The Tampa Bay Rays won 14 of their first 18 games, staking an early 5.5 game lead in the East. Now nearly three months later they find themselves 6.5 games off the pace set by the New York Yankees.
After an electric first half finale with the New York Yankees in which they split a tightly contested four game set, the Rays have their eyes set on a second half run and a division title. But, they need reinforcements if they want to catch the Bronx Bombers who have beat the Rays 9 of 13 times this season.