Bay Rays a glimpse of the pitcher that helped them get to the World Series.

C Dioner Navarro leaves Rays' split-squad win over Pirates with thumb injury. Tampa Bay catcher Dioner Navarro was struck by a pickoff throw during the Rays' 16-15 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday and departed with an injured left thumb.

No more No-mah! Nomar Garciaparra rejoins Red Sox for a day, then retires after 14-year career. Six years after he was traded away for the final pieces of Boston's World Series puzzle, Nomar Garciaparra finally got a friendly farewell from the Red Sox.

Rays pitching prospect David Price not seriously hurt by shattered bat; Rays beat Red Sox 8-6. Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's 8-6 win over the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat.

Rays left-hander and No. 1 draft pick David Price injured by barrel of shattered bat. Tampa Bay Rays prized left-hander David Price, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2007 draft, left Wednesday's game against the Boston Red Sox in the bottom of the second inning after being hit on the right hand by the barrel of a shattered bat.

RED SOX NOTEBOOK JUPITER, Fla. - Tim Wakefield leaned back into his locker where, under yet another newspaper crossword puzzle, sat a black leather-covered Kindle. He checked to recall the title of the book he had been reading: ``Have a Little Faith,'' by Mitch Albom. He needed it yesterday, enduring a long trip across the state and a long trip back just to throw 30 pitches (22 strikes) to the Florida Marlins. ``Get up a little earlier, have some coffee, bring a good book and the crossword, and I'm good,'' Wakefield said. Still, he threw so few pitches in his three innings that he was told to toss another 20 in the bullpen after the game. He allowed just two hits and struck out one. ``Just continues to look really good,'' manager Terry Francona said. ``Throwing strikes. Threw a couple fastballs, but threw a lot of knuckleballs in the zone that were moving. It's a nice combination. ``We sort of take it for granted, which you shouldn't. You know what he is? He's just really good. Age has

Jeff Niemann throws 4 innings, Evan Longoria drives in 2 in Rays' 8-3 win over Orioles. Jeff Niemann pitched four innings, Evan Longoria drove in two runs and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Baltimore Orioles 8-3 on Tuesday.

Matt Garza pitches 3 scoreless innings, Rays beat Pirates 4-3 in 10 innings. Matt Garza pitched three scoreless innings and Fernando Perez hit a two-out RBI single in the 10th to give the Tampa Bay Rays a 4-3 victory over a Pittsburgh Pirates split-squad on Monday.

Happ, Aumont combined for 5 scoreless innings but Philadelphia loses 5-3 to Tampa Bay. J.A. Happ and Phillippe Aumont combined for five scoreless innings in the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday.

Ruggiano homers in ninth inning to give Tampa 6-4 win over Red Sox. Justin Ruggiano homered after Fernando Perez led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a triple, giving the Tampa Bay Rays a 6-4 victory over a Boston Red Sox split squad Saturday.

Joba Chamberlain, coming back from flulike symptoms, struggles in first start. Yankees right-hander Joba Chamberlain has struggled in his first spring training start, allowing five runs, three hits and three walks in New York's 12-7 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Right-hander Koji Uehara begins comeback in Orioles' 6-5 loss to Rays. Koji Uehara's comeback from an injury-shortened rookie season is off to an encouraging start.