ST. PETERSBURG — Soooooooo …
Do the Rays really have a chance to make the playoffs, or even to make it an actual race for the second American League wild-card spot?
Or has this just been happy talk spurred by their latest hot streak, combined with the novelty of winning with the opener strategy and their unexpected rise as other contenders faltered?
Yes?
All the above?
Eight games behind the A's with 23 games to play, the 75-64 Rays technically do have a chance, maybe even better than the 0.2 percent the computers at fangraphs.