June 6-8, 2031: vs Houston (3)
Game 1: 9-4 W. WP-Khattak (6-3, 6.1 6 2 2 4 4). HR-Y.Alvarez (5), G.Henderson (9). The Rays roll on and moved into sole possession of first in the AL East, jumping out to an early 5-1 lead and cruising. In addition to the homers, Victor Mesa knocked in 4 with a couple of hits and Rodolfo Solano stayed red-hot, going 2-4 with 2 RBI.
Game 2: 5-2 W. WP-Eldridge (3-4, 6 5 2 2 1 3). S-R.Rodriguez (16). HR-Rivera (3). Catcher Angel Rivera has had a tough season but tonight he had a big 2-run homer while Yordan knocked in a pair with a double and a single as the win streak hit 7.
Game 3: 6-1 W. WP-Bradley (7 2 1 1 1 10). HR-Caminero (4), Albies (7). Taj was dominant, they got a couple of solo homers, and Yordan and Gunnar each drove in two runs as the Rays completed the sweep and extended their winning streak to 8.
Team record: 34-24. The hottest team in baseball is now two games up on Toronto in the division and will try to keep the success going in Chicago where the best-in-the-AL White Sox at 36-22 await for 3 games.
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