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August 7-9, 2026: vs Baltimore (3)
Game 1: 4-5 L. LP-Ashby (0-5, 5.1 5 2 2 1 4). HR-Cartaya (8), Albies (13). Aaron Ashby's made two excellent starts since joining the rotation but received no support as the Rays didn't score until the 8th when they were already 5-0 behind on a pair of 2-run homers from Cartaya and Albies. They dropped a season-high (or low) 6 games below .500.
Game 2: 8-5 W. WP-Whitlock (1-0). S-Fairbanks (19). Starter-Bradley (4.2 6 4 4 1 5). HR-Franco (20), Wood (3). Taj lost a 4-0 lead in the 5th but the Rays bounced back with an RBI double from Nathaniel Santana while Marco Luciano knocked in a pair as they finally won one.
Game 3: 3-2 W. WP-Rasmussen (5-8, 6.1 4 1 1 0 6). S-Fairbanks (20). HR-Santana (4/18), Mead (17). Rays actually took a series and strung together two straight wins behind a great Ras outing and a couple of big homers.
Team record: 54-58. Despite taking 2 of 3 they actually lost ground to first-place Toronto (5 1/2 back) and they're 5 out of the wild card so there's no point in looking at the playoff picture until and unless they get on a roll and start making up ground.
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