Even though it wasn’t hard to do, the Tampa Bay Rays have been playing better baseball from the All-Star break through August.
Television analyst Brian Anderson even said the Rays were one of the teams contenders didn’t want to face.
However, it only took a few days in September to show that this progress is fragile.
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The pitching has been one area in which the Rays have made progress. The starters, for the most part, have been solid and the back end of the bullpen has been steady.