I’ll be honest.
After the Rays got swept by Seattle, and then came home to lose two of three to the reeling Oakland A’s, the Sunday game in most heartbreaking fashion, I was concerned. The team was under .500 and just couldn’t seem to put it all together.
About to face a Toronto team that was likely to be fired up after their "face of the franchise" was first beaned by the Texas pitcher and then cold-cocked by their second baseman; about to face J.A. Happ and Marcus Stroman, both of whom have looked awfully good against the Rays this year, it was hard to feel optimistic.