Athlon Sports. Forget all that talk about the struggling Tampa Bay Rays. They are not even close to struggling right now, winning 18 of their last 24 games. Tampa Bay is coming off an impressive three-game sweep of the New York Mets at Citi Field.

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The feats we are about to discuss are not Herculean. Some might argue they are not even remarkable. They will not break records, nor are they likely to influence voters of the major offseason awards.

The Rays and Orioles entered play tonight as two of the hotter teams in baseball. The Florida heat only added to their rising temperatures. Tampa had won 18 of their last 25 and were on the heels of a three-game sweep of the New York Mets.

The Tampa Bay Rays (37-32) and New York Mets (45-25) play the second game of a 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Citi Field in New York is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Rays vs. Mets odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

NEW YORK - The Tampa Bay Rays scored six runs in the top of the sixth inning to spoil a solid outing from Clay Holmes and beat the New York Mets 7-5 at Citi Fie

Rays first. Josh Lowe homers to right field. Brandon Lowe singles to center field. Yandy Diaz grounds out to third base. Brandon Lowe out at second. Jonathan Aranda doubles to right field.

John Romano | Tampa Bay beats Baltimore with yet another complete offensive effort for an MLB-best 19 wins in the last 25 games.

By reaching 25 steals against the Red Sox on Tuesday, José Caballero achieved a feat the Rays had only seen from Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Josh Lowe.