The Tampa Bay Rays versus the New York Yankees is a matchup in the American League Division Series is one that looked likely before the season began. Before playoffs expanded this is what was expecting. In a year of uncertainty this has felt like an inevitability.
The only thing that wasn’t expected was the Rays would be the number one seed with the best record in the American League. They finished seven games ahead of the Yankees in the American League East. The primary difference was a 8-2 head to head record.
The Yankees will tell you that the 8-2 record is irrelevant because of injuries.