Not ready for prime time...
I ended my recap of Game 2 by stating that Luis German would need to keep the ball in the park in Game 3, and that's precisely what he didn't do. German has top-shelf stuff but is a bit homer-prone and today it cost him as did a couple of extremely poorly-timed errors. The first came from Wander Franco in the opening frame as his error prevented a 1-2-3 inning, saw German walk a guy with 2 out and then give up a 3-run shot to former Rays star Austin Meadows. And in the 4th Anthony Rendon's error kept alive an inning that saw Wander fail to make a play with two out on an infield hit, setting the stage for a Vlad Jr. slam which put the game out of reach. And really it was out of reach after the first as the Rays could only manage 3 hits on the day including a pair of meaningless solo homers. So it's up to Donye Evans tomorrow to help keep the season alive and force a Game 5 in Toronto.
The Rays can only hope to emulate Atlanta, which has come off the mat and forced a Game 5 in their NLDS while Minnesota has grabbed the advantage in the other ALDS:
