The Tampa Bay Rays won the series against the Los Angeles Angels, but with the Boston Red Sox sweeping the New York Yankees the Rays have dropped out of the top place in the American League East, where they are currently 1 game behind.
The Washington Nationals had started the year off with a losing record — many assumed they’d be sellers at the trade deadline — but they have gone 12-3 over their last 15 games. Earlier this year they split a two game series at Tropicana Field.
Matchups:
Tuesday 7:05 PM: Rich Hill vs Joe Ross
Wednesday 4:05 PM: Michael Wacha vs Jon Lester
Joe Ross was part of the mega three-way trade in December of 2014 that sent Wil Myers to San Diego, Steven Souza Jr.