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Art Deco · 07-22-2023, 11:12 PM

Survive and advance...

Shane McClanahan was utterly dominant and the bats kept tacking on runs until they broke the game open in the 7th as the Rays took Game 5 of the ALDS 7-4 and advanced to the ALCS to play the White Sox. Unlike Game 1 when Mac was untouchable for 3 innings and fell apart thereafter, he never let up today and fanned 11. Meanwhile the offense did its part with Series MVP Shea Langeliers answering Brandon Lowe's homer (there's one trade I'm regretting) in the top of the 4th with one of his own to put Tampa Bay ahead to stay and they added from there with Cal Mitchell driving in 3. Some 9th-inning bullpen shenanigans made the final result closer than it should have been but a win is a win, especially in a winner-take-all game. Taj Bradley will toe the rubber in ALDS Game 1 a few days from now at the Trop.

07-22-2023, 11:12 PM	#59
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,438	October 15, 2026: ALDS Game 5 Survive and advance... Shane McClanahan was utterly dominant and the bats kept tacking on runs until they broke the game open in the 7th as the Rays took Game 5 of the ALDS 7-4 and advanced to the ALCS to play the White Sox. Unlike Game 1 when Mac was untouchable for 3 innings and fell apart thereafter, he never let up today and fanned 11. Meanwhile the offense did its part with Series MVP Shea Langeliers answering Brandon Lowe's homer (there's one trade I'm regretting) in the top of the 4th with one of his own to put Tampa Bay ahead to stay and they added from there with Cal Mitchell driving in 3. Some 9th-inning bullpen shenanigans made the final result closer than it should have been but a win is a win, especially in a winner-take-all game. Taj Bradley will toe the rubber in ALDS Game 1 a few days from now at the Trop.