No days off.
Those three words are usually seen as athletes are describing their offseason workout routines in order to prepare for the season ahead.
The absence of travel days resulted in no rest days off between games for the Wild Card Series, Divisional Series, and League Championship Series rounds of play. This challenge is especially impactful on planning how to utilize and manage their pitching staffs. After playing five games in five days against the New York Yankees to win the Divisional Series, the Rays had just one day off before Sunday night’s Game 1 against the Houston Astros.