Carlos Pena

Luke Scott and Carlos Pena homered for the Rays ... De Aza left in the sixth when he was hit near the right knee by the ball while diving back to second on J.P. Howell's pick off attempt. NOTES: Tampa Bay DH-LF Hideki Matsui was out of the lineup one ...  

Home runs by Luke Scott and Carlos Pena seemed to be the only bright spots at the plate. Rays' starting pitcher Alex Cobb struggled through five innings allowing four earned runs on nine hits. The White Sox jumped on Cobb early in the first ...  

To have a successful fantasy baseball team, the owner needs to watch the waiver wire and see which free agents can strengthen his lineup. The following players are some solid picks who will help drive up your fantasy scores as the season progresses. Carlos PenaThe Tampa Bay Rays' first baseman has been in a slump recently but don't be fooled by his anemic average of .208.He has the third-most RBIs on the team at 22, just behind Matt Joyce's 28...  

Moore delivered arguably his best start of the year ... Rays manager Joe Maddon put out a very different lineup, resting Matt Joyce, Luke Scott and Carlos Pena (who entered the game in the 7th). Joyce and Scott both pinch-hit in the ninth ...  

That isn't anything new. But here's a question: Why pull Matt Joyce and Luke Scott and Carlos Pena from the lineup on the same day? Those are the top three home run hitters on the roster. Given that injuries have already stripped the lineup of ...  

Tampa Bay Rays (27-18) manager Joe Maddon has once again slotted his first baseman at the top of the batting order. The Rays Twitter account reports 1B Carlos Pena will be hitting leadoff as the Rays visit the Boston Red Sox (22-22). Pena had ...  

“I think that totally blanks it out,” Rays batting coach Derek Shelton explained. “If you look at the difference between his batting average and his balls in play and how hard he’s hitting the ball, it (his average) is not something that ...  

BOSTON -- For nine years, Carl Crawford shined in Tampa Bay. Due to the outfielder's contributions, the Rays ascended from the bottom tier of Major League Baseball to the upper echelon. Although Crawford plays for Boston, former teammate and ...  

Well, Joe Maddon has struck again.Maddon is definitely known for some, well, different lineup decisions—catcher John Jaso leading off in previous seasons is a good example.Tuesday night's contest featured an even more absurd move, as Maddon penciled in Carlos Pena's name in the No. 1 spot in the order.Needless to say, I was confused.Why would Maddon put his best run-producer in the leadoff spot of the order?Well, I quickly learned why, as Pena...  

Sale felt good warming up in the bullpen and it carried over into the game. The Rays were without injured Evan Longoria and Desmond Jennings while Matt Joyce, Luke Scott and Carlos Pena didn’t start because they were left-handed hitters.  

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 ...  

Rays manager Joe Maddon is secretive about how he comes up with his ever-changing Tampa Bay Rays batting orders, but it's becoming clear what one of his favorite slump-busters is. Carlos Pena validated Maddon as crafty -- and maybe a bit fortunate -- over ...  

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 ...  

St. Petersburg, Fla.— Slumping Carlos Pena might have found his swing at the top of the Tampa Bay lineup. Pena hit a three-run homer during a five-run fourth and the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays, 8-5, on Tuesday night. Tampa Bay manager Joe ...  

EEEK! My Jack Zanger yearbooks just crumbled into a mound of old-world dust! But the Rays coaching staff doesn’t care, saying his ability to hit for a high on-base percentage cancels out his low batting average. “I think that totally blanks it out,” Rays batting coach Derek Shelton explained. “If you look at the difference between his batting average and his balls in play and how hard he’s hitting the ball, it (his average) is not something...  

First baseman Carlos Pena thought it was a joke when he first saw his name in the leadoff slot in the Rays lineup. But manager Joe Maddon wanted to change the mindset of his slumping slugger, and it seemed to work as he hit a massive three-run ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...  

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 ...  

It was noted yesterday that a first baseman batting leadoff is unusual. But it worked for Carlos Pena and the Rays last night — dude hit a homer — so Joe Maddon is going to put Pena in the leadoff spot again. Crazy, I know.  But not nearly ...  

Tampa Bay also got solo homers from Luke Scott and B.J. Upton. Yan Gomes had a sixth-inning solo homer for Toronto. First base umpire Andy Fletcher briefly left after being hit by a batted ball. Fletcher appeared to get struck on the left arm behind the ...  

