TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (SNN-TV) – Yesterday, the Rays roughed up the Toronto Blue Jays 12-8 on the final day of the regular season, helping to set up a wild card meeting with the Texas Rangers.
Toronto’s loss and Houston’s win at Arizona means the Rays will host the Rangers while the Blue Jays visit Minnesota in the AL wild card series beginning tomorrow.
Jonathan Aranda hit his first career grand slam and drove in six runs, as Tampa Bay homered three times to set a single-season team record. The 12-run outburst on the final day gave the Rays 860 runs for the season, breaking the 2021 record of 857.
Tampa Bay’s Yandy Díaz won the AL batting title by sitting out the final day of the season, finishing with a .329 BA. Díaz began the day in a tight race with Texas shortstop Corey Seager, with Seager ahead. Seager went 0 for 4 in a 1-0 loss at Seattle, dropping his average to .327.
The playoff field is set for the postseason, which starts tomorrow with the Wild Card round.
In the American League, Tampa Bay hosts Texas at 3:08pm tomorrow in the opener of the wild card series, while Toronto visits Minnesota at 4:38pm tomorrow as well. Also tomorrow in the National League, Milwaukee hosts Arizona at 7:08pm, while Philadelphia will host Miami in the wild card series.
