How They Got There: Rays

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April 13: Lucky 13 The Rays (13-0) matched the 1982 Braves and ’87 Brewers for the longest season-opening winning streak in MLB’s modern era

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April 24: Dome-field advantage The Rays won each of their first 14 home games, the longest such season-opening streak in the AL/NL's modern era

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May 28: The real deal Jason Adam finished a wild 11-10 win over the Dodgers to help the Rays improve to an MLB-best 39-16 near the end of May

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June 4: A remade relief corps The early additions of Jake Diekman, Shawn Armstrong and Robert Stephenson helped transform the bullpen into one of MLB’s best

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June 7: What a swing Isaac Paredes and Taylor Walls turned a perfect double play, then Randy Arozarena’s first walk-off homer downed the Twins

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July 10: Cowboy up Clad in his lucky cowboy boots for the pre-event introduction, Randy Arozarena finishes 2nd in the Home Run Derby

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July 11: All-Star showing Yandy Díaz became the first Rays player to hit a homer in a Midsummer Classic after being named a starter

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July 22: Summer swoon Amid a brutal 5-15 stretch in July, losses to Baltimore knocked Tampa Bay out of first place for the first time

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July 30: Help is on the way Needing another starter to bolster their rotation, the Rays aggressively dealt prospect Kyle Manzardo to Cleveland to land Aaron Civale

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Aug. 2: Aces down All-Star Shane McClanahan’s season-ending left elbow injury further weakened a rotation that also lost Jeffrey Springs and Drew Rasmussen

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Aug. 18: Overcoming the odds Gave up a grand slam, hit into a triple play … and still won. The Rays always find a way

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Aug. 26: Glas-nasty Stepping up to deliver a dominant second-half stretch, ace Tyler Glasnow held the Yankees hitless into the sixth inning

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Sept. 9: What team MVPs do Their best and most consistent hitter all year, Yandy Díaz delivered his first career walk-off homer in a big win

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Sept. 13: Momentum on their side Randy Arozarena demolished a game-winning homer to send the Rays into their biggest series of the year on a high note

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Sept. 15: Back in the saddle Behind Zach Eflin’s gem, the Rays beat the Orioles to regain a share of first place in the AL East

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Sept. 17: Clinched For the fifth consecutive year and the ninth time in franchise history, the Rays will be playing postseason baseball