Rays head to Wild Card Series after loss in regular-season finale

Five major-league teams won more than 90 games during the regular season. All five were escorted off the premises - rudely, I should add - and are gone from the postseason. The Braves, Orioles, Dodgers, Rays and Brewers averaged 99 wins this season, sauntered onto the October stage, and collectively lost 12 of 13 postseason games. At least the…

October is here, and with it, MLB's postseason tournament. This season marks year two of the league's new wild-card format, meaning we now have more information on what it means for the playoffs moving forward. And even though there's a few more games remaining in the division series matchups, it's safe to say that we know enough to form some…

The Texas Rangers meet the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-three American League Wild Card playoff series, which opens Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida. How to watch Rangers vs. Rays: Fans can watch the game via a free trial to FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, or via a subscription to SlingTV, which is 50% off the first…

The Texas Rangers meet the Tampa Bay Rays in a best-of-three American League Wild Card playoff series, which opens Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida. How to watch Rangers vs. Rays: Fans can watch the game via a free trial to FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, or via a subscription to SlingTV, which is 50% off the first…

The Tampa Bay Rays begin postseason play soon. They face the Texas Rangers in a best-of-three American League Wild Card playoff series, which opens Tuesday, October 3, 2023, at Tropicana Field in Tampa, Florida. Fans who want to get Rays playoff gear can do so at Fanatics here. On Fanatics, you'll find Rays…

Happy Monday everyone! The final week of September means we have reached the final week of the 2023 MLB regular season and come this time next Monday, the playoff picture will be crystal clear. The Baltimore Orioles and Tampa Bay Rays have stood atop the American League standings for a good chunk of the regular season, and their battle for the AL…

BOSTON -- Chaim Bloom's run as the chief baseball officer of the Red Sox has ended, the club announced prior to Thursday's day-night doubleheader against the Yankees. With the Red Sox (73-72) in danger of finishing in last place in the American League East for the third time in four years since Bloom took over baseball operations in the fall of…

BALTIMORE-September is here, and the Orioles begin this crucial month 1 ½ games ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays in the American League East. "This is definitely an exciting time now for our club," manager Brandon Hyde said. "Going back to the West Coast. It's an important road trip. Every game matters right now. Every game is important, and it's a lot…

CLEVELAND - The Rays rampaged through April, May and June with the majors' best record, struggled mightily for much of July and battled to get their groove back in August. Now, they're ready to have some fun. Friday is the first September morn, and the Rays enter the final month of the season aiming to clinch a fifth straight playoff berth,…

NEW YORK - When a reporter asked Jake Bauers late Friday night if the Yankees' loss to the Astros was a missed opportunity, a failure to make up some ground in the standings, the first baseman fired back with a no-brainer. "I think any game you lose is a missed opportunity," Bauers said. Let's take that one step further. Every game the Yankees lose…

The 2022 Major League Baseball regular season and playoffs have come to a close and that means it's time for the 2022 World Series. Let's dive into the 2022 postseason schedule and the latest MLB playoffs bracket. Bookmark this page for updates on predictions, the schedule and the bracket for the 2022 MLB playoffs. Our projected 2022 MLB postseason…

ST. PETERSBURG - The Rays deserve your love. If not your love, at least your respect. Year after year, they put a winning product on the field even with the odds stacked against them. And, trust me, the percentages are definitely not in their favor. While Major League Baseball is loathe to admit it, economics matter when it comes to winning. Over…

The Cleveland Guardians have not won a playoff game since 2017, but oddsmakers have the team favored to win this AL Wild Card Playoff Series against the Tampa Bay Rays that starts on Friday in Cleveland. As of Thursday, the shortest series price on Cleveland is -128 at FanDuel (Rays+108), with a betting line of -125 available from Caesars, and -120…

The Los Angeles Dodgers enter Major League Baseball's new 12-team postseason as the betting favourites to win the World Series but a familiar foe in the equally deep and experienced Houston Astros could very well stand in their way. Should both clubs reach the final round it would offer the Dodgers a chance at vindication given they lost the 2017…

The Major League Baseball postseason will begin in Cleveland, with the American League Wild Card round opener between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians. The Guardians are the lone division winner participating in the Wild Card round in the American League, while the Rays got in as a Wild Card team out of the AL East. In our MLB betting…

Major League Baseball is expanding from a 10- to 12-team playoff format starting Friday, Oct. 7. Four teams from each league get a bye and the division winner with the lost record in both leagues competes along with three other teams in the inaugural MLB Wild Card round. This includes four best-of-3 series with the league's division winner hosting…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to Syracuse.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Following a 162-game season, we are left with 12 teams to compete for the Commissioner's Trophy. It has been a year filled with surprises and broken records, but only one team can…

Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox 10/5/2022 Picks Predictions Previews The Tampa Bay Rays will go against the Boston Red Sox in MLB action in Fenway Park, MA, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 4:10 PM ET. The Rays were undoubtedly the favorites to represent the AL in the World Series entering the postseason last year with 100 victories. Instead, the…

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched a Wild Card spot in the 2022 MLB playoffs with a 7-3 win over the Houston Astros on Sept. 30. By Max Steele October baseball is back, and the Tampa Bay Rays punched its ticket into the postseason for the fourth year in a row after clinching an American League (AL) Wild Card spot last Friday night in a win over the…

The Blue Jays are in pretty good shape when it comes to October baseball. Per Fangraphs' postseason odds, the Jays have a 99.9% chance of making it to the MLB playoffs. It's not locked up yet, and won't be until they mathematically clinch, but all signs point to more than 162 Blue Jays games this year. That doesn't mean the Jays don't have anything…

There are a few realities concerning these Orioles and their fleeting postseason hopes. First, a whole lot of good has to happen for them to claim the third American League Wild Card spot, and the remaining schedule in front of them, compared to their competitors, is not favorable. Maybe not impossible, but the postseason has become a significant…

The Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox continue their best-of-five showdown as the American League Division Series shifts to Fenway Park for Game 3 Sunday. First pitch is scheduled for 4:07 p.m. ET (MLB Network). Let's analyze the lines around the Rays vs. Red Sox odds with MLB picks and predictions. The AL East champion and top-seeded Rays (100-62…

The MLB postseason field is officially set after a chaotic final weekend of regular season games. After expanding the playoffs to 16 teams in the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, normalcy has returned with the 10-team field in 2021. This year's postseason has all the ingredients for an instant classic. Four of the most notable organizations in…

This story was excerpted from Adam Berry's Rays Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, . And to get it regularly in your inbox. ST. PETERSBURG -- We'll spend plenty of time this offseason looking at what the Rays can do to improve next season at first base, at the back of the rotation and, above all, at the plate. But during this…

BOSTON -- With September approaching ever too quickly for the Red Sox, time is growing short and odds are getting long for the club to be able to make a legitimate postseason push. But Wednesday's 6-2 loss at Fenway to the defending World Series champion Astros pushed the Red Sox 6 1/2 games back with 29 games to go. Just three days ago, manager…