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Art Deco · 10-23-2023, 10:48 AM

Beat L.A. (again)!...

In almost a carbon copy of Game 4, the Rays shook off a 2-0 deficit for much of the game to rally late and win going away, and they won the ALCS going away as well with a 9-2 victory to take the series in 5 games and set up a date with the Dodgers. This time they started the comeback an inning earlier with the relatively light-hitting Dantel Chinchilla starting the rally with a solo homer and then future Hall-of-Famer Luis Barela delivering the winning blow, a 2-run shot into the LF bullpen. The homer was the 30th of Barela's postseason career and puts him one behind Cody Bellinger for the all-time MLB lead and it'd be fitting for him to tie and/or break it against Bellinger's old team. Barela is already the all-time postseason leader with 95 RBI.

So it's another 7-10 days of cross-country flights, although we'll be staying put in SoCal for now as the Dodgers get HFA thanks to winning 104 games this year to our 103.

10-23-2023, 10:48 AM	#2598
Art Deco Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 7,525	October 23, 2053: ALCS Game 5 Beat L.A. (again)!... In almost a carbon copy of Game 4, the Rays shook off a 2-0 deficit for much of the game to rally late and win going away, and they won the ALCS going away as well with a 9-2 victory to take the series in 5 games and set up a date with the Dodgers. This time they started the comeback an inning earlier with the relatively light-hitting Dantel Chinchilla starting the rally with a solo homer and then future Hall-of-Famer Luis Barela delivering the winning blow, a 2-run shot into the LF bullpen. The homer was the 30th of Barela's postseason career and puts him one behind Cody Bellinger for the all-time MLB lead and it'd be fitting for him to tie and/or break it against Bellinger's old team. Barela is already the all-time postseason leader with 95 RBI. So it's another 7-10 days of cross-country flights, although we'll be staying put in SoCal for now as the Dodgers get HFA thanks to winning 104 games this year to our 103.