Though the Rays entered Thursday's series finale with Kansas City holding an 11-13 record in their last 24 games -- despite holding a lead in 23 of them -- the right-hander chalked the struggles up to the length of a season.
"It shouldn't catch anybody off-guard," said Cobb, who will open Tampa Bay's three-game set with the Red Sox on Friday night at Fenway Park.
"Anybody that's been through a big league season knows that you're going to go through stretches like this. And when you do go through stretches like this, it's panic button everywhere and it can't be a panic button in the clubhouse.