Let's play three...
For a while there it was looking like a replay of Game 1 with Luis German picking up where John Swanda left off, striking out Red Sox left and right and the Rays had an early 2-0 lead. But it all went wrong in the 6th when German came out on 83 pitches and walked the leadoff man and then Walt Khattak came on in relief and despite his 75 movement gave up back-to-back homers to turn the game around in Boston's favor. Tampa Bay bats went limp after that and now it's down to an all-or-nothing Game 3. Donye Evans will get the start with Bryce Eldridge poised to relieve him early if necessary.
This will be the only series in this round still going, as while the Twins lost out on the AL Central to Cleveland on the final weekend they won what mattered, their wild card series:
