Confident Rays launch quest for another playoff berth against AL East rival Blue Jays
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Rays are launching another season with expectations of playing into October. The Toronto Blue Jays have to escape the AL East cellar before reviving talk of playoff aspirations.
The division rivals open the season Monday at Tropicana Field, with David Price and R.A. Dickey taking the mound in a matchup of 2012 Cy Young Award winners.
The Rays are coming off a year in which they won 92 games and made the playoffs for the fourth time in six seasons.
The Blue Jays would just as soon forget 2013, when they battled injuries and finished in last place after being a popular preseason pick to contend for a championship.
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