The Rays had an awesome week just when they needed to. By going a combined 4-2 against Houston and Cleveland, along with some oh so delicious A’s bullpen blow-ups (take note silly Rays fans who think our bullpen sucks), the Rays have catapulted themselves into the top spot of the three (and maybe four, I’m not burying Boston just yet) team race for the two American League wild card spots.
Now they face a rather easier run, at least on paper: vs. BAL (3), vs. TOR (4), @TEX (3) @LAA (3), before ending with a bit tougher: @LAD (2) vs.