D-Rays making noise, take over first place in AL East

Of all the teams in MLB I would have never expected the Tampa Bay Devil Rays to jump out to such a hot start. This low-tier team is putting the Yankees and Orioles to shame. Sunday a comeback was in the works as the Rays' finished with a dramatic outcome against Baltimore. Evan Longoria hit a game-winning RBI double to center scoring Carlos Pena. Starting pitcher James Shields pitched 8 innings, yielding 3 earned runs on 8 hits and a walk. Putting a 2 spot on the scoreboard in the 6th from an RBI single by Melvin Mora then a solo homer by Aubrey Huff the Orioles tied the game at 4. The D-Rays got to the Orioles bullpen in the 9th while Troy Percival nabbed his first win of the season.

I'm impressed to see such an underdog team standing tall in a fierce division. Having a 30-20 record coming into Memorial Day is quite an improvement. In the past Tampa Bay would already be considered out of any race and on pace to finish with one of the worst records in baseball. Not this year though because those D-Rays aren't stinking up the field instead they're playing with heart while quietly gaining momentum as the rest of MLB overlooks them. After last night Carlos Pena has 10 homeruns while outfielder Carl Crawford continues to connect at the plate. If Tampa Bay actually gets 20 games over .500 people will faint or have a arrhythmic stroke from the utter shock. Forget about the heckling and being the laughingstock of the AL because the D-Rays are on a roll. AL East you better recognize b*tches!