Yankees 4, Rays 1: By Starting A Reliever, The Yankees Imitate And Eliminate The Rays

BILLY WITZ, New York Times: Baseball
Mon, 09/24/2018 - 8:00pm

The Tampa Bay Rays, who can no longer make the playoffs, had sparked a summer turnaround by experimenting with the order of their pitchers.

Topics: baseball

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