It's now do or die time...
For the last 17 seasons the Rays have had a binary outcome: either lose in the ALDS or win the World Series. Right now it's looking more like the former than the latter after another tough extra-inning loss to New York, putting them in a 2-1 hole and needing two straight wins to advance. Once again they had a lead with Tomas Laboy hitting his first postseason homer to greet Jesus Zamorano who entered after a 55-minute rain delay. But Brad Jackson, while pitching well overall, gave up a homer to Rays-killer Elias Aragune to tie it, and then for the second straight game they were dominated by Yankee closer Jake Cross over 3 innings, buying New York enough time to score. So now their season is in the hands of Johnny Soland, their most inconsistent starter this year who takes the mound tomorrow in Game 4.
At least they're not the White Sox (yet):
