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[FONT=mlb_primary]By Brian Dulik | September 2nd, 2018
CLEVELAND -- Jose Alvarado, Chaz Roe and Adam Kolarek helped the Tampa Bay Rays make Major League history on Saturday night.
The trio pitched 2 1/3 innings out of the bullpen in a 5-3 victory over the Indians at Progressive Field, giving the Rays an MLB single-season team record of 658 2/3 relief innings.
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Tampa Bay's innovative "opener" strategy of starting relievers -- and removing them very early in games -- is largely to credit for the mark, which will continue to grow with four weeks remaining in the campaign.
"It does give us a little more leeway with guys that come in after the opener," Roe said. "Honestly, I have no idea if it will become standard around baseball, but it could, because we've had success doing it."
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There is no doubt about the latter, given the Rays' 72-63 record in what by all rights should have been a rebuilding year.
Rookie Ryan Yarbrough leads the American League with 96 relief frames and Austin Pruitt is 16th with 60, despite being optioned to Triple-A Durham on Aug. 4. Alvarado, Sergio Romo and Roe also have topped 40 innings out of the 'pen.
When Minnesota visited Cleveland earlier in the week, manager Paul Molitor said he was so intrigued by the concept that the Twins will use it multiple times in September.
"I don't revolutionize anything," Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said, scoffing at the suggestion. "I would imagine we would have to break this record with the way we've done some things."

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Really expected them to be well under .500 at this point.

Where were all of these runs when they had great pitching ^<<^
 

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Really expected them to be well under .500 at this point.

Where were all of these runs when they had great pitching ^<<^

Had?

Rays pitching is 2nd best in MLB since May 18

In past 31 games vs OAK/CLE/HOU/NYY/BOS Rays have allowed 92 runs, 2.9 per game

Their record of 70-51 since Apr 14 is a .579 win pct, better than 24 other MLB clubs season-long win pct

The core 25 man roster (as of 8/31) will likely see at least 21 and possibly up to 23 men return next spring. They have the most depth in MLB w regard to players under team control and two of their top four MiL clubs finished first in their leagues.
 

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Rays have pitched 11 shutouts this year, all of them since May 28, effectively a "pace" equal to about 24 shutouts for a 162 game season
 

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