TORONTO – On Friday in Toronto, the Tampa Bay Rays had a chance to write history, as a win would give them a 14-0 record to start the season — making them the first team to do so in well over a century.
They didn’t, falling TKTKT to the Blue Jays. They of course remain a very talented team — but one that will have to be remembered for whatever else it does this season, not simply how the season started.
Besides, 13-1 is not nothing. The 2023 Rays will settle for having tied the 1987 Brewers and 1982 Braves for the longest win streak to start a season in the Modern Era . The loss Friday severed a streak that had created a compelling on-field narrative in the first few weeks of the season and stood as an undeniable testament to a talented team that has long flown under the radar. Going into the game, the Rays had trailed at the end of just six of the 117 innings they had played this year and had outscored their opponents 101-30. On Friday against the Blue Jays, they never mustered a lead.
Still, right away Friday, the Blue Jays lent some credence to the strength-of-schedule caveat. After the Rays were retired in order in the first, George Springer hit a leadoff home run for the Jays — snapping Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen’s scoreless streak to start the season — and a few batters later, the bases were loaded with one out. The Rays largely escaped that jam but gave up another run in the second.
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