Rays' recent success adds to their chances of making the playoffs
The Tampa Bay Rays are one of the biggest surprise teams this season, as they ranked as the favorite team to make the playoffs by MLB.com.
Rays' recent success adds to their chances of making the playoffs originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tampa Bay Rays are one of the hottest teams in Major League Baseball, as they are winners of seven straight games.
During their winning streak, the Rays have outscored their opponents 30-10. At 25-12, the Rays sit a half-game behind the New York Yankees for the lead in the American League East, while maintaining the fourth-best record in baseball. After not making the playoffs for the last three seasons -- the Rays lost to the eventual World Series champion Texas Rangers in the Wild Card round (2-0) in 2023 -- the Rays have a great chance to turn that around.
The Tampa Bay Rays ranked as the biggest surprise team to make the postseason According to MLB. com's Thomas Harrigan , the Rays were ranked as the biggest surprise team to make the postseason after getting off to their hot start. "With 12 wins in their past 13 games, the Rays have the best record (24-12) of any team on this list -- and the fourth-best record in MLB this season," wrote Harrigan.
"Tampa Bay is the one of two AL teams, along with the Yankees, to have three qualifiers ranked among the league’s top 25 hitters in wRC+, with Yandy Díaz (12th at 145), Jonathan Aranda (tied for 16th at 135) and Junior Caminero (tied for 24th at 125) all off to strong starts. The Rays also have MLB’s fourth-best ERA at 3. 58, and they’ve started to play better defense lately after struggling in that department early on.