The Rays, facing the last-place White Sox, suffered a disappointing 8-3 defeat, highlighting the potential pitfalls of underestimating weaker teams. Shane Baz had a particularly rough outing, giving up a career-high eight runs while only completing 12 outs. Despite feeling prepared for the challenge, Baz's performance negatively impacted the team's playoff aspirations, as the Rays struggled after the All-Star break. The loss left them 7.5 games behind in the AL East and out of contention for a wild-card spot, having only won two of four games against last-place teams.
"It happens. Yeah, it happens. My midweek bullpen was good. Stuff was kind of where we wanted it. It sucks. It really sucks just trying to fight for a playoff spot and having that type of performance (the) first game of a series. Yeah, it stings."
"It's the big leagues. Anything can happen on any given night. I felt like I did my homework and we did our homework as a battery. Sometimes the test isn't what you've studied for, and it was just ugly. It was really ugly."
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