For the third straight season, the Boston Red Sox will play postseason baseball. Last night, the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot this season with a 7-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays. Boston improved to 99-46 on the year, becoming the first team to clinch a postseason berth this …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Keep up the Fight
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 …
Read More »Rays and Braves Set to Begin Important Inter-league Series
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 …
Read More »Tampa Bay Rays Hit Hot Streak As Postseason Approaches
The Tampa Bay Rays are rollin’ right along in the AL East. They solidified a three-game series sweep of the Boston Red Sox in a 9-1 rout on Sunday. The Red Sox were outscored 24-5 in the series and have now lost six of the last eight games. It was …
Read More »AL East All of a Sudden a Race Again
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 …
Read More »MLB Roundup: Fedoras, Dead Fish and a Final Stretch
As we inch closer to October, the NL East remains wide open, the Boston Red Sox continue to run away with the league’s best record, the Tampa Bay Rays are currently above .500 and a few other notes in this MLB roundup. Who Wins the NL East? The NL East …
Read More »Red Sox First Team in MLB to 80 Wins
Since the All-Star break, the Boston Red Sox have pulled away as the best and hottest team in baseball. Boston became the first team to 80 wins Tuesday night, coming from behind to win 10-7 in 10 innings in Toronto. https://twitter.com/MLB/status/1027028972301963264 “It’s really good,” Boston first baseman Mitch Moreland, who …
Read More »Flurry of Action as MLB Trade Deadline Looms
The MLB Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching with the deadline being at 4 p.m. Tuesday. There’s already been plenty of action, with the potential for more fireworks still a possibility. Latest Deals Rays Land Tommy Pham In a rare instance of the Rays being buyers instead of sellers, Tampa Bay …
Read More »Rays Look to Bounce Back After Winning Streak Snapped
The Tampa Bay Rays suffered from some rainy-day blues last night, taking the loss against the Minnesota Twins on soaked Thursday night. After a two-hour rain delay pushed the game back, the Rays couldn’t extend their five-game win streak, falling to the Twins 5-1 in game one of a four …
Read More »Rays and Marlins Break Win Streaks With Losses
Going into last night, The Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Marlins were both looking to continue winning streaks in a season without many so far. The Rays, coming off a three-game sweep of the Toronto Blue Jays, were looking to continue their string of wins in a four game …
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