Two of the youngest franchises in Major League Baseball will square off Friday in Denver as the Tampa Bay Rays and Colorado Rockies begin a three game series. The two teams have rarely met up, having only played 24 games since the Rays came to fruition in 1998.
During the 24 meet-ups, the Rays have been victorious 14 times and have claimed the last four series victories in a row dating back to 2013; the Rays have also outscored the Rockies with a 59 to 25 run margin since 2016. This past season, the Rays swept Colorado in a three game set at Tropicana Field.