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Key Facts to Know From Rays-A’s Wild Card Game
All the interesting facts from Tampa Bay's AL Wild Card victory over Oakland
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– Charlie Morton is the King of winner-take-all playoff games
Charlie Morton in winner-take-all playoff games:
2017 ALCS Game 7 – win
2017 World Series Game 7 – win
2019 AL Wild Card Game – winHe’s the first pitcher in MLB history to earn the win in three winner-take-all playoff games.@RaysBaseball#RaysUp
— Stats By STATS (@StatsBySTATS) October 3, 2019
– The Rays were hitting bombs at a historic rate
The #Rays are only the 3rd team ever to hit 4+ HRs in a winner-take-all playoff game. All 3 teams are from the AL East https://t.co/n6J7CRxGex
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 3, 2019
– The bullpen was lights out
That bullpen is NASTY. pic.twitter.com/IGkDYayIKu
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2019
– The A’s can’t catch a break
The A’s have lost 6 consecutive potentially clinching playoff games and extended their MLB record of 9 straight winner-take-all postseason losses https://t.co/SmqG3xeTLi
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 3, 2019
– Sean Manaea wasn’t himself on Wednesday
Sean Manaea:
3 HR and 4 ER = Regular Season (29.2 IP)
3 HR and 4 ER = AL Wild Card game (2 IP)— Brooks Knudsen (@BrooksKnudsen) October 3, 2019
– Yandy Diaz had a legendary playoff game
Yandy Diaz has the 5th multi-HR game in #Rays postseason history https://t.co/tOCgJZAgDs
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 3, 2019
– Kevin Kiermaier stands alone in Tampa Bay
Kevin Kiermaier is the only current #Rays player to play in a postseason game w/ Tampa Bay previously (2013) https://t.co/ZNWRW7fJQN
— Pro Sports Outlook (@PSO_Sports) October 3, 2019
