ST. PETERSBURG -- Elimination came to the Rays on Monday night in a 4-1 loss to the Yankees at Tropicana Field.
Give the Rays credit, they fought hard to give their fans postseason hopes, going 25-8 since Aug. 19 and 38-22 since the All-Star break.
Oddly enough, the Rays (87-69) won't be going anywhere in October despite being on pace to win 90-plus games. Such is life in the American League East.
Brett Gardner had an RBI single and made a potential game-saving catch in the sixth, while Giancarlo Stanton added an RBI double against Ryan Yarbrough in a two-run fifth.