For some reason, a few Rays players have taken to wearing these absurd but awesome gladiator masks before, during, and after games. Here's Luke Scott and Carlos Pena talking to Todd Kalas of Sun Sports after yesterday's game. They've been sporting these ...  

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 ...  

Cute but dumb because, as the saying goes, you can’t steal first base.  Joe Maddon realizes that because he’s putting Carlos Pena in the leadoff spot tonight: Hitting Los leadoff. We’ve tried it with a few other guys and it worked.  

Why the heck not? Pena started out of the leadoff spot Tuesday for the first time in his career and went 2-for-5 with a three-run homer. Speaking of unconventional, Rays manager Joe Maddon has third baseman Drew Sutton in the cleanup spot Wednesday.  

Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon practices unconventional baseball on a willing clubhouse. Rays slugger Carlos Pena made his third start in the leadoff spot for the Rays this season. Maddon uses the ploy as a means of liberating a power numbers player from a ...  

Leave it to Joe Maddon and the Tampa Bay Rays to find another unconventional way to play baseball: Carlos Pena is hitting leadoff in tonight's game against Toronto. Yes, the first baseman with one stolen base and a .209 batting average.  

Editor's note: The temperature gauge is a Bill James-created statistic that measures how hot or cold hitters are. We will spotlight Red Sox and opposing team temperatures on game days. The Tampa Bay Rays are starting to heat up as they carry a ...  

Appropriately, Pena was at the dish when the game ended. The Rays entered the top of the ninth down 5-3, and David Robertson was on the hill to try to earn his first save in place of Mariano Rivera. A walk to Will Rhymes, a single by Sean Rodriguez and a ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 22 (UPI) -- Carlos Pena hit a three-run homer Tuesday, sparking a 14-hit attack that powered the Tampa Bay Rays past Toronto 8-5. B.J. Upton and Luke Scott each added a solo shot while Chris Gimenez drove in a pair of ...  

BOSTON — Haverhill's Carlos Pena has never hit for a very good batting average except for in 2007 (.282). And let's be honest: His averages in recent years have really stunk. He batted .247 in 2008, .227 in 2009, just .196 in 2010, .225 in 2011 and he is batting .218 so far this season.  

Carlos Pena, inserted into the leadoff spot after a miserable slump, added a solo homer for the Rays. Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. The Red Sox (22-23) failed to move above  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Carlos Pena was involved in two key plays, and both went against him. Tim Hudson scattered four hits over 7 2-3 innings, David Ross homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. Jonny Venters, who ...  

Out Carlos Pena grounded out first to pitcher. None on with one out and B.J. Upton due up. Out B.J. Upton flied out to center. None on with two outs and Luke Scott due up. Out Luke Scott struck out looking to end the inning. Error-reached-base ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Pena was involved in two key plays, and both went against him. Tim Hudson scattered four hits over 7 2-3 innings, David Ross homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. Jonny Venters, who ...  

BOSTON - As homecomings go, the Red Sox wouldn't mind being granted a mulligan for Friday night's pratfall back ... serving up a third-inning grand slam to Matt Joyce, than back-to-back homers by Elliot Johnson (a two-run shot) and Carlos Pena in the ...  

Maddon shuffles lineup, bats Pena firstMLB.comPETERSBURG -- Rays manager Joe Maddon isn't afraid to shake up the lineup, and he did so again Tuesday. His latest move was to bat first baseman Carlos Pena in the leadoff spot and move Ben Zobrist to the fourth spot. Pena said he's open to the idea ...  

Carlos Pena's return to our beloved Tampa Bay Rays came with warm smiles and nostalgic memories of past greatness but also a hope that he still had some of that ability left and that he would help power the Rays to another postseason birth and into the World Series. After all, Pena is the second highest paid Ray at $7.25M, just a mere $250K behind rotation anchor James Shields. We knew the glove and the clubhouse presence were still...  

ST. PETERSBURG -- Rays manager Joe Maddon isn't afraid to shake up the lineup, and he did so again Tuesday. His latest move was to bat first baseman Carlos Pena in the leadoff spot and move Ben Zobrist to the fourth spot. Pena said he's open to ...  

The Rays have Sean Rodriguez on the ballot at shortstop and Ben Zobrist at second base, along with: Carlos Pena at 1B, Evan Longoria at 3B, Jose Molina at catcher, Luke Scott at DH, and Desmond Jennings, B.J. Upton and Matt Joyce in the outfield.  

Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.  

They started a lineup Saturday with only one player, DH Luke Scott, with more than four homers or 12 RBIs, and, with struggling first baseman Carlos Pena getting a night off, an infield of Sean Rodriguez (third), Elliot Johnson (shortstop), Will ...  

Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep.  

Rays 1B Carlos Pena was not In the starting lineup. He popped out in the ninth and is 3 for 36 with 13 strikeouts in May. ... Hideki Matsui, who was signed April 30 to a minor league contract by Tampa Bay, is expected to travel to Toronto over ...  

BALTIMORE -- Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-8 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep. James Shields earned ...  

Sweet Spot’s David Schoenfield reminds us of another reason why everybody loves the Rays: Joe Maddon had Carlos Pena (!!!) lead off in last night’s game against the Jays. (Pena went 2-for-5 with a home run in Tampa’s 8-5 triumph.) David Laurila of ...  

Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and the Tampa Bay Rays held on to beat the Orioles 9-8 Sunday and avert a three-game sweep at Camden Yards. James Shields earned his sixth win for ...  

ST. PETERSBURG -- During Monday night's game, TV cameras scanned the Rays' bench and zeroed in on Joel Peralta and Fernando Rodney decked out in the headgear from the movie, "Gladiator". Turns out, Carlos Pena and Luke Scott were the owners of the helmets.  

David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.  

Carlos Pena thrust his arms in the air, rounded first base and headed right into a wild celebration in the middle of the Tropicana Field infield. Pena defied long odds against CC Sabathia and did it again against Mariano Rivera, lifting the Tampa Bay Rays ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Pena hit an early grand slam off CC Sabathia, then completed a ninth-inning comeback with an RBI single off Mariano Rivera that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a season-opening 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.  

The way it is going right now, the ball is hitting Carlos Pena more than he is hitting the ball. That was Sunday afternoon all over. Pena went 0-for-3, but in the space of about one minute in the eighth inning, he was hit by a pitch and then ...  

The way it is going right now, the ball is hitting Carlos Pena more than he is hitting the ball. That was Sunday afternoon all over. Pena went 0-for-3, but in the space of about one minute in the eighth inning, he was hit by a pitch and then struck by Luke ...  

David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays ...  

ST. PETERSBURG -- Carlos Pena is batting .131 (8-for-61) with 24 strikeouts in May, which serves as ample motivation for the Rays first baseman to try something to get back in the groove. So he went with small ball on Saturday. "When things don ...  

Walk B.J. Upton walked. Runners on first and third with none out and Carlos Pena due up. Stolen-base B.J. Upton stole second. Runners on second and third with none out and Carlos Pena at the plate. Walk Carlos Pena walked. Bases loaded with none ...  

The Associated Press NEW YORK - David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.  

None on with one out and Carlos Pena due up. Out Carlos Pena struck out swinging. None on with two outs and B.J. Upton due up. Out B.J. Upton grounded out short to first to end the inning. Out Ryan Flaherty flied out to center. None on with one ...  

Matt Joyce opened the sixth with an infield single that went off Buchholz. He went to third on a single by Carlos Pena. Andrew Miller replaced Buchholz and gave up Scott's sacrifice fly that put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1. Red Sox right fielder Cody Ross appeared ...  

The world has a new Steve Bartman, and it's former Philadelphia 76er's center Matt Geiger. Obviously, the situation is a little bit different - Rays fans won't be burning Geiger in effigy anytime soon - but the result of the play was the same.  

And you probably never thought you'd hear Matt Geiger's name ever again. After he retired from a rather forgettable NBA career, you probably thought he'd slide away into the anonymous oblivion that generally greets average and uncharismatic pro athletes ...  

If the Rays had lost Sunday's game against the Twins, the blame wouldn't have been placed on the bullpen.. or clutch hitting.. or defense. No. If Tampa had blown a 5-2 lead in the eighth and eventually lost, the blame probably would have gone to.  

Carlos Pena was 3-for-5 with a grand slam and five RBI on Friday. (AP)Carlos Pena may have missed all the excitement of the 2011's Game 162, but he did a pretty good job of recreating its thrills upon his return to Tropicana Field on Friday. Back with the ...  

Carlos Pena just turned on a Phil Hughes fastball -- clocked at 93 MPH -- and sent it into the right-field seats to give the Rays a 2-0 lead over the Yanees in the third inning. Pena now has five hits, two home runs and seven RBI in the series ...  

