I didn't say you said impossible.
IMO, te Ray are not as good as their record. They have yet to have a long bad stretch. I think they have one in them.
They are 7 games over Pythagorean.
Of their 10 batters with 250+ PAs...
2 are over .799
7 are below .735
6 are at .703 or lower and 4 below .685. This site would be going bonkers if we had those numbers on O. Oh wait, we did have those numbers and did go bonkers, but we were under pythagorean, too.
Like us, they have 3 strong SP'ers (all at 3,25 or better.) I'm not sure Peralta is coming to the rescue. (7.53 last 3 starts)
Of course, the odds strongly favor the Rays, but I'm putting the FAN in fanatic!