Despite a 2-3 record on their most recent road trip, the Tampa Bay Rays return home in a much better position than the slumping Oakland Athletics, who they’ll face over the next four days.
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Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Rays Win 5-3, Tied For First
The Tampa Bay Rays won their second consecutive game, this time by a 5-3 score over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. The team struck first and eventually scored in four of their first five at-bats, while the pitching staff, with Erasmo Ramirez at the helm, held the Braves to three runs on four hits. Tampa Bay is now 22-18 and tied for first in the AL East.
The New What Next: Rays vs. Braves — A Series Preview
The Tampa Bay Rays avoided a sweep by Minnesota on Sunday by amassing 19 hits in an 11-3 win. Their next stop is Atlanta, where they’ll take on the Braves, who are coming off a three-game sweep of the Marlins.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Resilient Rays Sit A Game Out of First
As of now, the Rays have anywhere from a 21.3% – 48.7% chance of a postseason berth (per FanGraphs and Baseball Prospectus, respectively). While one fourth of the way through a marathon-like season does not a playoff contender make, the prospect of being a contender past September is much better than chronically scratching at the eight-ball. …And it didn’t even take some trite motivational stunt to get them there — no offense, Joe.
Looking Backward While Moving Forward: Of Luck Dragons and Losses
If the second consecutive loss by the Tampa Bay Rays could be summed up in one brief sentence, the recap would likely read: The BABIP luck dragons nipped at the heels of the Rays in a sloppy 6-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins.