By Maurizio Sanchez
Tampa Bay Rays, without a doubt, is the team that is setting the tone in this 2023 season of Major League Baseball and nothing seems to stop them.Adverts
The team led by Kevin Cash, managed to tie the mark for the most wins at the start of a season (13) and surpassed the record for games giving at least one home run (20) starting the championship. Now we have to add one more.
The Rays’ team, with an 8-3 win over the Houston Astros at Tropicana Field, set an MLB record in the modern era with their 14th home win to start the season.
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The 14-0 mark as a home club is the fourth-longest in a season opener tied with the record of the Chicago White Stockings, who did it in 1885.
This mark is only surpassed by the record of the 1880 Stockings, 1886 Detroit Wolverines and 1884 San Luis Maroons teams, who managed to win 21, 18 and 16 consecutive times at home respectively.
In turn, with this victory, Tampa Bay puts its overall record for the season at 20 wins and 3 losses. Record that is second only to the Detroit Tigers in 1911 and the Brooklyn Dodgers who went 21-2 and are the best start to a season in MLB.
TAMPA BAY RAYS TOTAL DOMINANCE
The Tampa Bay Rays team is not only setting records at the start of the season, it also dominates practically all facets of the game.
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On the offensive side, Cash’s team leads all major leagues in OPS (.896), batting average (.287), home runs (48), RBIs (154), runs scored (157) and hits. connected (226) .
On the pitching side, Tampa Bay leads the entire MLB in ERA (2.72), shutout games (6) and is the team that has allowed the fewest hits (142) and earned runs (62).
2023-04-26 02:44:54
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