After trudging through the muck of poor starting pitching for most of last week, the Rays saw glimmers of hope over the weekend.

Right-hander Erasmo Ramirez, who began the year in the bullpen, notched the first win by a Rays starter against the White Sox on Saturday. Then Sunday, left-hander Matt Moore turned back the clock to 2013 with a strong two-run, five-hit outing over 6 1/3 innings to cap Tampa Bay’s first series win this season.

Enny Romero and Alex Colome did the job to polish Moore’s matinee masterpiece, allowing no runs and no hits in 2 2/3 innings between them. It was a good way to end a winning weekend.

Folks, this is what winning baseball looks like: The starter carries the load for six-plus innings, the offense cranks out enough runs to gain a lead and the bullpen is there to finish everything off. It’s not nuclear physics.

Chicago’s offense has struggled, but it was still a good sign that your Rays snatched two of three contests from the South Siders to put the breaks on a season-long three-game skid. Tampa Bay gained needed momentum before starting a six-game American League East road trip against Boston and New York this week.

Your bullpen stats:

Player	W	L	ERA▲	G	GS	SV	SVO	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	AVG	WHIP
Cedeno	1	0	0.00	4	0	0	0	4.1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.071	0.23
Romero	0	0	0.00	4	0	0	0	4.1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	0.00
Ramirez	2	0	1.54	4	1	0	0	11.2	8	2	2	1	0	10	.200	0.69
Colome	1	1	1.59	4	0	1	1	5.2	5	1	1	0	2	6	.238	1.24
Farquhar	0	0	2.25	4	0	0	0	4.0	4	1	1	1	2	4	.250	1.50
Eveland	0	0	2.70	3	0	0	0	3.1	4	1	1	0	1	3	.286	1.50
Webb	0	0	5.40	3	0	0	0	3.1	3	2	2	1	1	2	.250	1.20
Geltz	0	0	8.10	4	0	0	0	3.1	3	3	3	2	2	2	.231	1.50