If anyone looked at the schedule before the season started and looked at the nine-game home stand in June against three powerhouses, nobody would have guessed a winning stretch. I wonder what the Vegas odds would have been on going 7-1?
Lance McCullers is the only pitcher in that stretch that got the best of the Rays. And that game was a 1-0 pitch fest. They beat three-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer and single Cy Youngs CC Sabathia and Justin Verlander. And, they did it with their pre-season ace Chris Archer on the disabled list.