ST. PETERSBURG -- The Rays won the American League East title on Wednesday, and now they’re closing in on being the AL’s top-seeded team with their 6-4 win over the Phillies on Friday at Tropicana Field.\n\nSecond baseman
Although the Rays can lock up the No. 1 seed as early as Saturday with a win or an A's loss in either game of their doubleheader with the Mariners, Tampa Bay is more focused on trying to get healthy and play well into the postseason.\n\n• Box score\n\n“We want to win going into the postseason and create that momentum, and the only way you do that is by winning games,” said manager Kevin Cash. “We’re going to be mindful of everybody going forward and monitoring the workloads. \\[Saturday\\] will be fairly unique how we go about it, but we’re going to do everything we can to win the game.”\n\n**Morton wraps up regular season**\n\nThough the Rays feel confident about all aspects of their roster, there’s no secret that they will only go as far as their starting pitching takes them. Nothing is official, but it’s likely that the Rays will go with
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“I came out there in the first couple of innings and I felt really good,” Morton said. “I think it was promising to see some swing and miss tonight. I think I threw some really good breaking balls, but really, I’m looking back at it, there are just one or two pitches that you wish you could have them back where you just didn’t execute in a big moment.”\n\nWhile the curveball was a weapon for Morton, fastball velocity remains a concern. Morton averaged 95 mph on the pitch in the first two innings but saw a decline over the next three. He finished with an average of 93.7 mph, which is slightly higher than his season average but lower than his 94.7 mph clip last season.\n\n“Some good and some OK,” Cash said of Morton’s outing. “I thought Charlie was fine, and if we’re going to view that as a tune-up, I think we all know in this clubhouse that when Charlie needs to find an extra gear, he can find it. He’s been in big, big games, big moments in his career, and when that opportunity arises, he’ll be ready to go.”\n\n**The outfield duo**\n\n
Both Phillips and Arozarena producing at the plate would be a good sign for the Rays, and both will see added playing time in the absence of
Renfroe could be an option at first base in the postseason, particularly if