The number of the day is:

71, for the 71st win the Tampa Bay Devil Rays got yesterday. Willy Aybar homered twice which included a three-run bomb, Shawn Riggans hit a three-run homer of his own, and Rocco Baldelli returned after missing more than a year in the Rays’ 11-3 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday. The Rays improved to 71-46 by taking three of four in Seattle and own a 4 1/2 -game lead over Boston in the AL East, their largest advantage since July 6. Tampa Bay is on pace to smash its previous best record of 70-92 in 2004.