BOSTON — TV guy Todd Kalas brought it up as a point of reference during Kevin Cash’s media session after Sunday’s 4-0 defeat to the Red Sox that made it 22 losses in 25 games for the Rays, but it really was a staggering thought.
On the morning of June 16, the Rays were 31-32, fourth in the AL East, 5½ games out of first, 3½ from the second wild card, with a real chance to make this a season to remember.
And here they are 25 days later, waking up 34-54, anchored at the bottom of the division and nearly the whole league, 17½ games out of first, 15½ from the second wild card and hoping now to avoid 100 losses, heading into the much-needed All-Star break trying to forget the mess they’ve made.