Truly unbelievable...
If you had thought the Rays made an art form of blowing late leads in this series Game 4 is when they got it down to a science, blowing not one, not two, not three, but four leads in this game as they were mercifully swept by the Jays after another bullpen meltdown. They finally got a good outing from a starter as Walt Khattak was in fine form today and Carson Williams' 2-run homer put them up 3-2. Coby Holcombe blew the second lead by giving up a homer but Nelson Haro, who had a quiet ALCS after a huge ALDS, ripped his 3rd hit of the game - a 2-run homer to put them up 5-3 in the 8th. Ryan Okuda got through the bottom of the frame and Gerald Ogando got one more chance to put something positive in his ledger and predictably failed, giving up a 2-out, 2-run homer to let Toronto tie. Yet there was still one more lead to blow as Williams singled in a run in the top of the 10th to make it 6-5. With few options we turned to Bryce Eldridge, who completely flopped by allowing four straights hits for 2 runs and that was that. It's really incredible to think it games were 8 innings the Rays would be one away from clinching a World Series trip but instead they're going home after being swept.
Unlike Tampa Bay, the Nationals would not go quietly into the good night:
