Tampa Bay Rays news and links: That’s called a ‘winning streak’

Last night’s win for the Rays marked the first time they’d won three consecutive contests in nearly a month, when they beat Boston on June 8.

The Rays took the lead in the first on two first inning runs, then gave up the lead in the sixth, but then took it right back IN DRAMATIC FASHION.

The Rays look to extend their winning streak to four tonight with All-Star Charlie Morton getting the ball.

Remembering Tyler Skaggs

The Angels pitcher tragically passed away in Texas yesterday.

Skaggs, who was just 27, got married this past offseason. A devastating, abrupt end to what was a fourishing life and career. The details surrounding his death remain unknown.

Further Reading

Remembering Tyler Skaggs, who touched countless lives in the city he loved- Fabian Ardaya, The Athletic

MLB community mourns loss of Skaggs- Chad Thornburg, MLB dot com

Rays links

TWIRB: Joey Wendle, Doug Waechter, Mitch Lukevics and more

Blake Snell and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Luck- Ben Clemens, FanGraphs

Topkin’s Takeaways from last night’s game

How nine teams might approach the July 31 trade deadline- Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic

Power Rankings from The Athletic, MLB and ESPN