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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 …

The Houston Astros earned the American League West division title for a third consecutive season and their ninth title overall. This is their longest winning streak since 1997-99.  The Astros secured the title after defeating the Los Angeles Angels 13-5 Sunday night. https://twitter.com/astros/status/1175888351909441538 The Astros now have a 102-54 record, …

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 …

Tampa Bay Rays’ starting pitcher Charlie Morton returned to Houston for the first time since signing with the Rays in December. Although welcomed warmly by the fans, his former teammates weren’t so gracious. A Champion Returns Home The 35-year-old righty called Houston home for two full seasons. His most memorable …

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 …

The Tampa Bay Rays travel to Houston to take on the Astros as they face a tough road test with five weeks to go in the regular season. Battle of Aces Both teams will send their top pitcher tonight as Charlie Morton gets the start for the Rays and Justin …

Leading up to the 4 p.m. deadline, it didn’t appear there were going to be any signature moves that could change the outlook of both leagues. However, that changed within a flash. Right before the deadline hit, the Houston Astros made a deal to bring in Arizona Diamondbacks ace Zack …

An American League club has won the World Series four out of the past six seasons. History may repeat itself again this year. The top of the AL is stacked with teams ready to win right now. As we approach the second half of the season, the race for the …

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten out to a great start in 2019 as they took three out of four games from the Houston Astros. The Rays took the game three rubber match on Sunday afternoon as they defeated the Astros 3 to 1. Looking Good Early Many experts around …

Boston first baseman Steve Pearce has been a bit of a journeyman since making his Major League debut back in 2007. The 35-year-old veteran may have now found a permanent home with the Red Sox in his 11th season. The guy that took a chance on him, Boston manager Alex …