Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees Highlight MLB Schedule for May 10, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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Yankees’ closer role moves from heavy metal to Southern rock (The SportsXchange)

The New York Yankees held a two-run lead in the ninth inning against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, but the familiar refrain of Metallica's "Enter Sandman" was not heard.

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Rays’ Jennings could be back as soon as Wednesday (The SportsXchange)

The Tampa Bay Rays have already had the depth of their lineup severely tested, playing without center fielder B.J. Upton the first two weeks of the season and losing third baseman Evan Longoria for two months.

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Yankees 5, Rays 3 (The SportsXchange)

NEW YORK -- Tampa Bay Rays manager Joe Maddon didn't expect to get much of a break just because the New York Yankees would not have injured closer Mariano Rivera for the rest of the season.

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Yankees starter Pettitte set to return to action (Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The New York Yankees stood in fourth place heading into Tuesday's game against the visiting Tampa Bay Rays but have turned to veteran Andy Pettitte to help turn around their season, with news he will return to the rotation on Sunday. Pettitte, who will turn 40 next month and last pitched in the majors in 2010 before coming out of retirement earlier this year, was recalled by Yankees general manager Brian Cashman after he completed his sixth minor league outing. ...

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Rays-Yankees Preview (The Associated Press)

The Tampa Bay Rays are riding their longest winning streak over the New York Yankees, yet they haven't enjoyed much of an edge in the Bronx - something James Shields has learned firsthand.

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Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees Highlight MLB Schedule for May 8, 2012 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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Joyce homers to help Rays top Mariners 3-1 (The Associated Press)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) With Evan Longoria expected to be sidelined for up to two months, Matt Joyce may be heating up at the right time for the surging Tampa Bay Rays.

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MLB roundup: Rays’ Longoria out 4-8 weeks (The SportsXchange)

A few hours after denying a report that third baseman Evan Longoria will be sidelined 6-8 weeks with a hamstring injury, the Tampa Bay Rays acknowledged Thursday afternoon that Longoria will be out 4-8 weeks with a partially torn hamstring.

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Hideki Matsui eager to get started with Rays (The Associated Press)

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Hideki Matsui thinks he can still perform at a high level and help the Tampa Bay Rays.

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