ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As the up-and-down Tampa Bay Rays drift back toward .500 again, there's a question for their past month: How can they be so good against good opponents and so bad against bad ones?
The Rays (56-55) go into Sunday's series finale with the White Sox (40-70) trying to avoid a series sweep, much like they did recently against the Orioles (33-78) in dropping three of four. They took one of three from the Marlins (46-66) and one of four from the Twins (51-58), but in the same span the Rays are a combined 5-1 against the Yankees and Angels.