of Tampa Bay Rays They are gearing up for the start of the 2023 season and are winning games by a margin not seen in professional baseball since the late 1800s.
Rays won on Sunday Oakland Athletics 11-0 to improve to 9-0 on the season behind a one-hit shutout from Drew Rasmussen, Ryan Thompson and Jason Adams and Brandon Lowe.
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Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen pitches for the Oakland Athletics on Sunday, April 9, 2023 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
The team is the first since the 2003 Kansas City Royals to win their first nine games. Tampa Bay has outscored opponents 75-18, scoring the most runs but allowing the fewest in the big leagues. The Rays have won every game by four or more runs, the longest streak in a single season since the St. Louis Maroons’ streak of 13 in 1884.
His streak was the longest in any season since 1939. New York Yankees. The longest winning streak to start a season is 13 by the 1982 Atlanta Braves and 1987 Milwaukee Brewers.
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Tampa Bay Rays Brandon Lowe celebrates in the dugout after hitting a home run against Oakland Athletics pitcher James Kaprielian Sunday, April 9, 2023, in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
“Basically everything is going the way we want,” Lowe said, via MLB.com. “This is incredible baseball that we’re playing, and we hope to continue that.”
Rasmussen allowed the lone run on Ramon Laureano’s 2-out double in the second inning. He went three games over 13 scoreless innings. He added a total of eight strikeouts. Manager Kevin Cash said Rasmussen “set the tone” for the game.
“It just opens things up. You have a chance to fill the strike a little bit faster,” Rasmussen added. “The way they’re going right now is incredible. I can’t say enough good things about it.”
A Tampa Bay Rays fan holds a sign during the ninth inning of the Oakland Athletics game at St. Petersburg on Sunday, April 9, 2023. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
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Wander Franco and Harold Ramirez also had home runs.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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