The Tampa Bay Rays put their three-game skid to bed Thursday night, salvaging the series finale against the The Tampa Bay Rays put their three-game skid to bed Thursday night, salvaging the series finale against the Minnesota Twins by a 5-4 margin. Tampa Bay ended the series against Minnesota 2-½ games back in the AL Wildcard race, as the team prepares for another critical three-game series against the Kansas City Royals, starting Friday.
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The New What Next: Rays vs. Twins, Part Two ― A Series Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays and the Minnesota Twins are both still fringe contenders in the American League Wildcard race, and neither can afford to lose a series. The Rays will try to push their four-game home win streak to five at the expense of the Twins when they open a three-game series against Minnesota, beginning Tuesday.
The New What Next: Rays vs Athletics, Part Two — A Series Preview
It would a massive understatement to say that the Tampa Bay Rays westward trip has been disappointing. First they were swept by the Rangers in three games, then, after piling on the runs in Monday’s series opener with the Astros, Tampa Bay dropped the next two games in walkoff fashion. The team closed out their stint in Houston with a big one-hit shutout of the Astros to split the series. That’s all in the past now, as the Rays prepare for the third (and final) leg of this western excursion in Oakland, where they’ll take on the Athletics in a three-game weekend series.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Astros, Part Two — A Series Preview
In July, the Tampa Bay Rays we in the throes of an extended 2-13 slump when the Houston Astros visited Tropicana Field for a three-game set. Although the odds were largely stacked against them, the Rays put together a morale building sweep, subsequently holding the home run mashing Astros to just four runs. Fast forward to the present, as the team readies itself for another series against Houston after dropping three consecutive games to that other team from Texas.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Rangers, Part Two ― A Series Preview
At 58-56 on the season the Rays now have won four straight games, and they’ll make their way to Arlington where they are set to start a three-game series against the Rangers. Tampa Bay will try to continue its ascension in the Wildcard race with its fourth consecutive series win.