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Also in the roundup of the good and bad this week across Tampa Bay and Florida: the Pulse nightclub, an extinct bird and Lou Piniella.

Texas, Minnesota, Arizona and Philadelphia finished off postseason sweeps Wednesday as all four best-of-three Wild Card series ended in two games. A pair of road teams advanced — the Rangers and Diamondbacks — while the Twins and Phillies won at home. That makes seven sweeps in eight Wild Card Series during the first two years of expanded playoffs. All four best-of-five Division Series begin Saturday. In the American League, Texas will play AL East champion Baltimore, and Minnesota...

After winning their Wild Card Series openers on the first day of Major League Baseball’s playoffs, the Texas Rangers, Minnesota Twins, Arizona Diamondbacks and Philadelphia Phillies can advance to the next round with victories Wednesday.

Jordan Montgomery scattered six hits over seven innings, helping the Texas Rangers beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 in their AL Wild Card Series opener. Corey Seager and Josh Jung drove in runs and …

Jordan Montgomery scattered six hits over seven innings, helping the Texas Rangers beat the sloppy Tampa Bay Rays 4-0 Tuesday in their AL Wild Card Series opener.

JSerra High product Royce Lewis homers twice to give the Twins a win over the Blue Jays and the Rangers' Corey Seager sets the tone in a win over the Rays.

The Tampa Bay Rays went retro for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers. Sporting throwback Devil Rays' jerseys the team wore during a decade of futility, the Rays were limited to six hits and committed four errors in a 4-0 loss Tuesday. It was the first time Tampa Bay, which began play as an expansion franchise in 1998, wore Devil Rays jerseys in the postseason.

ST. PETERSBURG -- Randy Arozarena invited a very special guest to get the postseason started by throwing out the first pitch on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. His mother, Sandra González. González traveled to the Tampa Bay area from her home in Mexico on Monday, Arozarena said. Game 1 of the

While unpacking after moving to Central Minnesota, a couple re-discovered things they had forgotten they owned.

The Tampa Bay Rays went retro for Game 1 of their AL Wild Card Series against the Texas Rangers. Sporting throwback Devil Rays jerseys the team wore during a decade of futility, the Rays were limited to six hits and committed four errors in a 4-0 loss Tuesday.