July 31-August 2, 2029: vs NY Yankees (3)
Game 1: 4-6 L. LP-Diaz (4-6). Starter-Swanda (5.1 7 2 2 1 3). Rays came back from 4-1 down to tie it in the 8th only for Edwin Diaz to give up a pair of runs in the 9th.
Game 2: 9-2 W. WP-German (6-3, 5 3 1 1 3 8). S-Orze (1). HR-Arakawa (4), R.Castillo 2 (2). Robbie Castillo homered twice and drove in 5, Arakawa had a 2-run shot and Wander knocked in the other two as the Rays romped.
Game 3: 12-2 W. WP-Sears (1-4, 6 4 0 0 0 7). HR-Santana 3 (29), Caminero (15), Rivera (12). Natanael Santana tied a team record held by many with 3 homers, driving in 4, and Caminero knocked in 3 including a 2-run shot. JP Sears finally got his first win of 2029, dominating the team which drafted him.
Team record: 57-52, 1 behind Cleveland for the third wild card. Next up: After a series with the struggling Yankees, the competition is tougher with first-place Toronto visiting for 3 games. The Jays are 6 1/2 up so the Rays are going to have to sweep to make it a race again.
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