Holy mother of comebacks, Batman...
Until the 9th inning the story of this one was going to be how Brandon Lowe wreaked vengeance on his old team, hitting a 3-run homer off
Jeffrey Springs to break it open for the Yankees and lead them to victory. But
Carson Williams had other ideas and his 1-out homer in the 9th tied the game and
Wander Franco's solo blast into the short Yankee Stadium RF porch won it as the Rays took an improbable 6-5 win to go up 2-1 in the ALDS. And the comeback wouldn't have been possible without the brilliant long relief from rookie
Waylin Santana who went 5 scoreless with 10 whiffs to hold New York at 5. And with Springs leaving the game with rotator cuff tendinitis (which would explain his poor 3-homer outing), Santana is set to take his place in the rotation should the Rays make the ALCS. Also a shoutout to another rookie
Brock Jones, whose 3-run homer off Yankee ace Brandon Woodruff got them back within a run.
Matt Brash will try to pitch the clincher for Tampa Bay tomorrow.
Meanwhile the Astros got off the mat to keep their ALDS alive:
