* It's always interesting to think of how many amazing plays you see made in a game, then often a simple one — such as the fourth-inning comebacker to Rays RHP Matt Andriese — gets messed up and costs teams heavily, as that led to two runs.
* Give manager Kevin Cash credit for being the front man for the organization in handling repeated questions and skepticism about the unusual and unorthodox pitching plans, doing so with relative aplomb and good humor, and just enough patience.
* Keeping 3B Matt Duffy healthy is paramount, given how much he can add offensively.