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October 3-5, 2025: at Boston (3)
Game 1: 1-8 L. LP-Rasmussen (11-6, 5 7 3 2 0 4). It was 3-1 after 6 before the bullpen let it get away but it probably didn't matter as the bats were held to only four hits.
Game 2: 3-4 L. LP-Feyereisen (0-5). Starter-Patino (5 6 3 3 0 7). HR-Albies (15). They battled back from 3-0 to tie it up, only for Feyereisen to lose it in the 7th as the Rays circle the drain heading into the playoffs. The loss took the #2 seed out of their hands as KC tied them in the standings and have the tiebreaker.
Game 3: 6-7 L. LP-Baz (2-5, 3 6 5 5 2 3). HR-Albies (16). It's hard to understate how bad Baz has been after being forced into the rotation with the injuries to Bradley and Castillo. Anyway he put us in a hole from which we couldn't climb out despite a late comeback and a 4-hit, 2-RBI game from Wander. It didn't matter anyway since KC won their game and with a 3 1/2-game lead over the Royals going into the final week somehow they managed to blow that by losing 6 of 7 while KC won 5 of 6 to overtake them for a bye.
Final Regular Season Record: 95-67. Next up: We'll have to play in the wild card round now where we'll host #6 seed Detroit, which held off Toronto for the final AL wild card.
NL Playoff Race Update: The wild NL races which saw about 9 teams with their playoff spot or position up in the air ended with three teams tied for the two wild card spots after #1 Milwaukee and thanks to tiebreakers the Cubs and Cincinnati took them. The Mets were the hard-luck team, losing tiebreakers for NL East to Atlanta and to Chicago and Cincinnati for the wild card despite finishing 84-78 just like the rest of them. And LA, Pittsburgh and Philly all finished at 83-79, a game back of that bunch.
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