Thoughts from the Post’s Joel Sherman on the first few weeks of baseball, including talk about those who will continue to tank and those who will continue to succeed.
The Rays are not like, say, Alabama, able to pick a few soft foes on their schedule to inflate the final record. They had no say in who they opened against. And with a return to a balanced schedule in 2023, the rest of the AL East contenders will get their own shots at Detroit, Washington and Oakland.
Pirates’ Oneil Cruz is injured as he is tagged out attempting to score by White Sox catcher Seby Zavala.The Rays’ plus-57 run differential in opening 9-0 was the best through nine games in the modern game . But the Tigers already were minus-35. The A’s were minus-45. That was the third worst ever through nine games in the Live Ball Era . And it is the worst since the 1988 Orioles were minus-48 through nine games en route to a season-opening 21-game losing streak.
The Rays’ Manuel Margot, right, celebrates after hitting a solo home run as Oakland Athletics catcher Shea Langeliers looks on.No surprise that the Rays completed the weekend with MLB’s best rotation ERA at 1.90. But you know who was second?Even with Kenta Maeda, who did not pitch last season after Tommy John surgery, allowing the White Sox four runs in six innings Monday, the rotation ERA is 2.62.
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