This is a must win for Tampa Bay, as they have four left with Baltimore, and three with the Yankees. They can't afford to go into those games even with Texas, or for that matter behind Cleveland who has it easy the rest of the way. Neither of these teams have played up to their level down the stretch. The Texas bats have been silent for a long stretch, and despite pitching well, Yu Darvish has not recorded a win in his last six starts. Matt Moore at 15-3 has not lost a game since June 14th, and has allowed zero runs in five of his last eight starts. The Texas bats struggling, and it won't get any easier here. Texas is just 8-23 in their last 31 vs. a winning team. The Rays are 21-5 behind Moore in his last 26 starts. Play on Tampa Bay.
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