If baseball were always fair this series would still be at 2-0. Two and 0 in favor of the Astros, that is.
And I think Tampa Bay knows it.
If you’ve watched the games you know it too. But here’s some statistical proof in case you doubt.
Although the Rays won Game One 2-1 and Game Two 4-2, here’s the slash line for both teams in the series so far.
Tampa Bay: .169/258/.356 OPS, .614
Houston:.....275/.359/.377 OPS, .736
Astros pitchers have struck out Rays hitters 26 times. The Astros batters have only whiffed 13.