Blue Jays and the AL East Recap: Week two

Rays See Improvement

Tampa Bay Rays: 5-7

Tampa Bay saw improvement in their pitching this week, as their starting rotation took a step towards returning to last year’s dominant form. While Chris Archer continued to struggle, the staff behind him looked especially crisp.

The Rays played exclusively outside of the division this week and lost a series to the Cleveland Indians before bouncing back to win their series against the White Sox.

Tampa Bay got two wins from their starting rotation this week, and a fine performance by Jake Odorizzi which helped give them a .500 week. Given the consistency the new offence has given them, the Rays could quickly emerge as a contender within the division, but for that to happen they would need to see more success from their starters.

And while the offense has been consistent for them so far, most of their games have ended in low-scoring affairs.

Final Takeaway:

The Rays rotation looked better this week, but they’ll need ace Chris Archer to find his form if they hope to keep pace with the parity rich AL East.

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