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MLB news: Oct. 6 -- Rays will get to defend World Series title
With a 4-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers in the final game of the season, the Tampa Bay Rays earned the right to defend their 2024 World Series championship by clinching a wild-card berth in the American League playoffs.
It will be the seventh consecutive trip to the postseason for Tampa Bay.
The Rays finished the season 85-77, three games behind the New York Yankees in the American League East Division.
Tampa Bay qualified as the third wild card and will face the Texas Rangers in the opening round of the playoffs.
The Rays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers in the 2024 World Series for their first MLB championship.
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