Rays Clinch!

Here's how they got there

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April 6: The Rays re-opened Tropicana Field with a win over the Cubs, setting the tone for their “domefield advantage” all season

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April 22: Nick Martinez pitched eight strong innings to beat the Reds, an early glimpse of the first-time All-Star’s efficiency and excellence

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May 6: Back in top form after 2 1/2 years out, Shane McClanahan made a scoreless start to cap an undefeated homestand

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May 20: Down by two, the Rays came back against the Orioles with a four-run eighth in which Ryan Vilade stole home

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June 10: Dominant all season, All-Star Drew Rasmussen was at his best striking out 13 over seven scoreless innings to beat Boston

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June 25: Led by Ian Seymour, the Rays finished two outs shy of a combined no-hitter, and Junior Caminero homered three times

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July 1: Junior Caminero tied a team record by homering in six consecutive games in the seventh win of a nine-game streak

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Aug. 3: After acquiring starter Freddy Peralta, the Rays capped a big Trade Deadline, landing catcher Liam Hicks and reliever Tyler Wells

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Aug. 10: Down by four, the Rays put together an eight-run eighth inning -- the highlight of a perfect, 9-0 road trip

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Aug. 17: Facing his former team, All-Star closer Bryan Baker stepped up in a big way for his first career five-out save

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Aug. 29: Capping another crazy comeback, contact-hitting speedster Chandler Simpson delivers a big hit – and a rare show of emotion to celebrate

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Aug. 30: Jonny DeLuca’s OF-aided homer off Mason Miller kept the Rays alive. They walked off in the 11th. Their wildest win

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Sept. 5: After a back-and-forth affair, Jonathan Aranda’s three-run homer in the 10th sealed one of the Rays’ signature wins

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Sept. 11: After missing the postseason the past two years, the Rays punched their ticket back to the playoffs in walk-off fashion