The Rays have been cranking out the home runs with the bases empty this season.
This offseason the Rays looked to bring in offense with more power and to this point they have accomplished that goal. They have hit 44 home runs through their first 31 games (1.42 per game).
If the Rays continued at that rate they would hit 230 for the season. They have played a ton of games at the Trop so far and have an impressive 22 home runs in their 17 games (1.3 per game).
The problem is that this hasn't led to more runs as the Rays have only managed 108 runs through their first 31 games (3.