The GBT – The Good, The Bad and The Telling sandwich, where The Bad is nice and lean and the The Telling is ripe. RAYS (boxscore) THE GOOD: Can It Be This Simple? In the 10 games before Evan Longoria came off the DL, the Rays averaged just 2.5 runs per game. In the 6 games since he came back, the Rays are averaging 6,Woodson grew up after he left the Raiders - Inside the Oakland Raiders - A look inside the world of .2 runs per game. Does he really make everybody else that much better? Does having Longo in the lineup take pressure off other guys like Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist who no longer feel the need to carry the offense? Or maybe it is all just an odd coincidence…James Shields. This is the James Shields the Rays need. It was an ugly performance without his best stuff. He only had 5 swingandmisses with the changeup. He only struck out 2 batters and he gave up his standard 2run home run. But he stuck with the new formula of fastballs (55 of 99 pitches) and gutted out 7 innings and kept the Rays in it. The Rays need the occasional great start, but they need his gutty starts more…Brian Dozier. With the bases loaded and 1 out in the 10th inning, Dozier fielded a bouncing ground ball (above) and instead of going home or trying to turn two, he went to first for the safe play, and the Rays took the lead for good. On the one hand, Dozier was at doubleplay depth and it sounded after the game as though he decided before the play ever happened that home was not an option with Desmond Jennings on third, but Dez looked like he was only jogging home,Carolina Panthers Jerseys. And it would have been a tough doubleplay, but it looked like he had a play at second. It just doesn’t seem like that is a good spot for the “safe” play. A gift. But the Rays will take it. THE BAD: Sac Bunts. Before the Dozier play. Ben Zobrist bunted the runners over to second and third. A bad play? Not necessarily. The Rays Win Expectancy did improve modestly on that play from 69.8% to 71.9%,cheap browns jerseys. And obviously it worked as the Rays went on to score 4 runs that inning and win the game. But the play does take the bat out of not one, but two of the Rays best bats. Not only did Zorilla sacrifice himself, but it opened up first base for the Twins to intentionally walk Evan Longoria. On the plusside,Carolina Panthers Jerseys 365djerseys.com Q0, walking Longo brought up Jeff Keppinger, who never strikeouts, in a situation where a strikeout is the only play that really hurts the Rays (or a doubleplay, which he almost did, but we’ll ignore that). THE TELLING: On Friday and Saturday, Joe Maddon used the same lineup. How rare is that? In 114 games, he has already used 107 different batting orders and is on pace for 148.? Last year he used 130 different lineups…The Rays have now won 6 in a row for the 3rd time this season…The Rays are now 131 in the last 14 games with Evan Longoria in the lineup and 208 overall…The Rays are now leading the Wild Card race, onehalf game ahead of the Orioles, and one game ahead of the A’s. The Rays are also just 5 games behind the Yankees, just 25 days after being 10.5 games back in the division…According to CoolStandings.com, the Rays now have a 55.8% chance of making the playoffs. It was less than 20% just 2 weeks ago. THE JUNKYARD DOGS WEBTOPIA… DOWN ON THE FARM…,julio jones jersey; . Chris Archer struck out 5 in 6 innings, but gave up 4 runs. His ERA is now 4.08…DH Henry Wrigley had a double, and is hitting .310…LF Leslie Anderson was 14 and is hitting .308…C Chris Gimenez went 14 and is now hitting .332. . Nick Barnese allowed 2 runs in 6 innings. He struck out 3 and walked 2…RF Mikie Mahtook hit his 4th home run in 20 games since being promoted. He also had a walk and is hitting .299…2B Derek Dietrich was 13 and is hitting .255. . Albert Suarez gave up 1 run in 4 innings with a strikeout and a walk…1B Steven Tinoco was 44 and drove in 2. . Elizer Suero last just 1.1 innings, giving up 5 runs (4 earned). . DH Jeff Malm went 14 with a double and an RBI…2B Ryan Brett hit his 6th home run. . 3B Richie Shaffer went 14 with 2 strikeouts and is now hitting .227 in his first 13 games as a pro. . The Rays beat local Tampa product?Lance McCullers who was making just his 2nd pro start…Bruedlin Suero had his second straight start with 6 shutout innings. His ERA is now 3.70.