The defending AL Champs have gotten off to a less than ideal start in a division that appears to be a little topsy turvy so far in 2021. They currently sit three games back of surprise powerhouse Boston Red Sox, who jumped out to an early lead in the division while the rest of the teams have set a slow pace.
The offense hasn’t exactly been world beaters for the Rays lately, and sort of floundered through their most recent series against the A’s. Across the four games the Rays only managed 9 runs, which was rather poor timing considering the A’s were only able to post 8 and still managed a series split.