What Is Going On With The Rays

ST. PETERSBURG -- Throughout the course of Spring Training, Joe Maddon harped on the virtues of getting off to a good start. The Rays manager noted that the previous year's April had been disastrous and that a poor start could sink a team playing in the American League East.

So what did the Rays do? They went 17-6 in April and by May 23 the Rays were 32-12 with a six-game lead on the Yankees. Included in that burst from the starting gate was a 19-5 road record.

The Rays were the darlings of baseball, complete with a highly touted starting staff, Gold Glove-caliber defense and truckloads of athleticism.

Alas, the Rays have not played as well since, especially during an 11-14 stretch in June, as the team fell from first place and the defending champion Yankees ascended to the top of the AL East.

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