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Moriarty9 · 04-16-2009, 01:39 PM

Devil Rays rally, overcome Blue Jays
Tampa Bay two back in win column
September 25, 2001

NEW YORK — The American League East is a three-horse race that features a big two-game series opening tonight in the Bronx between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

The Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox currently share first place with identical 88-68 records, just a half-game ahead of the 88-69 Yankees.

"We've got six games to go and every single one of them is like a playoff game for us," said Tampa Bay manager Christian O'Neal. "We're hoping the Orioles and Tigers pull some upsets against Boston, and we need to take care of business on our end."

There is a good chance that only one of those three teams will make the playoffs with the 92-64 Cleveland Indians sitting four games up on Boston and Tampa Bay in the Wild Card race.

"We want the division every year, but we'll be more than happy to play in October by taking the Wild Card," said O'Neal. "We got Pedro going tonight, so that puts us in good position but [Yankees pitcher] Andy [Pettitte] is pretty good for them too."

After the two-game road set with the Yankees, the Devil Rays will head home for a four-game series with the 59-97 Toronto Blue Jays, whom Tampa Bay just swept in three games at SkyDome.

The Yankees will have an off-day Thursday and wind up the regular season with three games at home against the 68-88 Baltimore Orioles.

Yesterday, the Orioles lost the first of four games at Fenway Park in Boston. Once the Baltimore-Boston series comes to a close, the Red Sox will travel to Detroit for three games with the 61-95 Tigers.

"We're all big Orioles fans this week," said O'Neal. "Let's go O's."

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Moriarty9 All Star Starter Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,858 Thanks: 10 Thanked 3x in 3 posts	Devil Rays rally, overcome Blue Jays Tampa Bay two back in win column September 25, 2001 NEW YORK — The American League East is a three-horse race that features a big two-game series opening tonight in the Bronx between the Yankees and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Devil Rays and Boston Red Sox currently share first place with identical 88-68 records, just a half-game ahead of the 88-69 Yankees. "We've got six games to go and every single one of them is like a playoff game for us," said Tampa Bay manager Christian O'Neal. "We're hoping the Orioles and Tigers pull some upsets against Boston, and we need to take care of business on our end." There is a good chance that only one of those three teams will make the playoffs with the 92-64 Cleveland Indians sitting four games up on Boston and Tampa Bay in the Wild Card race. "We want the division every year, but we'll be more than happy to play in October by taking the Wild Card," said O'Neal. "We got Pedro going tonight, so that puts us in good position but [Yankees pitcher] Andy [Pettitte] is pretty good for them too." After the two-game road set with the Yankees, the Devil Rays will head home for a four-game series with the 59-97 Toronto Blue Jays, whom Tampa Bay just swept in three games at SkyDome. The Yankees will have an off-day Thursday and wind up the regular season with three games at home against the 68-88 Baltimore Orioles. Yesterday, the Orioles lost the first of four games at Fenway Park in Boston. Once the Baltimore-Boston series comes to a close, the Red Sox will travel to Detroit for three games with the 61-95 Tigers. "We're all big Orioles fans this week," said O'Neal. "Let's go O's." Last edited by Moriarty9; 04-16-2009 at 01:41 PM. Reason: Corrected date