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 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 »Rays Ace Charlie Morton Struggles in Return to Houston
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 …
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. …
Read More »MLB Postseason: Rockies win NL Wild Card Game, Cubs Out
What better way to kick off the 2018 MLB postseason than with a five-hour, 13-inning dual in the National League Wild Card game? The Colorado Rockies extended their postseason run after taking down the Chicago Cubs last night 2-1 at Wrigley. According to an article written by ESPN Staff Writer Bradford …
Read More »Dodgers Claim NL West Title In Tiebreaker Win Against Rockies, 5-2
The L.A. Dodgers secured the NL West seed in Monday night’s one-match NL West tiebreaker away against the Colorado Rockies. Each team entered the matchup with identical records of 91-71. The Dodgers went 12-7 for the season against the Rockies, and have now earned their sixth consecutive NL West title. …
Read More »MLB Pennant Races Heat Up
With the MLB postseason just over two weeks away, some of the league’s pennant races are closer now than ever before. NL Central The tightest battle for the pennant around the league is in the NL Central. As it stands now, the Chicago Cubs hold a one game lead over the Milwaukee …
Read More »MLB Playoff Race Heating Up in Final Three Weeks
With just 21 days remaining in the regular season, the MLB Playoffs are far from set in stone. In 4 out of 6 divisions, the top teams are within 5 games of each other. In some cases, the divisional race is a toss-up between 3 teams. NL West This is …
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