ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- As the Tampa Bay Rays finish a season-opening series with the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, is their quiet offense a function of strong Boston pitching, or something more to be concerned about?
"They've pitched really well," Rays manager Kevin Cash said. "We've seen three Cy Young Award winners. That's challenging anytime you see that."
The Rays won Thursday's opener by getting all their scoring in a six-run eighth, but they've mustered only two runs in their other 26 innings, including a 3-2 loss on Saturday that dropped them to 1-2.