We're just going to outhit the bullpen I guess...
It was deja vu all over again at Publix Park as the Rays' bullpen blew another lead only for the offense to immediately reply and take the win. This time it happened earlier in the game but the result was the same as the Rays are now up 2-0 on the Giants in the World Series thanks to an 8-5 come-from-behind win. Josh Beckett's RBI triple and Jon Callahan's sac fly to bring him home made it 3-0, but despite the shutout in progress Jim Brophy was battling baserunners throughout, and he put the first two on in the 6th. Sean Forbes came in and made a real mess, loading the bases and then unloading them while Jose Mendoza gave up a 2-run double to old friend Omar Rodriguez to put the Giants on top 5-3. But the bats responded in the bottom half, loading the bases and then scoring three times without a hit on a bases-loaded walk to Doug Johns, a Josh Beckett HBP, and Callahan's second sac fly of the game. Tony Cordova added an RBI single and then Jimmy Leonard hit a rare homer off a lefty in the 8th, his 7th of the playoffs, and Satoshi Sato put an end to the bullpen nonsense by retiring all 6 Giants he faced for his first career postseason save. The Rays will try to end this before the calendar turns to November, and Brad Jackson will take the mound for Game 3 at Oracle Park.