:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/72177822/1481795183.0.jpg "Rays winning streak: How Tampa Bay's record start stacks up in MLB history")
No one has come out of the gates faster in this 2023 MLB season than the Tampa Bay Rays. The team has steamrolled through the first two weeks, capped off by a four-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox to move to 13-0 on the year. They've done it in dominating fashion, too, outscoring their opposition by a score of 101-30.
Granted, that opposition hasn't been the fiercest – the Rays have faced the Detroit Tigers, Oakland Athletics and Washington Nationals in addition to the Red Sox so far, who entered play on Thursday with a combined record of 14-34 – but you can only play the teams on your schedule, and 13-0 is 13-0. Plus, well, they just look the part.
The swag is Out. Of. Control. pic.twitter.com/lSscuydY6i
– Tampa Bay Rays (@RaysBaseball) April 8, 2023