The Tampa Bay Rays have greatly exceeded even the most optimistic of expectations anyone had on them coming into the 2026 MLB regular season. Leading the way for their success is the pitching staff . There aren’t many household names on their staff, but that hasn’t stopped this group from making some impressive history, shutting down opponents with regularity. Before their series-opening victory over the Boston Red Sox, which was an 8-4 win, the Rays put together one of the most dominant stretches on the mound in World Series history. Their staff was making all sorts of records, allowing only 17 runs across a 13-game span. That put Tampa Bay in some rarified air in MLB history. As shared by MLB Network, only two other teams have had such a stretch over the last 45 years: the San Francisco Giants in 2010 and the Houston Astros in 2022.…