The question about the Rays shouldn't be why they suddenly stopped hitting. The question should be how they managed to score enough runs to go 21-7 in the month of August and put themselves in position to clinch a playoff spot relatively early. Two of their three best players, left fielder Carl Crawford and third baseman Evan Longoria, went down with significant injuries in early August, and so Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon has been left to mix and match and platoon and try to find the right com ...

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