Rays aim to pull level with Jays in wild-card race
Round 1 of the heavyweight battle for wild-card supremacy in the American League was won decisively Thursday by the Tampa Bay Rays.
The Rays will face the Toronto Blue Jays in the second matchup of their four-game series Friday night in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Tampa Bay started the week with three consecutive losses against the Houston Astros during which the Rays managed two runs total.
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