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{{Infobox sports rivalry
{{Rcat shell|
| name = Citrus Series
{{R to related topic}}
| team1 = [[Miami Marlins]]
| team2 = [[Tampa Bay Rays]]
| team1logo =
| team2logo =
| firstmeeting = June 22, 1998<br />Marlins 3, Devil Rays 2
| mostrecent = August 30, 2023<br/>Rays 3, Marlins 0
| nextmeeting = June 4, 2024
| total = 137
| most wins = Rays
| regularseason = Rays, {{Winning percentage|78|59|record=y}}
| longeststreak = {{Plainlist|
* Marlins, 7 (2004–2005)
* Rays, 9 (2018–2020)
}}
}}
| largestvictory = Rays, 15–2 (2009)
| currentstreak = Rays, 2
| section_header = Post-season history
| section_info =
}}

The '''Citrus Series''' is the name given to the [[Interleague play|interleague]] series between the [[Miami Marlins]] and [[Tampa Bay Rays]] in [[Major League Baseball]]. The Marlins broke into the league in {{mlby|1993}} as the Florida Marlins,<ref>[http://miami.marlins.mlb.com/mia/history/index.jsp Marlins History]</ref> while the Rays had their first season in {{mlby|1998}} as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.<ref>[http://tampabay.rays.mlb.com/tb/history/index.jsp Rays History]</ref> The first meeting between the two teams took place on June 22, 1998 at [[Tropicana Field]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida]] during the Rays' inaugural season. Beginning with the {{mlby|2012}} season, when the Marlins are the home team games are played at [[LoanDepot Park]], formerly known as Marlins Park until the {{mlby|2021}} season. From {{mlby|1998}} to {{mlby|2011}}, the games were played at the currently-named [[Hard Rock Stadium]], though it has been known by several names in its existence.

Currently, because the Marlins play in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]], and the Rays in the [[American League]], the only possible postseason matchup the teams can have is in the [[World Series]], though this has never happened. Both teams have had appearances in the Fall Classic, however. The Marlins have won both of their World Series appearances in [[1997 World Series|1997]] and [[2003 World Series|2003]], while the Rays lost both of their appearances in [[2008 World Series|2008]] and [[2020 World Series|2020]].

Former Rays manager [[Joe Maddon]] said he did not consider the Citrus Series a true rivalry. "I really don't honestly believe the fans see it as being a rivalry, I really don't. The best way to get that done is to include us in the same league or the same division. That might stir something up."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20110618&content_id=20684166&notebook_id=20684170&vkey=notebook_tb&c_id=tb&partnerId=rss_tb|title=Rays don't view Citrus Series as rivalry|last=Chiang|first=Anthony|date=June 19, 2011|work=MLB.com|access-date=July 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/jun/19/4/spnewso1-some-rivalry-citrus-series-has-become-ar-238465|title=Some rivalry Citrus Series has become|last=Fennelly|first=Martin|date=June 19, 2011|work=[[Tampa Tribune]]|access-date=July 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009185537/http://www2.tbo.com/news/opinion/2011/jun/19/4/spnewso1-some-rivalry-citrus-series-has-become-ar-238465/|archive-date=October 9, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Weeks after the Marlins concluded a characteristic [[fire sale]] that brought in less expensive players such as [[Yunel Escobar]] from the [[Toronto Blue Jays]], the Marlins traded Escobar to the Rays for minor leaguer [[Derek Dietrich]].<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Associated Press|title=Marlins send Yunel Escobar to Rays |date=December 5, 2012|newspaper=ESPN|url=http://espn.go.com/mlb/hotstove12/story/_/id/8712739/yunel-escobar-miami-marlins-traded-tampa-bay-rays}}</ref>

Currently, the two teams play each other four times each season. During seasons in which the [[Interleague play#Division rotation|interleague schedule division rotation]] matches up the teams' two divisions, six games are played between them. Prior to 2013, six games were always played, with the exception of 1998 and 2003.

