Two teams entering the final week of disappointing seasons can commiserate with each other starting Tuesday when the Baltimore Orioles play host to the Tampa Bay Rays to begin a three-game series.

The Rays and Orioles hold the bottom spots in the American League East and already have been eliminated from postseason consideration. Both teams have six games remaining.

The Rays (76-80) completed their home schedule by going 3-4 in a homestand vs. the Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox. They said farewell to their temporary home by going 41-40 in a minor league ballpark after their domed stadium was damaged in a hurricane last offseason.

"I really like the guys and appreciate the way they've gone about it," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said of his team.

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