Rays beat Mets 8-5, clinch 1st AL East title in 10 years

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe follows through on a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena (56) celebrates with teammate Brandon Lowe after hitting a two-run home run while New York Mets catcher Wilson Ramos (40) reacts during the sixth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, right, of Japan, celebrates with teammates after a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. The Rays won 8-5. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena (56) and Brandon Lowe (8) celebrate with teammates after a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. The Rays won 8-5. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe, left, celebrates with teammate Yoshitomo Tsutsugo, of Japan, after they scored on a two-run home run by Lowe during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Willy Adames hits a hits an RBI single during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena, left, and teammate Kevin Kiermaier celebrates after a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. The Rays won 8-5. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Brandon Lowe (8) celebrates with teammate Willy Adames, right, after Lowe hit a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

New York Mets starting pitcher Michael Wacha (45) walks to the dugout during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Tampa Bay Rays Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Tampa Bay Rays' Randy Arozarena gestures as he runs toward home plate after hitting a two-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the New York Mets Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)