11,968? Tied for the best record in the majors. Indoor stadium. WTF is the matter with Florida?

[El Supremo]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)—The Tampa Bay Rays have almost everything they could want for a September playoff run.

They’re in first place, and they’re getting big hits and powerful pitching.

Now they just need some more fans to show up.

Carlos Pena homered and drove in four runs, Wade Davis(notes) won his sixth straight decision and the Rays beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-2 before an announced crowd of just 11,968 on Monday night.

The sparse gathering came one day after the AL East co-leading Rays completed a three-game series against Boston in which Tampa Bay took two of three.

“It was a big letdown,” Rays All-Star left fielder Carl Crawford(notes) said. “We came out all fired up and you see that, it’s really depressing.”

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