MLB Streak Watch
Streak Watch: Tampa Bay Rays Have Won 6 Straight (MLB)
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Every result in MLB feeds a streak somewhere, and a few of them have now grown big enough to deserve names. Everything below comes straight off the results; nothing fancier than counting.
As of this morning, five different teams are riding runs of three or more in one direction or the other, a busy board by any standard.
The win-column crowd
Tampa Bay Rays have won six straight, the longest active run in the league. Winning streaks change how a club carries itself, every bounce feels earned, every close game feels like it belongs to them until somebody proves otherwise.
Behind them, Texas Rangers have quietly won 4 in a row.
Add Baltimore Orioles to the list too, 3 in a row.
The skids
The skid to watch belongs to New York Mets, losers of four in a row. Runs like this always end eventually; the only question is how much damage gets done before they do.
Athletics are on a slide of their own at 3 straight losses.
By the numbers
For the record, here is everything currently running at three-plus:
| Team | Active streak |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Rays | won 6 straight |
| New York Mets | lost 4 straight |
| Texas Rangers | won 4 straight |
| Baltimore Orioles | won 3 straight |
| Athletics | lost 3 straight |
The fine print
A 6-game run is long enough that it stops being a footnote and starts being the lead, expect it to come up in every broadcast until it ends.
A streak is history with good posture: impressive to look at, honest about the past, silent about tonight. Markets know this, which is why streaking teams get funny prices.
The schedule cooperates, too, Tampa Bay Rays face Boston Red Sox next, so this story gets its next chapter almost immediately.