The chance was there...
The Rays could have wrapped up the ALDS in Oakland but didn't, so now we're headed to a decisive Game 5 in St. Pete in two days. Our other inconsistent starter
Garrett Lambert was terrible, giving up 6 runs in under 3 innings and putting us in a 6-3 hole, but
Fernando Tatis Jr, who himself had been quiet through the first 3 games, hit his 2nd 2-run homer of the game to get us back in it and
Zion Rose came through once again with the game-tying RBI single in the 8th. But with two on and one out they couldn't get the go-ahead run in and the offense dried up after that. So when we finally had to turn another inconsistent pitcher in the 12th for the first time this series, deposed closer
Matthew Peguero showed his rust by failing to retire any of the four batters he faced with the final one delivering a series-tying RBI single. So
Paul Skenes will get the ball in Game 5 and pitching the big game was why we acquired him at the trade deadline. Hopefully he'll have a much better showing than he did in Game 1.
Meanwhile, the White Sox await the winner of our series after they dispatched Detroit in their ALDS and we edge closer to the Battle of Pennsylvania in the NLCS:
