Double double, Sacramento style: Rays 4, Athletics 3

In a September full of roller coasters, between scoreboard watching and the contest at One Trop Drive, one could compare it to Busch Gardens’ SheiKra .

Entering today, the New York Yankees trailed Tampa Bay by 3.5 games in the AL East, and played the Minnesota Twins at 12:40 PM EST.

After a ninth inning game-tying Anthony Volpe double and four extra-inning lead changes, the Twins held off the Yankees in the 13th inning by the final score of 5-4 on a Victor Caratini single.

By 5 PM, the Rays knew they could take advantage and gain a full game in the standings, and, boy, did they deliver.

Coming into tonight’s contest, Tampa Bay…

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