When you come into another team’s park and leave losing three straight while being outscored 24-5, you show a weakness. The Tampa Bay Rays got the best of the Boston Red Sox this weekend. They did it with solid pitching using Blake Snell and a supporting cast of many. They did it with hitting, despite having their hottest hitter in Mallex Smith admitted to the hospital during the series opener. And, they did it against the team with, by far, the best record in baseball.
All of the sudden, the Boston Globe is printing headlines like The AL East Appears To Be a Race Again.