The Tampa Bay Rays have been collecting wins at an impressive rate over the last couple weeks as they have won 15 of their last 18 games.
Sitting at 21-11 the Rays are all but assured of a playoff spot considering the expanded playoff format this year. FanGraphs has them at 99.7% chance to make the playoffs and when FanGraphs looked at the odds over the last six seasons no team with more than a 80% chance to make the playoffs with a month remaining hasn’t made the playoffs.
Although it looks like a near lock you don’t have to go that far back to get the 2011 season when the Atlanta Braves and Boston Red Sox both blew near double digit leads going into September, but that’s a fond memory now ain’t it.