After several tough losses (and even a tough win), no doubt a few Rays fans were considering tonight’s game against the National League’s best team with a little trepidation. Even the unflappable Dewayne Staats seemed to share a sense of foreboding. Discussing the Rays difficult upcoming schedule, he said that Kevin Cash’s goal would be to “remain relevant” over the coming weeks. Remain relevant? A team that was in first place until three days ago and still has a pretty good record is merely trying to “remain relevant?” Talk about a low bar!
Fortunately the Rays were very relevant tonight.