Blue Jays and the AL East Recap: Week 3

Rays Continue to Fight in Tough AL East

Tampa Bay Rays: 8-10

The Rays have had a tough time getting their rotation to find it’s groove. While they’ve seen progress, ace Chris Archer (0-4) has still yet to deliver on the level he’s capable of.

Erasmo Ramirez earned two wins and a loss in a week the Rays saw their bullpen put in most of the pitching work this week. Drew Smyly earned the lone win for the starting rotation, and continued his string of strong outings.

The weak pitching has been the bane to a vastly improved offensive staff. The Rays are seeing the offensive production they envisioned when they retooled in the off season. But that offense only really shined on Sunday night as the Rays crushed the Yankee’s 8-1 under an impressive Smyly.

Final Takeaway:

There are a lot of lingering questions for the Rays. Their pitching staff has not looked anywhere near as good as it was in 2016.

While their bullpen has been strong so far, just how many innings are they going to have to eat up as they wait for the rotation to improve?

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