Although you could say the Rays have cooled off after a 4-3 road trip, they remain tied with the San Francisco Giants for the best record in the majors.
The Rays hold a 0.5 game advantage over the Boston Red Sox in the American League East. The Toronto Blue Jays sit 6.0 games back and the New York Yankees have fallen to 6.5 games back.
The Washington Nationals enter the two game set at Tropicana Field with a record of 24-32, 7.0 games back of the New York Mets in the National League East. Even though the Nationals record isn’t where they would like it they still have a talented club that wants to remind you that in 2019 they were 19-31 before going on a run that ended in a World Series victory.