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James Shields carried a shutout into the eighth inning, Ben Zobrist hit a three-run homer and the Tampa Bay Rays extended the Baltimore Orioles' losing streak to 13 games with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night.

A month ago, this late September series in Texas looked like it might have something at stake, with the teams in the thick of the race for the American League wild card.

Texas hasn't been a friendly destination for the Rays this season. The Rangers swept the Rays in Arlington from July 3-5 in a series that saw the Rays score just seven runs in three games.

Heading into this season, there was no reason to expect James Shields to regress.

The death of the Rays 2009 season arrived this week. Belatedly, as it turns out.

You won't get much out of Wade Davis. In fact, he took the lineup card out to the umpires before Sunday's game and didn't say one word.

When your first eight men to the plate in an inning reach base safely, you'd better have scored enough runs to win the game.

Baseball Prospectus Pre-Season Projection : 94-68, 3rd place Current Record: 72-71, 3rd place Third place seems safely correct, but the record? Not so much.

TV/radio: Sun Sports; 620-AM, 680-AM Rays: RHP James Shields Jays: RHP Scott Richmond Promotion: Jeff Niemann poster to first 7,500 fans.

25, 2009. While messing around with some statistical comparisons, I came across one that I'm pretty sure nobody has ever heard of or even thought of; James Shields is Francisco Cordova .

In order for the Rays to remain in the American League Wild Card race, they will have to make some noise at Fenway Park this weekend, beginning on Friday night.

BOSTON Although it has been a foregone conclusion for weeks they wouldn't repeat as American League East champions, the Rays were officially eliminated by the Yankees on Sunday.

This is how bad it's going for the Rays: Even Friday's rainout went against them.

Wade Davis will make his second Major League start and first road start Saturday night at Fenway Park, presenting an imposing challenge to the 24-year-old right-hander. While such a challenge might overwhelm some, don't count Davis in that group.

The Tampa Bay Rays hope to resuscitate their fleeting postseason hopes this evening when they open a three-game series with the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Derek Jeter shot a single into right field in the seventh inning, just past the outstretched glove of Rays first baseman Chris Richard, and Yankee Stadium exploded, since the hit gave him 2,721 for his career, tying him with Lou Gehrig as the all-time Yankees hits leader.

Published: Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, September 6, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. ST.

There are several cliches that could describe the Rays' play at this make-or-break juncture.

Every series is magnified at this point of the season for any team still alive to reach the postseason, so this weekend's series at Tropicana Field against the Tigers is huge for the Rays.

"Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure." -Jane Austen In our continuing efforts to preserve and protect the full, proud history of our proud, great and dominant franchise, and to hagiographize the many, many valiant warriors who have contributed to that proud history, every Friday we'll be counting down The Top 177* Devil ...