The intrepid Tampa Bay Rays are rolling toward another American League East title.
They cooled off this month, but they remain the envy of Cardinals fans who have watched their own team battle the gravitational pull of .500.
And the Cardinals can learn plenty from the Fighting Arozarenas.
The Rays don’t have a traditional bench. Manager Kevin Cash rotates players in and out of the lineup and substitutes freely to gain optimal matchups.
He used 138 different lineups in the first 141 games. He has given 12 different Rays hitters 240 or more plate appearances — and late addition Nelson Cruz will top 200 by season’s end.