All-Star infielder Brandon Lowe leads the Rays with 16 home runs on the season.

With 91 games in the books, the Tampa Bay Rays will kick off the ceremonial second half on Friday in second place in the American League East 6-1/2 games behind the Yankees, with a 52-39 record. Let’s take a look at how the Rays did over the first half of the season.

Below, you will find team specific summaries as well as those broken down by players — both offensive numbers as well as those from the mound. I kept a written synopsis to an absolute minimum and let the charts (some of which were created by me, while others were pilfered) speak for themselves.

(Credit: FanGraphs)
Games over/under .500.
Rays first half wRISP.
Rays first half BABIP.
Rays first half wOBA.
Rays Statcast hitting. (Screen Grab: Baseball Savant)
Rays batted ball profile. (Screen Grab: Baseball Savant)
Rays Statcast pitching. (Screen Grab: Baseball Savant)
(Screen Grab: Baseball Savant)
(Screen Grab: Baseball Prospectus)
(Screen Grab: Baseball Prospectus)

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