Day 1 of the MLB postseason featured some intense games. As part of that, the Tampa Bay Rays played uncharacteristically sloppy baseball Tuesday — and that carried over into Wednesday.
The Texas Rangers rolled past the Rays again 7-1 to close out their wild-card series and clinch their ticket to the ALDS. It marks the Rangers' first postseason series win since 2011. The Rangers jumped to a 4-0 lead in the fourth inning at Tropicana Field off home runs from Adolis Garcia and Evan Carter, along with an RBI triple from Josh Jung. They added three more over the next two innings and cruised to the six-run win.