Rays Open 5-Game AL East Lead, Beat Athletics 10-1 for 6th Straight Win
Drew Rasmussen threw five scoreless innings as Tampa Bay won its sixth straight and moved within 10 games of its first AL East title since 2021.
- On Thursday in St. Petersburg, Fla., the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Athletics 10-1, extending their American League East lead to five games. The victory improved the Rays to 93-59 and 6-0 on their current homestand.
- Pitcher Drew Rasmussen earned his 15th win with five scoreless innings, matching teammate Nick Martinez for the team lead. Tampa Bay has now won 11 consecutive games started by the right-hander.
- Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios drove in two runs apiece during a six-run fourth-inning rally. Simpson stole two bases, raising his American League-high total to 44, while Taylor Walls added two RBIs.
- The Athletics fell to 1-4 in their past five outings following the defeat. The Rays have 10 games remaining, including a four-game series starting Tuesday in New York against the second-place Yankees.
- Tampa Bay has won 16 of 23 games, moving 34 games over.500 for the first time since 2023. Their 16 series sweeps this season are the most by any major league team since the 2022 Los Angeles Dodgers.
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Rays open 5-game AL East lead, beat Athletics 10-1 for 6th straight win
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Drew Rasmussen pitched five scoreless innings and the Tampa Bay Rays opened a five-game AL East lead with a 10-1 win over the Athletics on
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Chandler Simpson and Richie Palacios drove in two runs apiece in Tampa Bay's six-run fourth-inning eruption, earning the first-place Rays their major league-leading 16th series sweep in a 10-1 pounding of the Athletics on Thursday afternoon in St. Pete...
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Rays look to remain focused, earn sweep against Athletics
After whisking aside the Houston Astros last weekend, the Tampa Bay Rays will try to move to 6-0 on their nine-game homestand Thursday afternoon and lock down their majors-best 16th sweep when they face the Athletics in St. Petersburg, Fla. In the second game of the three-game series on Wednesday, the Rays scored four runs
ST. PETERSBURG.- The magic number of the Rays in their 10-1 victory over the Athletics on Thursday was six. In more than one sense. Tampa Bay achieved a cluster of six races in the fourth inning to achieve his sixth consecutive victory, thus reducing the magical number of the team to secure the East crown of [...] La entrada Rays beat 10-1 at Athletics aparece primero en PSN Noticias.
6-run frame fuels 6th-straight win as Rays drop magic number ... to 6
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays’ magic number in their 10-1 victory over the A’s on Thursday was six. In more ways than one. Tampa Bay used a six-run fourth inning to earn its sixth consecutive win, thereby dropping the team’s magic number for the AL East crown to, yes, six. Tampa Bay holds a five-game advantage over the Yankees (along with the head-to-head tiebreaker) with 10 games remaining for each side. Rays Postseason Tickets are On Sale Now! The…
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