ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Exactly three months ago, the Rays offense rolled over and died.
In a best-of-three playoff series against the Guardians, Tampa Bay hitters combined for a .115 batting average across 84 plate appearances. To put that in perspective, the Rays got more offense out of their pitchers — a .200 batting average — when they had to hit in the 2008 World Series.
It was as complete an offensive meltdown over a short series as anyone had ever seen in the postseason.
