The Tampa Bay Rays’ offense stepped up on Monday night against the Baltimore Orioles, but the story so often has been that the bats have found themselves right as the arms were falling apart. That easily could have transpired in this game as well. Chris Archer dealt with some bad fortune, particularly when Joey Butler dropped Steve Clevenger‘s flyball for a two-base error, but he can’t call himself unlucky in a game where he received this play behind him.
Instead, his primary opponent throughout his start was himself.