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MLB Playoffs Daily: Rays, Astros start up ALCS duel for a pennant
Even though only one division series among the MLB quartet of matchups went the full five-game distance, we’re back in action after a one-day break with the American League Championship Series of the 2020 MLB playoffs getting into gear, pitting the defending AL champs from Houston against the top-seeded team from Tampa Bay. It’s the […]
Continue readingMLB Playoffs Power Rankings: Previewing the final four teams in the championship series
• The Los Angeles Dodgers have won eight consecutive National League West Division titles, but they still seek the World Series championship that has eluded them since 1988 — it has been 13 postseason trips without a title. “It took me six months to recover from last year,” manager Dave Roberts said at the start […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2020: What we’ve learned so far this postseason
Everybody came into this postseason expecting the unexpected, considering how many unusual features were built into the Major League Baseball postseason, tailored for the unique circumstances of the 2020 season. Just for starters, we faced an expanded field of teams, a wild-card series instead of an elimination play-in game and the potential impact of no […]
Continue readingMLB playoffs 2020: Takeaways from Yankees-Rays ALDS Game 5
It came down to a winner-take-all between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays to determine the last spot in the next round of the MLB playoffs, but the final four teams for the league championship series are officially set. Here are the stars, turning points and takeaways from Friday’s game. Tampa Bay Rays […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays get OF Austin Meadows (oblique) back for ALDS
Manager Kevin Cash told reporters on Sunday that Meadows was “in a pretty good spot right now” and that the 25-year-old would be taking swings against pitcher Brent Honeywell in a simulated game. The return of Meadows significantly strengthens Tampa Bay’s lineup. Meadows broke out in 2019, hitting .291/.364/.558 with 33 home runs in 138 […]
Continue readingTampa Bay Rays wrap up first AL East crown since 2010
NEW YORK — Confetti instead of champagne. Silly string instead of beer. The Tampa Bay Rays, long accustomed to doing more with less, figured out a way to maximize the division-clinching celebration they were allowed to enjoy during a 2020 season shortened by the coronavirus pandemic. Randy Arozarena homered twice, and the Rays clinched their […]
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