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The Tampa Bay Rays are officially on fire in Baseball-Reference’s simulated season. They swept the Yankees and the Orioles in back-to-back series.
The Tampa Bay Rays are surging toward first place with two consecutive sweeps over divisional foes. This is, of course, in Baseball-Reference’s simulated season using OOTP. The Yankees sit atop the standings with a 30-17 record, but after six straight victories, the Rays are just four games back with momentum building.
Their starting pitching was lagging behind just a week ago but has since turned the corner.