Takeaways from Rays’ World Series loss to Brewers

ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays won 98 games, a division title and an American League pennant this season by simply being better than their opponents in so many facets of the game.

They played cleaner baseball. They were better in situational hitting. Their pitchers frustrated opposing lineups.

Then they ran into a Brewers club that had many of the same strengths and were just stronger during the…