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August 24-26, 2029: vs Houston (3)
Game 1: 10-2 W. WP-Khattak (8-4, 5.1 4 2 2 2 5). HR-Green 2 (12), DeLoach (22). Elijah Green homered twice, a 2-run shot in the 3rd to get them going and a 3-run blast in the 6th to break open a 3-2 game. DeLoach was 3-5 with the homer and 2 RBI as well.
Game 2: 6-1 W. WP-German (8-4, 7 1 1 1 2 6). HR-Santana (37), Haro (10). Luis German and two relievers combined on a 1-hitter as the Rays beat the Astros again. It was a 1-1 game through 6 despite Tampa Bay out-hitting Houston 9-1 before Santana's grand slam in the 7th broke the deadlock and Haro went back-to-back with him.
Game 3: 5-4 W. WP-Evans (2-0). S-Diaz (23). Starter-Sears (4 3 3 2 3 3). Elijah Green came through big again, driving in 3 including a 2-run triple in the 6th to break a 3-3 tie. Caminero was 3-4 with a pair of RBI singles and Sears had to leave with a strained back and will miss two weeks as the Rays swept the team which came into the series with the best record in the AL.
Team record: 73-57. Houston no longer has the best record in the AL thanks to the Rays' sweep of them and Toronto's sweep of the Angels which was capped by a ridiculous 8 1 0 0 0 17 game by the Jays' Luis Medina in a 1-0 win. As a result the Rays remain 1 1/2 back in the East but are now 4 up in the first wild card against the #2 team. Next up: That #2 wild card team comes to town as Boston visits for 4 games.
Tampa Bay is now 18-5 in August and that includes a 3-game losing streak.
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