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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …