ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Considering Tampa Bay's struggles against bad teams, the Rays will have their work cut out for them in a three-game series that starts Tuesday against the Baltimore Orioles.
The Orioles (34-78) had the worst record in baseball entering Monday's games and yet took three straight from the Rays less than two weeks ago, scoring at least 11 runs in each game and outscoring the Rays by a 37-12 margin.
The Rays (56-56) have tried to get themselves into wild-card contention, but their struggles against lesser teams -- they just were swept by the last-place Chicago White Sox -- keep them hovering close to .