Fatal flaw that will doom Rays’ chances of winning AL East

The Tampa Bay Rays sit 83-56 and hold a 3.5-game lead on the New York Yankees with 23 games left. Fourteen of those games are on the road. First place still belongs to Tampa Bay after Wednesday’s 10-4 home loss to the Mets.

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