The Tampa Bay Rays took care of business in a series victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. As the season winds down the Rays have one more thing to take care of: clinching the American League East title for the second year in a row. And not getting injured. So maybe that’s two things.
With nine games remaining in the season the Rays have a 6.0 game lead on the Boston Red Sox, 8.0 game lead on the New York Yankees, 9.0 game lead on the Toronto Blue Jays, and 45.0 game lead on the Baltimore Orioles. The magic number to clinch the division is down to four over Boston, two over New York, and one over Toronto.