The Tampa Bay Rays are one game under .500 after forty-three games but the team’s performance has often looked worse. While the offense is tied for the league lead in home runs, three of the teams nine starting position players are hitting under .200 and the team is tied for twenty-fifth in RBI’s and third in striking out.
The starting pitching, once the backbone of the team, has 11 wins in 43 starts and the staff leader is spot starter Matt Andriese with a 3-0 record and a 2.11 era. The bullpen has also blown up far too often.