No money, no problem. The Tampa Bay Rays used four home runs to down the Oakland Athletics 5-1 in the AL wild-card game Wednesday night. The Rays, who have the lowest payroll in the MLB, move on to face the Houston Astros in the divisional round beginning Friday. How it …
Read More »Out In the Wild: Rays Look To Survive Against A’s
Welcome to Major League Baseball in October. Last night’s Wild Card round between the Nationals and Brewers illustrated just how dramatic post-season baseball can be. Now, with one Wild Card game played, it’s time for the Rays and A’s to show that small-market teams can play baseball. Spitting Image It’s …
Read More »Rays Looking to Win in Toronto for Wild Card Spot
Win. That is the only option for the Tampa Bay Rays as they travel to Toronto to face off against the Blue Jays for their final regular season series. The Rays must win this weekend to make it to the postseason and secure a wildcard spot. The Race for the …
Read More »Ji-Man Choi Hits Walk-Off For The Rays
The Rays defeated the AL East-leading New York Yankees 2-1 in walk-off fashion Tuesday night. In the bottom of the 12th inning, Ji-Man Choi hit a solo shot to left field to end the game and continue the Rays’ hopes of clinching an AL wild card spot. Ji'd up. #RaysUp …
Read More »Rays Clinging On To AL Wild Card Spot
The Tampa Bay Rays lost 7-5 to the LA Dodgers Tuesday night. Now having lost two straight games, the Rays may be on the outside looking in for the final AL Wild Card place. Not quite enough tonight. https://t.co/tTsDteD91C pic.twitter.com/dPCCSlXL9E — Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) September 18, 2019 Game Recap …
Read More »AL Wild Card: Rays Win, Retain Lead
It took extra innings, but the Tampa Bay Rays got the job done against the Texas Rangers to retain a 1.5-game lead over the Oakland A’s in the AL Wild Card. The Rays have now won six straight. Took extras, took the first in TEX. #RaysUp RECAP // https://t.co/f1GTDsYQ9A pic.twitter.com/TE5QoMQj0d …
Read More »AL Wild Card Race Heats Up
With just over a month left in the 2019 MLB season, the AL Wild Card race is heating up. The AL is incredibly top-heavy this season, with the New York Yankees and Houston Astros in firm control of the top two seeds. However, behind the Yanks and ‘Stros, it gets …
Read More »Bader, Puk Shine in the Big Leagues
In 2015, Harrison Bader and A.J. Puk were teammates at the University of Florida. Both players now sport MLB uniforms. Bader was called back to the big-leagues on Tuesday after starting the 2019 season on the St. Louis Cardinals roster. The speedy center fielder was demoted to AAA after hitting …
Read More »Rays in the Race for a Wild Card Spot
With only a little over a month to go in the regular season, major league baseball is heating up. The Tampa Bay Rays are right in the middle. Standings Holding strong at 74-54, the Rays are currently second in the AL East, behind the New York Yankees. With the Wild …
Read More »Yankees Win Wild Card
For the second year in a row, the New York Yankees have snagged the American League Wild Card. Wednesday night New York made the Oakland A’s pack up their season for good in Yankee Stadium. The final score was 7-2. Game Recap The runs started early in the first inning. …
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