Ryan Yarbrough allowed two hits over six innings of splendid relief and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Miami Marlins 8-0 on Friday night to close in on another AL East title.
Tampa Bay, which clinched a postseason spot Wednesday, has a magic number of two to win the division. A Rays victory and Boston loss to the New York Yankees on Saturday would secure Tampa Bay’s second consecutive AL East crown.
“Our whole group, we know what situation we’re in, and we just want to take advantage of that,” Kiermaier said. “Try to take that next step in winning the division, and hopefully once we do we just keep going and do not get content.