MLB-leading Rays struck 3 more HRs, top Brewers 8-4

Harold Ramírez, Yandy Díaz, and Christian Bethancourt had home runs, and the best team in the league Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 8-4 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Very little stress in the home dugout during this one.

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 20, 2023

Rays leads the league with 90 home runs and 286 runs. The Floridian franchise gave 160 runs.

Zach Eflin gave 3 runs, 4 hits, and struck out 8 for Tampa Bay, who has 21 wins and only 3 losses at their venue this campaign. It’s the best record at home through 24 matches since the 1978 Boston Red Sox had the same record.

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It may be Star Wars Day, but we’ve got a great feeling about this. pic.twitter.com/XnplAvN9pj

— Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) May 20, 2023