After the team’s July crash which saw them go 7-19 and fall out of the race, it was easy to get lost in a riptide of pessimism. The formerly-impregnable bullpen started to blow leads as closer Wade Davis struggled with a sore forearm and free-agent returnee Joakim Soria‘s ERA ballooned. The starting pitching was a disaster with home runs flying out of the park. The offense was averaging 3.5 runs per game in July. About the only part of the team that was playing well was the defense, and even they were falling behind the 2015 squad.
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