Brian Meadows

But manager Joe Maddon lifted Shields after a one-out double by Jose Bautista, and Edwin Encarnacion knocked reliever Joel Peralta's fourth pitch over the left-centerfield wall to make it 4-2. They looked like they had a chance to win it in the ...  

"You take 'em all," manager Joe Maddon said. "You talk about winning ugly, but in the end they're all kind of beautiful, actually." Having lost two straight and four of six, and looking bad in doing so, the Rays (26-18) now have a chance in ...  

Talk about an interesting strategy by Rays manager Joe Maddon. Carlos Pena, your prototypical cleanup hitter, will be leading off in Monday's night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Pena currently does sport a .353 OBP, but even that is not enough to ...  

ST. PETERSBURG/CINCINNATI -- Tampa Bay's Carlos Pena broke out of a form slump to hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth inning which set up the Rays' 8-5 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon moved Pena up from ...  

Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon moved Pena up from the middle of the lineup to the leadoff spot in an attempt to help ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Slumping Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-5 on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon moved Pena up from the middle of the lineup to the leadoff spot ...  

The 2006 Tampa Bay Devil Rays were't a very good baseball team. They trotted out a starting rotation that included Casey Fossum, Tim Corcoran, and Jae Weong Seo. The bullpen was a who's who of turds. Tyler Walker led the team in saves, while Brian Meadows and Seth McClung were hot on his trail, while the meltdown of Chad Orvella was complete. The Devil Rays trotted out their share schleppy's, but there was some young talent that was...  

Toronto Blue Jays' Colby Rasmus (L-R), Brett Lawrie and Jose Bautista celebrate a 6-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays during a MLB American League baseball game in St. Petersburg, Florida May 21, 2012. REUTERS/Steve Nesius ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Tropicana ...  

Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon moved Pena up from the middle of the lineup to the leadoff spot in an attempt to help him break out of an offensive funk. Pena, who snapped an 0 for 18 slide on his sixth homer of the season, entered Tuesday hitting just  

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Struggling Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena said when he saw the lineup card with his name at leadoff: “I thought it was a joke at first.” But there’s a reason Joe Maddon is AL manager of the year. In Pena’s third at ...  

FILE - Toronto Blue Jays' Carlos Delgado hits a three-run home run to center during first-inning AL action against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in Toronto, in this Sept. 25, 2003 file photo. Blue Jays' Frank Catalanotto and Vernon Wells scored on the hit.  

The pen picked up the slack for Joe Maddon, however, holding the Jays to three hits and one run over eight innings. Wade Davis was also used for two innings, combining with Cesar Ramos to get it to the bullpen regulars for the final three innings.