The Tampa Bay Rays return home from a 3-3 road trip that ended in disappointing fashion. The Rays hold onto a playoff spot with 52 games remaining.
The Rays have the third wild card spot trailing the Toronto Blue Jays by 2.0 games and the Seattle Mariners for 1.5 games. The Rays have a lead of 0.5 games over the surprise Baltimore Orioles, 1.0 games over the Minnesota Twins, 3.0 games over the Chicago White Sox, and 4.5 games over the Boston Red Sox.
Currently the Rays and Orioles are tied 8-8 in the season series. This could become a very important series as the winner will own the tie breaker should the season come down to it.