It’s July 20th and the Orioles are about to take on their most important series of the season. For some that might sound a bit dramatic; after all, there are still 67 games left in the season. But those who have lived and died with every Orioles game of this season know what’s riding on this series with the Rays. For the first time since the second day of the season, the Orioles enter a series in first place in the AL East. Across the field for them is the Tampa Bay Rays—the Orioles’ biggest competitor for the division crown and potentially home field advantage in the playoffs.
Orioles-Rays series preview: Four games for first place in AL East
