ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — So Tampa Bay’s offense is not crushing the ball at the same ridiculous pace it was in April.
That’s okay, the falloff was inevitable. Through the first month, the Rays were scoring 6.7 runs per game which put them on a pace not seen across a full season since Joe DiMaggio’s rookie year with the Yankees in 1936.
The Rangers are now scoring more runs per game than Tampa Bay, and the Dodgers are hitting home runs at a faster pace. The Rays have been around 4.9 runs a game for the past six weeks and, again, that’s fine. With a rotation that is among the best in baseball, the Rays do not need to pummel opponents every time they take the field.
