June/July
| SUN | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT |
21 @NYM (W)10-6 | 22 | 23 PHI (L)10-1 | 24 PHI (W)7-1 | 25 PHI (W)10-4 | 26 FLA (W)7-3 | 27 FLA (W)3-2 |
28 FLA (W)5-2 | 29 @TOR (W)4-1 | 30 @TOR (W)4-1 | 1 @TOR (L)5-0 | 2 | 3 @TEX (L)3-1 | 4 @TEX8:05 PM |
5 @TEX8:05 PM | 6 | 7 TOR7:08 PM | 8 TOR7:08 PM | 9 TOR12:08 PM | 10 OAK7:38 PM | 11 OAK6:08 PM |
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Aroldis Chapman: A left-handed Strasburg
ESPN.com (1 day ago)
The most intense bidding war of the off-season just arrived in the form of a 21-year-old Cuban who throws a 100 MPH fastball from the left side. Plus, Buster asks fans what they would do to select the final roster spot for the All-Star teams.
Ultimate Standings '09: Team rankings
ESPN The Magazine (2 days ago)
The minds at ESPN The Magazine ranked every franchise from the four major sports leagues to suss out which teams are most deserving of your hard-earned dollar. Where did your local team end up?
The trade market goes bear
ESPN.com (2 days ago)
With only a handful of teams willing to take on salary -- and not much at that -- sellers are already having a bear of a time finding trading partners in a depressed market. Plus news, notes, rumors, and the Haren apparent.
- The King's growing command (and demand) (3 days ago)
- Baseball Tonight Clubhouse: Tough climb (4 days ago)
- Romero's change and the Jays' chances (4 days ago)
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RAYS BEAT HALLADAY IN TORONTO
The Rays hung a loss on Roy Halladay in Toronto on Monday, dropping him to 3-4 against Tampa at Rogers Centre. The only other American League team against which Halladay has a losing record in Toronto is the Rangers (also 3-4). Four losses ties Halladay's most at home to any team; he also has four against Boston (7-4).
Updated: June 29, 2009
2009 Salaries
| RK | PLAYER | SALARY (US$) |
| 1 | Carl Crawford | 8,250,000 |
| 2 | Carlos Pena | 8,000,000 |
| 3 | Pat Burrell | 7,000,000 |
| 4 | Scott Kazmir | 6,000,000 |
| Team Total | 63,313,034 | |
| Team Rank | 25th | |
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2009 AL East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | GB | RS | RA |
| 48 | 31 | - | 417 | 344 | |
| 46 | 33 | 2 | 435 | 377 | |
| 44 | 37 | 5 | 443 | 357 | |
| 42 | 39 | 7 | 398 | 360 | |
| 36 | 44 | 12.5 | 373 | 427 | |
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2009 Team Leaders
| BA LEADER » C. CRAWFORD | ||
 | BA | .319 |
| HR | 8 | |
| RBI | 38 | |
| R | 55 | |
| OTHER LEADERS » | ||
| HR | C. Pena | 23 |
| RBI | E. Longoria | 63 |
| R | C. Pena | 58 |
| OPS | B. Zobrist | 1.033 |
| W | J. Niemann | 7 |
| ERA | M. Garza | 3.45 |
| SO | M. Garza | 88 |
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2009 American League Ranks
| AVG | R | OBP | SLG | OPS | SB |
| .276 | 442 | .357 | .464 | .821 | 121 |
| 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| ERA | BAA | OPS | SV | WHIP | QS |
| 4.09 | .253 | .736 | 21 | 1.35 | 34 |
| 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 12th |
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Tampa Bay Rays' B.J. Upton hits an RBI single off Texas Rangers pitcher Tommy Hunter in the fifth inning of a... (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)Team History
| YEAR | W | L | RS | RA |
| 2009 | 44 | 37 | 443 | 357 |
| 2008 | 97 | 65 | 774 | 671 |
| 2007 | 66 | 96 | 782 | 944 |
| 2006 | 61 | 101 | 689 | 856 |
| 2005 | 67 | 95 | 750 | 936 |
| 2004 | 70 | 91 | 714 | 842 |
| 2003 | 63 | 99 | 714 | 852 |
| 2002 | 55 | 106 | 673 | 918 |
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