Major League Baseball (MLB) Tampa Bay Rays continues its home ‘extreme mode’.
Tampa Bay won 4-1 in a home game against the 2023 MLB Chicago White Sox held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA on the 24th (Korean time).
Tampa Bay, 메이저놀이터who swept 3 consecutive matches with the White Sox, sprinted for 5 consecutive wins, solidifying their first place in the Eastern Division of the American League. The season record is 19 wins and 3 losses.
In addition, Tampa Bay won all 13 games held at home this season with this victory. According to MLB.com, that tied the 2009 Los Angeles Dodgers for the longest home winning streak in the live-ball era since 1920.
Extending the range to pre-1900, the Chicago White Stockings’ 21 home win streak in 1880 is the longest. It is followed by the 1886 Detroit Wolverines and the 1884 St. Louis Maroons (16 home wins in a row).
In addition, Tampa Bay became the second team to win 19-3 in 22 games after the 1987 Milwaukee Brewers.
After the opening game, the team’s home run record continued. Tampa Bay, where Harold Ramirez and Luke Reilly hit home runs, also hit home runs in 22 consecutive games. Tampa Bay broke the team home run record of 20 consecutive games set by the Seattle Mariners in 2019 with Randy Arosarena’s home run against the Chicago White Sox the day before (23rd).