Rays of nope

A day after they partied over a playoff berth, the Tampa Bay Rays come right back with a loss to Minnesota, 4-1. Meanwhile, the second place Red Sox were busy beating Toronto, 3-0. That leaves Boston 1 1/2 games back with a magic number of seven.

Boston's got a great chance to catch the Rays, and winning the East is huge. The winner likely faces the White Sox in the first round of the playoffs. The loser gets the Angels. Nobody wants to see them.