==Series year-by-year results==
{| class="wikitable" style=font-size:95%"
|-
! Season
!colspan="2" |Season series
! at [[Miami Marlins|Florida/Miami Marlins]] <br> <small>TB-MIA</small>
! at [[Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays]] <br> <small>MIA-TB</small>
! Notes
|-
| [[1998 MLB season|1998]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''3–1'''
| 4–'''8'''; 1–'''5'''
| '''3'''–2<sub>(12)</sub>; 4–'''6'''
| Devil Rays' inaugural season
|-
| [[1999 MLB season|1999]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''5–1'''
| 4–'''11'''; '''9'''–8; 2–'''3'''
| '''10'''–0; '''9'''–7; '''11'''–6
|
|-
| [[2000 MLB season|2000]]
| '''Tie'''
| '''3–3'''
| '''8'''–3; 5–'''6'''; 9–'''10'''
| 4–'''6'''; '''5'''–1; 6–'''7'''
|
|-
| [[2001 MLB season|2001]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''4–2'''
| 4–'''7'''; 0–'''11'''; 4–'''6'''
| 4–'''5'''<sub>(11)</sub>; 3–'''4'''; '''6'''–1
|
|-
| [[2002 MLB season|2002]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Devil Rays'''
| '''4–2'''
| '''4'''–3<sub>(14)</sub>; 0–'''3'''; '''4'''–1
| 0–'''4'''; '''3'''–2; 5–'''6'''<sub>(12)</sub>
|
|-
| [[2003 MLB season|2003]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''3–0'''
| 1–'''3'''<sub>(11)</sub>; 0–'''2'''<sub>(5)</sub>; 2–'''3'''
| ''no games''
| Marlins win [[2003 World Series]]
|-
| [[2004 MLB season|2004]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Devil Rays'''
| '''4–2'''
| '''4'''–2; '''6'''–1; 3–'''4'''
| 0–'''2'''; 4–'''6'''; '''11'''–4
|
|-
| [[2005 MLB season|2005]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''6–0'''
| 6–'''7'''; 3–'''4'''; 5–'''8'''
| '''7'''–4; '''6'''–2; '''1'''–0
|
|-
| [[2006 MLB season|2006]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Devil Rays'''
| '''4–2'''
| '''8'''–5; '''8'''–4; 1–'''3'''
| 4–'''5'''<sub>(10)</sub>; 3–'''4'''; 0–'''3'''
|
|-
| [[2007 MLB season|2007]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''4–2'''
| 8–'''14'''; '''7'''–2; '''9'''–4
| '''8'''–4; '''7'''–2; '''4'''–3
|
|-
| [[2008 MLB season|2008]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| '''6'''–4; '''15'''–3; '''6'''–1
| 3–'''7'''; 1–'''4'''; '''9'''–3
| Devil Rays shorten their name to "Rays," win AL East, lose [[2008 World Series]]
|-
| [[2009 MLB season|2009]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| '''15'''–2; '''10'''–3; 4–'''5'''<sub>(11)</sub>
| 3–'''7'''; 2–'''3'''; 2–'''5'''
|
|-
| [[2010 MLB season|2010]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''4–2'''
| 4–'''7'''; '''9'''–8<sub>(11)</sub>; 1–'''4'''
| '''14'''–9; 5–'''6'''; '''6'''–1
| Rays win AL East
|-
| [[2011 MLB season|2011]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''4–2'''
| 3–'''5'''; 3–'''5'''; '''4'''–0
| 1–'''5'''; 4–'''7'''; 1–'''2'''
| Rays clinch AL Wild Card
|-
| [[2012 MLB season|2012]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| '''5'''–1; '''13'''–4; '''4'''–2
| 0–'''11'''; '''4'''–3<sub>(15)</sub> 0–'''3'''
| Marlins change name to "Miami Marlins" and [[Marlins Park]] opens
|-
| [[2013 MLB season|2013]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''4–0'''
| '''3'''–1; '''5'''–2
| 6–'''10'''; 6–'''7'''
| Rays clinch AL Wild Card
|-
| [[2014 MLB season|2014]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''4–0'''
| 1–'''3'''; 0–'''1'''
| '''5'''–4; '''11'''–6
|
|-
| [[2015 MLB season|2015]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| 9–'''10'''<sub>(10)</sub>; '''2'''–0; '''8'''–5
| 2–'''4'''; 4–'''6'''; 1–'''4'''
|
|-
| [[2016 MLB season|2016]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''3–1'''
| 6–'''7'''; '''4'''–3
| '''4'''–3; '''9'''–1
|
|-
| [[2017 MLB season|2017]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''3–1'''
| '''4'''–2; '''3'''–1
| '''10'''–6; 1–'''5'''
|
|-
| [[2018 MLB season|2018]]
| style="{{Baseball secondary style|Miami Marlins |border=2}};"|'''Marlins'''
| '''4–2'''
| 2–'''3'''; '''9'''–6<sub>(16)</sub>; 0–'''3'''
| '''6'''–5; '''3'''–2; 4–'''6'''
|
|-
| [[2019 MLB season|2019]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''4–0'''
| '''4'''–0; '''1'''–0
| 6–'''8'''; 2–'''7'''
|Rays clinch AL Wild Card
|-
| [[2020 MLB season|2020]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| '''2'''–0; '''4'''–0; '''12'''–7
| 4–'''5'''; '''7'''–3; 4–'''5'''<sub>(10)</sub>
|First time both teams qualify for postseason together; Rays win AL East, lose [[2020 World Series]]
|-
| [[2021 MLB season|2021]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''5–1'''
| '''1'''–0; '''6'''–4; 7–'''12'''
| 0–'''8'''; 3–'''7'''; 2–'''3'''
| Rays win AL East
|-
| [[2022 MLB season|2022]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''4–0'''
| '''7'''–2; '''2'''–1<sub>(10)</sub>
| 0–'''4'''; 4–'''5'''
| Rays clinch AL Wild Card
|-
| [[2023 MLB season|2023]]
| style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
| '''3–1'''
| '''11'''–2; '''3'''–0<sub>(10)</sub>
| 1–'''4'''; '''7'''–1
|Permanent adoption of the four-game series format, with two games in each ballpark every season.<br>Both teams earn wild card berths but lose their respective [[Major League Baseball Wild Card Game|Wild Card Games]]
|-
! Overall
! style="{{Baseball primary style|Tampa Bay Rays |border=2}};"|'''Rays'''
! 78–59
! <small>at Florida/Miami Marlins</small><br>Rays, 38–32
! <small>at Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays</small><br> Rays, 40–27
!
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Major League Baseball rivalries]]
*[[Lightning–Panthers rivalry]]
*[[Buccaneers–Dolphins rivalry]]
*[[Heat–Magic rivalry]]
*[[Fort Lauderdale–Tampa Bay rivalry]]

