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THE GOOD: Matt Garza. He gave up 5 hits to the first 10 batters he faced and 3 of those baserunners would score (thanks in part to some shoddy D). But Garza settled down to not allow a hit to the final 19 batters he faced. What was encouraging was that he didn’t seem to have his best stuff, but he was still getting outs. Only 6 of his 106 pitches were swinging strikes. Even more astonishing was that he only got 2 swinging strikes on his 68 fastballs, a pitch that he usually lives and dies by…Carl Crawford. He never did develop the amount of power that many thought he would generate with the Rays, but last night he did match his careerhigh with his 18th home run of the year,cheap falcons nike jerseys.
THE BAD: Defense. Hey, we expect this team to struggle offensively from timetotime. But they should always play good defense. Last night,Indianapolis Colts Jerseys, they looked like a team that just doesn’t have their head in the game and could care less about winning the division…,ravens jerseys 365djerseys.com Y3;Offense. Is it a coincidence that the Rays are 14 in their last 5 games, all of which did not have Evan Longoria in the mix? This team isn’t going to go far with a progression of .200 hitters after Carl Crawford in the lineup.
THE TELLING: The Rays have now lost 4 of 5 just after Joe Maddon said they were playing the best he has seen all year…Evan Longoria missed his 7th straight game. Ben Zobrist started at 3B for the first time this season…Wade Davis will start Sunday which means there is still no scheduled starter for Saturday which we assume will be Andy Sonnanstine or Jeremy Hellickson…,Cheap Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 365djerseys.com E3;Joaquin Benoit was back with the Rays after missing 2 games to be home for the birth of his child…The Rays magic number to win the division is still 3 (they hold the tiebreaker over the Yankees)…
WHERE THEY STAND: The Rays are 9465, tied with the Yankees in the AL East. After 159 games in 2008, the Rays were 9663. The Rays need to win their final 3 games to match their 2008 record of 9765. The Rays are also 1 games ahead of the Twins for best record in the AL and hold the tiebreaker.
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