The Tampa Bay Rays have a tough road ahead.
After 162 games, the Rays finished the season tied with the Texas Rangers for the second Wild Card spot in the American League. A tiebreaker Game 163 was required to answer the question of whether the Rays would even make the postseason in 2013.
Monday night the Rays answered the question by defeating the Rangers 5-2.
The road will only get tougher for the team that has not been home since September 23.
If the Rays make it past the Cleveland Indians in the Wild Card Game they will travel to Boston to face the Red Sox on Friday. Game 1 of the ALDS would be the team’s fourth road game in four cities in a span of six days.
Here are the four biggest questions facing the Rays, other than did the players pack enough laundry for the road trip that keeps going.
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