Out Desmond Jennings grounded out third to first. None on with one out and Carlos Pena due up. Out Carlos Pena popped out to second. None on with two outs and Matt Joyce due up. Out Matt Joyce flied out to center to end the inning. Walk Kyle Seager walked.  

After giving up a single and two walks to load the bases, Robertson struck out Carlos Pena looking to end a dismal night ... At least you don't have Mariano behind you." Tampa Bay starterJames Shields lost for the first time this season, falling ...  

Carlos Pena was standing on second base. It was the first inning of Drew Smyly’s major league career and he’s walked the first guy, allowed a hit to the second and walked the third. With the bases loaded, the Tigers lefty threw a pitch to ...  

ST. PETERSBURG -- "Sacrifice" is the first word that leaves Carlos Pena's mouth when he's asked to talk about his mother, Mery Pena. Both of Pena's parents were professionals in Santo Domingo. Mery held positions as an accountant and a teacher ...  

The Tampa Bay Rays have clobbered their way to a 7-1 lead over the Boston Red Sox after SS Elliot Johnson and 1B Carlos Pena ... starter Alex Cobb-- playing in lieu of the injured SP Wade Davis. In the top of the fourth inning, 3B Drew Sutton ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Carlos Pena hit an early grand slam off CC Sabathia, then completed a ninth-inning comeback with an RBI single off Mariano Rivera that lifted the Tampa Bay Rays to a season-opening 7-6 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday.  

None on with one out and Ben Zobrist due up. Walk Ben Zobrist walked. Runner on first with one out and Carlos Pena due up. Out Carlos Pena struck out swinging. Runner on first with two out and Evan Longoria due up. Single Evan Longoria singled to catcher.  

. Carlos Peña has started the 2012 season with a bang. Fantasy owners that plugged him into their early lineups couldn’t be more pleased. After three games and 12 at bats, he’s hitting a cool .500 with a killer 1.654 OPS. . No, I’m not going go ...  

Desmond Jennings led off the inning with a walk, and Ben Zobrist followed with an attempt to reach the fence. He went deep, but Curtis Granderson caught up with the ball. Evan Longoria then scorched a fastball past A-Rod and moved Jennings to ...  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) 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 ...  

Ben Zobrist walked and Carlos Pena, called out on strikes with the bases full to end Tuesday night's game, went down looking again. B.J. Upton, however, lifted a sacrifice fly to right and Rodriguez scored with a nifty slide to tie it.  

Carlos Pena, who launched a grand slam in his first at-bat since rejoining the Tampa Bay, singled in the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Rays defeated the Yankees, 7-6, in the season opener for both teams. Pena finished ...  

But the Braves regained the lead in the fifth, when Prado picked up a two-out walk, moved to second on an error by first baseman Carlos Pena, who couldn't handle a Shields pickoff attempt. Prado would score on a Freeman double. Two batters later ...  

BOSTON — It was about three hours before the start of Opening Day and Carlos Pena walked through the door entering the clubhouse with an ear-to-ear smile. Before he got to his locker stall, reliever J.P. Howell, walking in the other direction ...  

Carlos Peña broke a slump with a monster home run, but the Tampa Bay Rays committed two more errors, including the first ever by Ben Zobrist as a right fielder. Matt Moore was outstanding for four innings, then fell apart in the fifth.  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Carlos Pena thrust his arms in the air, rounded first base and headed right into a wild celebration in the middle of the Tropicana Field infield. Pena defied long odds against CC Sabathia and did it again against Mariano ...  

Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria each hit a solo home run for the Rays. Kyle Farnsworth gave up a run over one inning of starting action while Wade Davis and Jake McGee each pitched three innings. Mauro Gomez drove in two runs while Pedro Ciriaco ...  

Even after their first home loss since April 20, the Tampa Bay Rays were upbeat. Tampa Bay Rays Carlos Pena hits the ball against Oakland Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon during of a baseball game, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Oakland Athletics Bartolo Colon throws the ball against the Tampa Bay Rays during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, May 5, 2012, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Tampa Bay Rays manager...  

NEW YORK — David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera’s season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa Bay Rays with a 5-3 victory Tuesday night.  

"If we have a big game, you see Joe and you can't really tell a difference," reliever J.P. Howell said. • Carlos Pena left the Rays for a year to go to the Cubs, but now he's back, and they can use his power. Pena averaged 36 home runs a year in his ...  

