Remembering the Rays’ American League Wild Card game

Since the introduction of the second Wild Card team in 2012, the playoffs have added an extra element of excitement as it kicks off with a game between the two teams that were great, but just not good enough to win their divisions, in a winner take all deathmatch that captures the attention of the baseball universe.

In 2013, the Tampa Bay Rays were one of these solid teams that failed to win their division. During the final weeks of the regular season, the Rays shared an epic dash to the postseason with the Texas Rangers and Cleveland Indians.

Over the final two weeks of the regular season, that trio of teams posted the best records in all of baseball as the Rangers won 8 of 11, the Rays won…