One strike away and then...
All season long the starting pitching was mediocre and the bats were inconsistent but the one thing the Rays could count on was their bullpen. Not in this postseason, though. For the fourth time in four games the pen let the Rays down, and as a result they're going to play a Game 5 instead of already gearing up for the ALCS after
Matthew Peguero gave up a 2-out, 2-strike homer to LA's Nolan Gorman to give the Angels a 4-3 win, evening up their ALDS. I seriously thought about walking Gorman with first base open given that he's a lefty and he's been killing the Rays this series. But since it would put the winning run on base I let Peguero pitch to him and disaster ensued. It shouldn't have been that way after
Kevin Alcantara's RBI single in the top of the 9th gave the Rays a 3-2 lead but that's what we have. It looks like
Jeffrey Springs may be able to go in Game 5 with
Waylin Santana ready to step in if needed.
Elsewhere nothing has been decided as nobody has booked a spot in the CS:
