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Rays vs. A's, game 44 recap, Rays' bats go silent in loss to Athletics

The Rays' offense couldn't find any of the power it had a night ago, as the Oakland A's shut out Tampa Bay 5-0.

Saturday's game against the Oakland A's had so much potential: A first-place Rays team taking on a last-place A's team that was led on the mound by an under-performing pitcher, a night after the Rays took Oakland pitchers deep thrice. But a friend of mine once told me, "Potential just means you ain't done crap, yet."

The Not-So-Good

The defense was on point Saturday afternoon -- until the sixth inning when the wheels came off the wagon, though there were three plays that really stood out.