Tag Archives: AL East

After winning three of four against the Baltimore Orioles in their last series, the Tampa Bay Rays face the New York Yankees Monday in a four-game series that could be crucial in deciding who wins the AL East. Hitting the Orioles Hard A matchup against the lowly Orioles seemed to …

No team was brighter than the Tampa Bay Rays to start the season. They were one of the best stories in baseball. In the second week of May, they boasted the league’s best record, 23-12. Then, the Rays suffered a skid. During this skid, the New York Yankees would surpass …

The Red Hot Yankees The New York Yankees handled the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday to extend their winning streak to four games. Even after being hit with the injury bug early in the season, the Yankees have been resilient and impressive, to say the least. Even without having Aaron Judge …

The Rays exceeded expectations with 90 wins in 2018. But that was last season, it’s now 2019 and Opening Day. They’ll look to go even farther than before. We made it, y'all. It's #OpeningDay!#RaysUp pic.twitter.com/ANi29kIrFD — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) March 28, 2019 New Additions Mike Zunino This was the …

With only a little over a week left in the MLB regular season, the playoff picture is still a little fuzzy. Only the Cleveland Indians have clinched their division, and the Boston Red Sox have clinched a playoff spot. American League The AL East is pretty much decided with the …

After defeating the Texas Rangers 4-0, the Tampa Bay Rays are just 5.5 games back of the final AL Wild Card spot. Rays Shut Out Rangers For the second straight game, the Rays picked up a win against the Rangers without giving up a run. Monday saw the Rays grab …

AL East isn’t Easy The Tampa Bay Rays are 15 games over .500 right now with a record of 79-64 but they are somehow still 18.5 games back in the AL East. The Tampa Bay Rays have the misfortune of being in the American League East, arguably one of the …

The Tampa Bay Rays travel to Atlanta to begin a two-game interleague set with the Braves on Wednesday. Both teams are on an absolute roll right now as they are both trying to make their first playoff appearance since 2013. The Braves currently have a 3.5 game lead ahead of …

It seemed like just yesterday the Red Sox were coming off of a four-game sweep of the Yankees and what appeared to be an insurmountable lead atop the AL East. How quickly things changed though. Yankees Back In It The Red Sox (90-42) are now on a three game losing …

First he waved his two fingers proudly in the air, then Giancarlo Stanton pounded his heart in appreciation of the standing ovation he got in his return to Miami. Stanton proceeded to smack a sharp single into left field in his first plate appearance of the game. In typical Stanton fashion, …