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After finishing their regular-season home schedule with yet another victory at Tropicana Field, the Rays are potentially one win away from clinching their first American League East championship since 2021. The Rays jumped out to a big lead against the Red Sox in Sunday afternoon’s series finale and rolled to a 5-1 win, their 55th of the season in their rebuilt and restored home dome. That capped an 8-1 homestand with three walk-off victories and three straight series victories against the Astros, A’s and Red Sox, who clinched a spot in the postseason before leaving town anyway thanks to Houston’s loss to Atlanta. “They're all big, but today was big -- and just incredibly impressed with the way the guys have gone about their business,” manager Kevin Cash said. “We knew this was going to be a big homestand, and they played extremely well.” What comes next? Clinching the division. The Rays can eliminate the Yankees from the AL East race as soon as Tuesday.