1B Carlos Pena is the third middle-of-the-order type hitter manager Joe Maddon has moved to the leadoff spot in the last two seasons in an effort to shake them out of slumps, following 3B Evan Longoria and OF Matt Joyce. In all three cases, the player hit ...  

After little action in two games earlier this week, the 41-year-old Thome had his first ball hit his way. Tampa’s Carlos Pena ripped a ball down the first base line that Thome was able to get to and flip to Hamels for the first out of the fifth inning.  

1. Production from corner infielders: Talented but unproven first baseman Bryan LaHair and third baseman Ian Stewart replace veteran first baseman Carlos Pena and third baseman Aramis Ramirez. In the heart of the lineup, Ramirez and Pena ...  

BALTIMORE — Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two RBIs, and Tampa Bay held on to beat Baltimore. James Shields earned his sixth win as the Rays snapped a three-game skid with their second win ...  

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 ...  

The Rays threatened during the second, but Braves right fielder Jason Heyward caught Will Rhymes' fly ball and then threw out Carlos Pena, who tried to score from third. Rhymes returned to the lineup after missing two games with a bruised right forearm.  

On an afternoon when Boston manager Bobby Valentine left his regulars back at camp and opted to bring minor leaguers and backups, Tampa Bay got home runs from Carlos Pena, Evan Longoria and Luke Scott in a 7-all tie called after nine innings. The Red Sox ...  

Ramone Coutreras Rodriguez, 43, and Carlos Pena, 41, were arrested and face charges of bookmaking and keeping a gambling house, authorities said. Dani Moschella, sheriff’s spokeswoman, said $25,000 was bet at the market on some days. Undercover officers ...  

It just looks really bad, IMHO. Last year it was just Castro, Garza and occasionally Carlos Pena. Now it seems a whole bunch are doing this. A terrible look! -- Mark Brandt, Fishers, Ind. I'll alert the button police immediately. Thanks for monitoring.  

The Nationals trot out Stephen Strasburg against a Cubs lineup that lost Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena. Alfonso Soriano, who belted six home runs in Spring Training, will be called upon to do even more now that he provides practically all of the power for ...  

Looking for more RBI opportunities for Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria, Maddon moved Zobrist up to second in the batting order after he had started 10 of the first 11 games in the fifth spot. Zobrist made the move look good with his first swing, hitting a ...  

Looking for more RBI opportunities for Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria, Maddon moved Zobrist up to second in the batting order after he had started 10 of the first 11 games in the fifth spot. Zobrist made the move look good with his first swing, hitting a ...  

While Pujols went without a home run during the month of April, names like Freddie Freeman, Carlos Pena and Billy Butler have had a great start to 2012. While those three have been great, there are three other players eligible at first base that have stood ...  

Former NBA center Matt Geiger told Tampa radio station 620-AM he did not mean to interfere with a ball in play during Sunday's game and knock it from 1B Carlos Pena's reach. Geiger said he lost track of how close to the field he was as he tried to get a ...  

Right before they signed free agent Carlos Pena to play first base. LaHair went back to Iowa, where he was so dominant last season the Cubs simply had no choice but to give him the starting job in 2012, even after trading for first-base prospect ...  

With Carlos Pena on first base, Longoria swung at the first pitch he saw from Yankees reliever Clay Rapada in the bottom of the seventh inning and hammered it toward the right-field wall, where a fan reached over the fence and reeled in the deep ...  

Offensively, the Rays got solo home runs from Desmond Jennings, Carlos Pena, Luke Scott and B.J. Upton, who also knocked in a run with a sacrifice fly. Tampa Bay has won three straight and five of its last six contests. Torii Hunter had two hits ...  

RAYS 9, ORIOLES 8 Elliot Johnson and Ben Zobrist homered, and Carlos Pena ended an extended slump with two doubles and two R.B.I. as Tampa Bay averted a three-game sweep at Baltimore. RED SOX 12, INDIANS 1 Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered during a ...  

"That's not up to us," he said. Carlos Pena, inserted into the leadoff spot after a miserable slump, added a solo homer for the Rays. Adrian Gonzalez had an RBI double for Boston, which lost for just the fourth time in 14 games. But it was that ...  

