Once again it was the pitching to the rescue against a Texas team that probably has the best offense this side of the Rays as Nate Schultz got the job done in a 4-2 win over the Rangers to go up 2-0 in the ALCS. It didn't look good early for Schultz when Texas took a 2-0 lead thanks to former Rays Carlos Perez (an RBI double) and Wander Franco (a homer). But the key in all that was in the 2nd as Perez's double also put men on 2nd and 3rd with nobody out but Schultz pitched out of it without allowing further damage. He then settled in to go 7 3 2 2 3 5 and got a couple of big double plays. Jordan Diaz then took over in the 8th with Tim Siqueiros unavailable, and as always he put a couple of men on but he too got a big double play to keep the game at 3-2. And Kikuo Kawase was excellent again, pitching around a 2-base error from Bo Angeac for another save. Like yesterday the offense was fairly muted but Nate Clark delivered the big blow of the game, a 3-run homer in the 4th to put the Rays ahead to stay 3-2. Victor de Jesus added some insurance in the 8th when he doubled in Jaiden Hardaway, who had walked and stole second. Leo Ortega will get the call in a couple of days in Arlington to try and give the Rays a near-insurmountable 3-0 lead.