The Rays have the best winning percentage in baseball so far this season.
The New York Yankees have played outstanding baseball so far this post-season as they have a .704 winning percentage through 27 games. However despite all of their success, they are not even the leaders of their division as the Tampa Bay Rays are 21-7 on the year so far.
One thing that is very head turning with Tampa Bay is that they are 12-1 on the road so far this year. Most teams play worse on the road when compared to their home record, but the Rays have been dominant so far although one seriously has to question if they can keep that kind of road winning percentage up for much longer.
So far the best offensive player for Tampa Bay has been third basemen Evan Langoria whose OPS is 1.050. Langoria has an impressive 7 home runs on the year and his batting average at this point is .356.
On the mound 26 year old Matt Garza has been the Ray best pitcher.
Garza appears to be on track for a career year as he is already 5-1 with a WHIP of only 1.070. His best season so far was in 2008, when the Rays made the World Series, when he went 11-9 during the regular season.
Should Garza keep his ERA anywhere near 2.09 and stay healthy for the 2010 season, he can expected to threaten for 20 wins on the campaign.
The Rays are unlikely to hold off the Yankees in the American League East in the long term. Winning over 90% of your road games in Major League Baseball is next to impossible to keep up for the entire season and it's just a matter of time before that winning percentage on the road calms down. Tampa Bay have started out on a hot streak and will come back to the pack in a little while the Yankees are what they are.
However Tampa Bay may win the American League wild card this year and it doesn't appear to be a bad time for their backers to get a bet in on them at +800 (8/1) with Players Only.
Here are the updated odds for the top 8 favorites to win the 2010 World Series:
New York Yankees +225
Philadelphia Phillies +700
St Louis Cardinals +700
Minnesota Twins +800
Tampa Bay Rays +800
Boston Red Sox +1200
San Francisco Giants +1800
Colorado Rockies +2000
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