Finding new ways to win...
The Rays have won 16 titles in this save over the last 27 years but they did something today in a World Series game they've never done before: won it on a walk-off walk. That's what happened today as Mario Saro took ball 4 on a 3-2 count with the bases loaded in the 11th and the Rays took a hard-fought 2-1 win over the Phillies to take a 2-0 series lead. The winning rally started when Tony Olivo, who had come into the game in the 9th as a pinch-runner and stole second only to be cut down at the plate trying to score on a grounder, tripled with one out. Juan Davila was intentionally walked and then pinch-hitter Tomas Laboy drew an unintentional walk, bringing up Saro who worked the count until he got the pitch he wanted - to take. Ironically the Rays' only run in regulation also came on a bases-loaded walk to Luis Barela in the 8th. Once again Greg Bookhart was under the weather so Chad Gardner had to fill in for him and once again Gardner was great, allowing only an unearned run due to Nelson Bocardo's passed ball. Bookhart should be good to go in Philly in two days' time as the Rays will look to put a stranglehold on the series.