Former New York Yankees prospect Oswald Peraza is hoping to make the most of his opportunity with the Los Angeles Angels.

The Rays took three of the four series out west, but were swept by the Seattle Mariners for their lone series which meant that they were an even .500 over the 12-game span. Thus, their record is 61-64, 6.5 games back in the Wild Card chase; all three Wild Card teams are currently tied in the standings.

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After taking a day off, the New York Yankees are getting ready to play the Tampa Bay Rays with a somewhat brighter outlook on the rest of the season. While the

Yankees manager Aaron Boone joined BT and Sal on Tuesday and opened up about how he handles accountability with his players in the New York spotlight.

Fresh off a sweep of the Cardinals, a resurgent Yankees squad is heading to Tampa for a two-game set against the division rival Rays. Tampa Bay has played a game below .500 since dropping three of four against the Yankees at the end of July,

Prior to Saturday night, there was only one first baseman who had multiple seven-RBI games for the Yankees, and his name was Lou Gehrig. He had nine, for the record. Now Rice has two. He joins the multi-7-RBI-game club. The Yankees needed all of that Rice production in a crazy 12-8 win over the Cardinals.

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