Back in the Series...
The Rays are on to another World Series as they swept the Angels with a tidy 5-3 win at Anaheim Stadium. The offense came via the homer with Doug Johns giving them a quick 1-0 lead, Yuji Morioka hitting the eventual game-winner in the 3rd to break a 1-1 tie, and Jose Castillo breaking the game open with a 3-run shot in the 4th. Melvin Delgado was outstanding and the pen survived Steve Falcon allowing a leadoff homer in the 9th to hold on. One amusing note: Juan Davila was hit by a pitch and charged the mound after Castillo's homer; fortunately, OOTP doesn't do suspensions in the postseason so we won't have to use the light-hitting Josh Sprouse in the starting lineup come World Series time. Who will we play? Still an open question, especially after today's result:
