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Victor Mesa Jr. hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the sixth inning as the Rays beat the Yankees 4-3 to win their AL Division Series. Tampa Bay will host the Guardians-White Sox winner in Game 1 on Monday.

Tampa Bay has a 2-0 lead and can close out the series Wednesday with a win at Yankee Stadium. For $5, you can watch with other fans inside Tropicana Field. Tickets are also available for a possible Game 5 in St. Petersburg.

Tampa Bay's Richie Palacios hit a two-run single in a four-run fifth inning to beat New York and its ace, Cam Schlittler. The Rays are one victory from advancing with Game 3 at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday.

Tampa Bay starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen struck out 10 and didn't allow a hit until there were two outs in the eighth inning in front of a sold-out Tropicana Field crowd of 40,542, the most at the ballpark since 2010.

The Trop's 300-level is open for this "I-275 Series" opener between these two familiar division rivals. Sure, there will be lots of Yankees fans, but the Rays had an MLB-best 55-26 home record this season.

The first two games of the best-of-five matchup will be at Tropicana Field. New York advanced by sweeping AL East rival Boston in the Wild Card Series.

The Rays debuted their new "gray" road uniforms for their 6-1 victory over New York. Afterward, it didn't take long to cover them with blue T-shirts that proclaimed they were AL East "champs."

Baseball's annual reset is almost here. The schedule has a few tweaks this year with the World Baseball Classic and Spring Breakout for prospects. Here's a quick info bank on the when, where and how much.

The Rays want to make recently upgraded Steinbrenner Field a home away from home. But there's a lot of work to do in the five days between the end of spring training and Tampa Bay's regular-season opener.

The state's spring training sites come alive once again. And Rays fans get a brief respite from stadium talk while the team preps for an entire season played outdoors in Tampa.

Lawyers for the girl claim the Hall of Famer and his wife, a church pastor, “isolated and intimidated” the girl into remaining "silent" about the abuse by an older child during the 2018 trip. The Riveras deny the allegation.

The Rays worked with Major League Baseball to craft a schedule that considers weather, traffic and other events in the area. Starting in June, weeknight games begin at 7:35 and Sunday games at 12:05 p.m.