CLEVELAND — The Rays opened their season-ending nine-game road trip Tuesday knowing there were multiple permutations that could determine their status and seeding for the postseason, and preferring to focus on the simplest.
“There’s so many different ways, scenarios that people are talking about,” manager Kevin Cash said before the game. “If we can kind of control us playing good baseball and winning, that’s probably the best course of action.”
They — eventually — got off to good start, letting an eighth-inning lead get away before rallying in the 11th for a 6-5 win over the American League Central champion Guardians.
