{"id":682244,"date":"2026-04-24T23:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/682244\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:54:30","slug":"game-thread-off-days-after-wins-are-infuriating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/682244\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Thread: Off days after wins are infuriating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"ST. PETERSBURG, FL - APRIL 10: &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10875\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Ryan Vilade;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan Vilade&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;Ryan Vilade&lt;\/a&gt; #26 of the &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/tampa-bay\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:Tampa Bay Rays;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Rays&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;Tampa Bay Rays&lt;\/a&gt; looks on during batting practice prior to the game between the &lt;a class=&quot;link &quot; href=&quot;https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/ny-yankees\/&quot; data-i13n=&quot;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link&quot; data-ylk=&quot;slk:New York Yankees;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0&quot; data-yga=&quot;{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Yankees&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}&quot;&gt;New York Yankees&lt;\/a&gt; and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday, April 10, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. 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PETERSBURG, FL &#8211; APRIL 10: <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/players\/10875\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ryan Vilade;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ryan Vilade&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Vilade<\/a> #26 of the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/tampa-bay\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Rays;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay Rays&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> looks on during batting practice prior to the game between the <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/mlb\/teams\/ny-yankees\/\" data-i13n=\"sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Yankees;sec:content-canvas;subsec:anchor_text;elm:context_link;itc:0\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New York Yankees&quot;,&quot;ySubModuleName&quot;:&quot;anchor_text&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Yankees<\/a> and the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field on Friday, April 10, 2026 in St. Petersburg, Florida. 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