Buchholz left after allowing singles to Matt Joyce and Carlos Pena to start the sixth. Andrew Miller relieved and got Luke Scott to pop up to short right, but Cody Ross struggled to make the catch and with his momentum going away from the plate ...  

This is the official start of the rebuild in Chicago. It started with Epstein and continued when the team traded away Zambrano, and allowed Aramis Ramirez and Carlos Pena to walk in free agency. The next step will be to let a market develop for ...  

Drew Smyly calls it a cutter. "It changes every game," the Tigers' rookie left-hander said. Tampa Bay Rays first baseman Carlos Pena didn't know what to call it. "So you're thinking that's a cutter? That's not a slider, but the depth was pretty ...  

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ben Zobrist doubled to lead off Monday's game against the Twins. He was stranded at third when Carlos Pena struck out swinging. That failed frame -- despite the game ending in a 10-4 Tampa Bay win -- served as a microcosm of ...  

FORT MYERS, Fla. -- Ben Zobrist doubled to lead off Monday's game against the Twins. He was stranded at third when Carlos Pena struck out swinging. That failed frame -- despite the game ending in a 10-4 Tampa Bay win -- served as a microcosm of ...  

New York - David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa ...  

New York - David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera's season-ending knee injury, helping the New York Yankees end a seven-game skid against the Tampa ...  

First, a Tampa Bay Rays fan that turned out to be former NBA center Matt Geiger interfered with a foul ball causing Carlos Pena to miss the catch. A few days after that a couple at a Rangers fan snagged a foul ball and caused the child next to ...  

First, a Tampa Bay Rays fan that turned out to be former NBA center Matt Geiger interfered with a foul ball causing Carlos Pena to miss the catch. A few days after that a couple at a Rangers fan snagged a foul ball and caused the child next to ...  

However, Delgado put the lead in jeopardy in the bottom of the inning. Consecutive walks to Carlos Pena and Luke Scott started the inning and a sacrifice bunt moved them both into scoring position for Will Rhymes. He hit what was sure to be a ...  

But he settled down to retire the next nine in a row before walking Carlos Pena and exiting the game. In all, Noesi gave up three hits and three runs in 5-2/3 innings, walking three and striking out one. The Mariners got Ichiro to second base ...  

Then, on a 1-2 pitch, Porcello hit ex-Tiger Carlos Pena, loading the bases for Evan Longoria, who drew a walk to drive in a run. After a visit from pitching coach Jeff Jones, Porcello got another former Tiger, Matt Joyce, to ground out to short.  

Looking for more RBI opportunities for Carlos Pena and Evan Longoria, Maddon moved Zobrist up to second in the batting order after Zobrist had started 10 of the first 11 games in the fifth spot. Zobrist made the move look good with his first ...  

Sean Rodriguez at bat. Joe Girardi decides to intentionally walk Rodriguez to get to Carlos Pena. Carlos Pena works the count full and then hits a grand slam. Just before that happened the Rays’ radio guy said that Girardi was competing with ...  

Longoria also fouled a ball off his left foot in the first inning. Elliot Johnson replaced Longoria at third base the next inning, batting in the three-hole between Carlos Pena and Luke Scott. Longoria, who has started every game this season ...  

Five of Lawrie’s 12 runs saved came when he moved to short right field in a shift against a left-handed batter such as David Ortiz or Carlos Pena. Those three bunt singles that Pena dropped toward third base against the shift on April 17 at ...  

A hitter can observe a shift and perhaps change his approach. He might try to hit the ball the other way, or he might drop a bunt down the line, the way Carlos Pena likes to do. Hitters have overall tendencies, but they might have different ...  

Showing off their abs, Kendall Schmidt and James Maslow went for traditional board shorts, but Carlos Pena went with his trusty Speedo. Got to love a fella who isn’t afraid to rock such a teeny bathing suit! This wouldn’t be the first time ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — David Robertson struck out Carlos Pena with the bases loaded to end a rocky ninth inning in his first save chance since Mariano Rivera’s season-ending knee injury, helping New York end a seven-game skid against Tampa Bay.  

ST. PETERSBURG — Carlos Pena was involved in two key plays, and both went against him. Tim Hudson scattered four hits over 7 2-3 innings, David Ross homered and the Atlanta Braves beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday. Jonny Venters ...  

There are dozens of examples on either side of the ledger, so we could keep going. Carlos Pena looked like he'd be a candidate to get released in May; Eric Hosmer looked like he was start an MVP march from the second the season started.