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Revision as of 02:04, 11 August 2024

Citrus Series
Teams
First meetingJune 22, 1998
Marlins 3, Devil Rays 2
Latest meetingAugust 30, 2023
Rays 3, Marlins 0
Next meetingJune 4, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total137
Most winsRays
Regular season seriesRays, 78–59 (.569)
Largest victoryRays, 15–2 (2009)
Longest win streak
  • Marlins, 7 (2004–2005)
  • Rays, 9 (2018–2020)
Current win streakRays, 2

The Citrus Series is the name given to the interleague series between the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball. The Marlins broke into the league in 1993 as the Florida Marlins,[1] while the Rays had their first season in 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.[2] The first meeting between the two teams took place on June 22, 1998 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida during the Rays' inaugural season. Beginning with the 2012 season, when the Marlins are the home team games are played at LoanDepot Park, formerly known as Marlins Park until the 2021 season. From 1998 to 2011, the games were played at the currently-named Hard Rock Stadium, though it has been known by several names in its existence.

Currently, because the Marlins play in the National League, and the Rays in the American League, the only possible postseason matchup the teams can have is in the World Series, though this has never happened. Both teams have had appearances in the Fall Classic, however. The Marlins have won both of their World Series appearances in 1997 and 2003, while the Rays lost both of their appearances in 2008 and 2020.

