It's not easy beating the current Royals. As Dwayne and BA frequently reminded us, they are aggressive. They are gritty. They have heart. They are undeterred by injury. They came from a 7-1 deficit to win a game in the 9th because they never give up.
Apparently every player in their line up has "the red hot" in front of his name -- the red hot Eric Hosmer, followed by the red hot Lorenzo Cain.
Nonetheless there was reason to be optimistic that the Rays could pull out a win.