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The New What Next: Rays vs. Royals, Part Two — A Series Preview

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.

Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Fall 5-3 Amidst Scoring Opportunities Aplenty; Jennings to the DL

The Tampa Bay Rays squandered not one or two bases loaded opportunities on Wednesday night, but three, as the Minnesota Twins went on to win 5-3. Minnesota has won the first two games of the three-game series, while Tampa Bay has fallen two games under .500, and three games back in the AL Wildcard race.

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.