Tampa has been pretty terrible this season. It has been no sharply against type that it is difficult to believe but it is true. That being said they are going to influence the race and just took 3 of 4 at Baltimore over the weekend.
The Greg Schiano era got off to a great start with a win (that I am pretty sure I predicted) to open the season last week. It certainly wasn’t anything fancy as Tampa was outgained in the contest but nevertheless they got it done.
The Yankees shut out the Rays in yesterday’s game and now they only trail Tampa Bay by 1/2 game in the AL East. The Yankees are 7-3 in their last 10 games while the Rays are only 4-6 in their last 10 games.
Fresh off a two-out-of-three game series win, the Yankees will host AL East rivals, the division-leading Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of a three-game set starting Tuesday night in the Bronx.
The Rays and Yankees finish off a three-game series with their top pitchers on the mound in this one. David Price is the Ace of the Rays staff, while C.C. Sabathia is the main man for the Yankees.
The Yankees opened this three-game series against American League East rival Tampa Bay with a 5-3 win last night.
Did the Tampa Bay Rays just spontaneously decide that they want back in the American League East race?
