The main thing the Rays offense is missing is a hitter who has the ability to carry the offense when the rest of the lineup is struggling. Most of the time that’s a slugger. And Avisail Garcia -- whose three-run homer in the seventh gave the Rays a comfortable lead -- might be the closest thing the Rays have to that. You can’t ask him to do too much more than he already is, but he could develop into that guy.
There’s the defense
The strong defense that has been a staple of the strongest recent Rays teams re-emerged on Wednesday.