Former Rays manager Joe Maddon said he did not consider the Citrus Series a true rivalry. "I really don't honestly believe the fans see it as being a rivalry, I really don't. The best way to get that done is to include us in the same league or the same division. That might stir something up."[3][4]

Weeks after the Marlins concluded a characteristic fire sale that brought in less expensive players such as Yunel Escobar from the Toronto Blue Jays, the Marlins traded Escobar to the Rays for minor leaguer Derek Dietrich.[5]

Currently, the two teams play each other four times each season. During seasons in which the interleague schedule division rotation matches up the teams' two divisions, six games are played between them. Prior to 2013, six games were always played, with the exception of 1998 and 2003.

Series year-by-year results

Season Season series at Florida/Miami Marlins
TB-MIA 		at Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays
MIA-TB 		Notes
1998 Marlins 3–1 4–8; 1–5 3–2(12); 4–6 Devil Rays' inaugural season
1999 Marlins 5–1 4–11; 9–8; 2–3 10–0; 9–7; 11–6
2000 Tie 3–3 8–3; 5–6; 9–10 4–6; 5–1; 6–7
2001 Marlins 4–2 4–7; 0–11; 4–6 4–5(11); 3–4; 6–1
2002 Devil Rays 4–2 4–3(14); 0–3; 4–1 0–4; 3–2; 5–6(12)
2003 Marlins 3–0 1–3(11); 0–2(5); 2–3 no games Marlins win 2003 World Series
2004 Devil Rays 4–2 4–2; 6–1; 3–4 0–2; 4–6; 11–4
2005 Marlins 6–0 6–7; 3–4; 5–8 7–4; 6–2; 1–0
2006 Devil Rays 4–2 8–5; 8–4; 1–3 4–5(10); 3–4; 0–3
2007 Marlins 4–2 8–14; 7–2; 9–4 8–4; 7–2; 4–3
2008 Rays 5–1 6–4; 15–3; 6–1 3–7; 1–4; 9–3 Devil Rays shorten their name to "Rays," win AL East, lose 2008 World Series
2009 Rays 5–1 15–2; 10–3; 4–5(11) 3–7; 2–3; 2–5
2010 Marlins 4–2 4–7; 9–8(11); 1–4 14–9; 5–6; 6–1 Rays win AL East
2011 Rays 4–2 3–5; 3–5; 4–0 1–5; 4–7; 1–2 Rays clinch AL Wild Card
2012 Rays 5–1 5–1; 13–4; 4–2 0–11; 4–3(15) 0–3 Marlins change name to "Miami Marlins" and Marlins Park opens
2013 Rays 4–0 3–1; 5–2 6–10; 6–7 Rays clinch AL Wild Card
2014 Marlins 4–0 1–3; 0–1 5–4; 11–6
2015 Rays 5–1 9–10(10); 2–0; 8–5 2–4; 4–6; 1–4
2016 Marlins 3–1 6–7; 4–3 4–3; 9–1
2017 Rays 3–1 4–2; 3–1 10–6; 1–5
2018 Marlins 4–2 2–3; 9–6(16); 0–3 6–5; 3–2; 4–6
2019 Rays 4–0 4–0; 1–0 6–8; 2–7 Rays clinch AL Wild Card
2020 Rays 5–1 2–0; 4–0; 12–7 4–5; 7–3; 4–5(10) First time both teams qualify for postseason together; Rays win AL East, lose 2020 World Series
2021 Rays 5–1 1–0; 6–4; 7–12 0–8; 3–7; 2–3 Rays win AL East
2022 Rays 4–0 7–2; 2–1(10) 0–4; 4–5 Rays clinch AL Wild Card
2023 Rays 3–1 11–2; 3–0(10) 1–4; 7–1 Permanent adoption of the four-game series format, with two games in each ballpark every season.
Both teams earn wild card berths but lose their respective Wild Card Games
Overall Rays 78–59 at Florida/Miami Marlins
Rays, 38–32 		at Tampa Bay (Devil) Rays
Rays, 40–27

References

  1. ^ Marlins History
  2. ^ Rays History
  3. ^ Chiang, Anthony (June 19, 2011). "Rays don't view Citrus Series as rivalry". MLB.com. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  4. ^ Fennelly, Martin (June 19, 2011). "Some rivalry Citrus Series has become". Tampa Tribune. Archived from the original on October 9, 2012. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  5. ^ "Marlins send Yunel Escobar to Rays". ESPN. Associated Press. December 5, 2012.

See also

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