ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays are home from their first winning road trip in nearly a year, taking four of six games in a week spent at Boston and Cleveland.
Continuing that success — and potentially inching back above .500 — won’t be easy against a New York Yankees team that has baseball’s second-best record at 24-14. What will help Tampa Bay’s chances is if it can continue a recent surge — the Rays (21-22) hit 10 home runs in Cleveland, setting a franchise record for a three-game series.
Designated hitter Corey Dickerson had three home runs in the last two games, giving him nine for the season and a legitimate case to be an All-Star as a power-hitting leadoff man.